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Definitions of chess:

part of speech: noun

A game played by two persons on a board like that used in checkers.

part of speech: noun

A game played on a board divided into sixty- four squares; chess- board, the board used in the game of chess; chess- player, one skilled in the game of chess.

part of speech: noun

A game played by two persons with sixteen pieces each, on a checkered board divided into sixty- four squares.

Usage examples for chess:

• I played chess and was hopelessly beaten. "London to Ladysmith via Pretoria", Winston Spencer Churchill

• One of the latter had long been the scene of Adam's happiest hours, for he used to sit in it when he played chess with Costa. "The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers", Georg Ebers

• Wyzinski, help us to clear away, and we will get out the chess board. "The Ruined Cities of Zululand", Hugh Mulleneux Walmsley

• Chess Fundamentals was the one standard work of its kind thirteen years ago and the author firmly believes that it is the one standard work of its kind now. "Chess Fundamentals", José Raúl Capablanca