Illustration of chess
- chessboard with chess pieces arranged as at the beginning of a game
: a game for 2 players each of whom moves 16 pieces according to fixed rules across a checkerboard and tries to checkmate the opponent's king
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: a weedy annual European bromegrass (Bromus secalinus) widely naturalized in North America as a weed especially in grain
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: any of several weedy bromegrasses related to chess
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Mike Kaye
june 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2026
Pancevski describes their intelligence leaders as chess masters who studied in the same academy, skilled at predicting one another’s moves — and hilariously attempting to apply that logic to allies and rivals who prefer Candy Crush.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 15 June 2026
Mahjong is a prime example of this, Killingstad says, and other ideas include checkers, chess, dominoes, and cribbage (just to name a few).
—Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 14 June 2026
Chess centers around a Cold War-era chess match between two men who also find themselves in a complicated love triangle.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
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Moehrig will be used all around the defense as a moveable chess piece, while Scott will work the deeper part of the field.
—Mike Kaye
june 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2026
Pancevski describes their intelligence leaders as chess masters who studied in the same academy, skilled at predicting one another’s moves — and hilariously attempting to apply that logic to allies and rivals who prefer Candy Crush.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 15 June 2026
Mahjong is a prime example of this, Killingstad says, and other ideas include checkers, chess, dominoes, and cribbage (just to name a few).
—Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 14 June 2026
Chess centers around a Cold War-era chess match between two men who also find themselves in a complicated love triangle.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
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“Chess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chess. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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