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
1
: 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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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The process of securing the proper locations for a project is a metaphorical game of 3D chess in which the artistic vision of its creative team wages a strategic battle with logistical necessities and economic realities.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Directed by Spring Awakening helmer Michael Mayer, the show follows chess players — American Freddie Trumper (Aaron Tveit) and Russian Anatoly Sergievsky (Nicholas Christopher) — and the woman caught between them, Florence Vassy (Michele).
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
We’re being used as pawns in a much bigger chess game here.
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
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Consider how chess evolved after computers became unbeatable at the game.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The process of securing the proper locations for a project is a metaphorical game of 3D chess in which the artistic vision of its creative team wages a strategic battle with logistical necessities and economic realities.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Directed by Spring Awakening helmer Michael Mayer, the show follows chess players — American Freddie Trumper (Aaron Tveit) and Russian Anatoly Sergievsky (Nicholas Christopher) — and the woman caught between them, Florence Vassy (Michele).
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
We’re being used as pawns in a much bigger chess game here.
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chess
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“Chess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chess. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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