Definition of chess
: 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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Origin and Etymology of chess
Middle English ches, from Anglo-French escheks, eschés, plural of eschec check at chess — more at check
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First Known Use: 14th century
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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
Origin and Etymology of chess
origin unknown
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First Known Use: 1736
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Definition of chess for Students
: a game for two players in which each player moves 16 pieces according to fixed rules across a checkerboard and tries to place the opponent's king in a position from which it cannot escape
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