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
Origin and Etymology of chess
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