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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Katie Lara, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
The thriller follows a streetwise chess prodigy pulled into a brutal underground circuit where every match is a deadly gamble.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 May 2025
Now the rotation so instrumental in the Royals’ return to the postseason last year and winning start this season also is buoying the next wave — and, heck, likely even helping develop chess pieces for future trades.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2025
Bowen does not have experience running the kind of multiple, variable system to move this kind of chess piece around from down to down.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 5 May 2025
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Even downtime becomes an adventure thanks to a foosball table, beachfront chess and daily lawn activities like kite flying and sandcastle contests.
—Katie Lara, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
The thriller follows a streetwise chess prodigy pulled into a brutal underground circuit where every match is a deadly gamble.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 May 2025
Now the rotation so instrumental in the Royals’ return to the postseason last year and winning start this season also is buoying the next wave — and, heck, likely even helping develop chess pieces for future trades.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2025
Bowen does not have experience running the kind of multiple, variable system to move this kind of chess piece around from down to down.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 5 May 2025
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“Chess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chess. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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