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
2
: any of several weedy bromegrasses related to chess
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
For others, the online gaming space – from Wordle and chess to blackjack and poker is a welcome respite from the drudgeries of the day.
—Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
In the lounge, Kirk and Spock play chess and vow to remain friends.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 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
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Noun
Rensch wasn’t the only person to realize the potential of chess as online entertainment—something that could be not just played but watched, discussed, argued about, obsessed over, endlessly consumed.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
For others, the online gaming space – from Wordle and chess to blackjack and poker is a welcome respite from the drudgeries of the day.
—Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
In the lounge, Kirk and Spock play chess and vow to remain friends.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 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
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 17 Sep. 2025.
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