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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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 Aug. 2025
Thousands turned up to watch humanoid robots to perform an array of unusual feats: from clumsily serving popcorn and drinks, spinning handkerchiefs, sparring in a boxing ring to playing chess and showcasing football skills.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
The people who live in Prodigy City are at best an afterthought in this game of high-tech and extraterrestrial corporate chess.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2025
In 2017, DeepMind debuted AlphaZero, which taught itself Go, chess and Japanese chess entirely via self-play and bested every other AI and human competitor in those games.
—Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, over at Castle Leathers, Julia’s playing 4-D chess with a man who’d be lucky to win a game of Tiddlywinks.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 Aug. 2025
Thousands turned up to watch humanoid robots to perform an array of unusual feats: from clumsily serving popcorn and drinks, spinning handkerchiefs, sparring in a boxing ring to playing chess and showcasing football skills.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
The people who live in Prodigy City are at best an afterthought in this game of high-tech and extraterrestrial corporate chess.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2025
In 2017, DeepMind debuted AlphaZero, which taught itself Go, chess and Japanese chess entirely via self-play and bested every other AI and human competitor in those games.
—Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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“Chess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chess. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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