Definition of chess in English:

chess

noun tʃɛstʃɛs

mass noun

A board game of strategic skill for two players, played on a chequered board on which each playing piece is moved according to precise rules. The object is to put the opponent's king under a direct attack from which escape is impossible (checkmate).
国际象棋
Example sentencesExamples
- You are good at strategy and probably enjoy games requiring mental skill, such as bridge and chess.
- It will include wooden panelling and furniture, balance beam and games such as draughts and chess.
- The origins of chess have been much discussed but remain obscure, since it developed over time.
- The newspaper is particularly useful for those players who want to make progress in chess.
- I love to try to bring chess to larger audiences, and show that it's a fun game.
- I'd seen him play people as if there were mere pawns in a cosmic game of chess.
- It is not very clear what impact the match and its result will have on chess.
- His childhood pastimes were playing chess, reading music, and playing the guitar.
- I always considered the ultimate embarrassment in chess to be when you lose your queen to a pawn.
- He loves to play chess, often bringing his board with him on the bus, or staying up all night playing Eduardo.
- This gives it a unique character, more akin to a board game such as chess than to a normal card game.
- The first rule of chess is that the board is to be positioned so that a white square is in the right-hand corner.
- Between rounds, he breathes evenly, as though he has spent the past three minutes playing chess.
- His other interests outside mathematics included tennis, golf, chess and bridge.
- All I got from my father was the ability to play chess and think several moves ahead at all times.
- Imagine that you are sitting on a park bench playing chess with someone you don't know.
- I'm having a coffee and tackling a game of chess with my younger brother, Ronan.
- In chess, however, it is almost always a great advantage to be next to move.
- Both were child prodigies in chess, quickly rising to their respective nations' top slots.
- This would be more fun if I had the faintest idea how to play chess with any strategy.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French esches, plural of eschec 'a check' (see check¹).

check from Middle English:
Chess has given the word check its oldest meanings. It came into English via Old French eschec from Persian šāh ‘king’ (the origin of shah, as in the Shah of Iran), and was first used by chess players to announce that the opponent's king had been placed under attack. From there the meaning gradually broadened to ‘to stop, restrain, or control’ and ‘to examine the accuracy of’. A squared pattern is described as checked or a check (Late Middle English) because of the appearance of a chessboard. Checkmate derives from Persian šāh māt, ‘the king is dead’. Chess (Middle English) itself came into English during the 12th century from Old French eschec, or rather its plural form, esches, but probably goes back ultimately to the ancient Indian language Sanskrit. The game seems to have begun in India or China around the 6th century ad and to have been adopted in Persia, spreading to the West through the Arabs. The game was popular in medieval England. See also exchequer.

Rhymes

acquiesce, address, assess, Bess, bless, bouillabaisse, caress, cess, coalesce, compress, confess, convalesce, cress, deliquesce, digress, dress, duchesse, duress, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, excess, express, fess, finesse, fluoresce, guess, Hesse, impress, incandesce, intumesce, jess, largesse, less, manageress, mess, ness, noblesse, obsess, oppress, outguess, phosphoresce, politesse, possess, press, priestess, princess, process, profess, progress, prophetess, regress, retrogress, stress, success, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, tress, tristesse, underdress, vicomtesse, yes

Definition of chess in US English:

chess

nountʃɛsCHes

A board game of strategic skill for two players, played on a checkered board. Each player begins the game with sixteen pieces that are moved and used to capture opposing pieces according to precise rules. The object is to put the opponent's king under a direct attack from which escape is impossible (checkmate).
国际象棋
Example sentencesExamples
- Both were child prodigies in chess, quickly rising to their respective nations' top slots.
- The newspaper is particularly useful for those players who want to make progress in chess.
- I'm having a coffee and tackling a game of chess with my younger brother, Ronan.
- The origins of chess have been much discussed but remain obscure, since it developed over time.
- It is not very clear what impact the match and its result will have on chess.
- You are good at strategy and probably enjoy games requiring mental skill, such as bridge and chess.
- It will include wooden panelling and furniture, balance beam and games such as draughts and chess.
- All I got from my father was the ability to play chess and think several moves ahead at all times.
- This would be more fun if I had the faintest idea how to play chess with any strategy.
- He loves to play chess, often bringing his board with him on the bus, or staying up all night playing Eduardo.
- This gives it a unique character, more akin to a board game such as chess than to a normal card game.
- Imagine that you are sitting on a park bench playing chess with someone you don't know.
- The first rule of chess is that the board is to be positioned so that a white square is in the right-hand corner.
- His other interests outside mathematics included tennis, golf, chess and bridge.
- In chess, however, it is almost always a great advantage to be next to move.
- His childhood pastimes were playing chess, reading music, and playing the guitar.
- Between rounds, he breathes evenly, as though he has spent the past three minutes playing chess.
- I'd seen him play people as if there were mere pawns in a cosmic game of chess.
- I love to try to bring chess to larger audiences, and show that it's a fun game.
- I always considered the ultimate embarrassment in chess to be when you lose your queen to a pawn.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French esches, plural of eschec ‘a check’ (see check).

单词	chess
释义	Definition of chess in English: chess noun tʃɛstʃɛs mass noun A board game of strategic skill for two players, played on a chequered board on which each playing piece is moved according to precise rules. The object is to put the opponent's king under a direct attack from which escape is impossible (checkmate). 国际象棋 Example sentencesExamples You are good at strategy and probably enjoy games requiring mental skill, such as bridge and chess. It will include wooden panelling and furniture, balance beam and games such as draughts and chess. The origins of chess have been much discussed but remain obscure, since it developed over time. The newspaper is particularly useful for those players who want to make progress in chess. I love to try to bring chess to larger audiences, and show that it's a fun game. I'd seen him play people as if there were mere pawns in a cosmic game of chess. It is not very clear what impact the match and its result will have on chess. His childhood pastimes were playing chess, reading music, and playing the guitar. I always considered the ultimate embarrassment in chess to be when you lose your queen to a pawn. He loves to play chess, often bringing his board with him on the bus, or staying up all night playing Eduardo. This gives it a unique character, more akin to a board game such as chess than to a normal card game. The first rule of chess is that the board is to be positioned so that a white square is in the right-hand corner. Between rounds, he breathes evenly, as though he has spent the past three minutes playing chess. His other interests outside mathematics included tennis, golf, chess and bridge. All I got from my father was the ability to play chess and think several moves ahead at all times. Imagine that you are sitting on a park bench playing chess with someone you don't know. I'm having a coffee and tackling a game of chess with my younger brother, Ronan. In chess, however, it is almost always a great advantage to be next to move. Both were child prodigies in chess, quickly rising to their respective nations' top slots. This would be more fun if I had the faintest idea how to play chess with any strategy. Origin Middle English: from Old French esches, plural of eschec 'a check' (see check¹). check from Middle English: Chess has given the word check its oldest meanings. It came into English via Old French eschec from Persian šāh ‘king’ (the origin of shah, as in the Shah of Iran), and was first used by chess players to announce that the opponent's king had been placed under attack. From there the meaning gradually broadened to ‘to stop, restrain, or control’ and ‘to examine the accuracy of’. A squared pattern is described as checked or a check (Late Middle English) because of the appearance of a chessboard. Checkmate derives from Persian šāh māt, ‘the king is dead’. Chess (Middle English) itself came into English during the 12th century from Old French eschec, or rather its plural form, esches, but probably goes back ultimately to the ancient Indian language Sanskrit. The game seems to have begun in India or China around the 6th century ad and to have been adopted in Persia, spreading to the West through the Arabs. The game was popular in medieval England. See also exchequer. Rhymes acquiesce, address, assess, Bess, bless, bouillabaisse, caress, cess, coalesce, compress, confess, convalesce, cress, deliquesce, digress, dress, duchesse, duress, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, excess, express, fess, finesse, fluoresce, guess, Hesse, impress, incandesce, intumesce, jess, largesse, less, manageress, mess, ness, noblesse, obsess, oppress, outguess, phosphoresce, politesse, possess, press, priestess, princess, process, profess, progress, prophetess, regress, retrogress, stress, success, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, tress, tristesse, underdress, vicomtesse, yes Definition of chess in US English: chess nountʃɛsCHes A board game of strategic skill for two players, played on a checkered board. Each player begins the game with sixteen pieces that are moved and used to capture opposing pieces according to precise rules. The object is to put the opponent's king under a direct attack from which escape is impossible (checkmate). 国际象棋 Example sentencesExamples Both were child prodigies in chess, quickly rising to their respective nations' top slots. The newspaper is particularly useful for those players who want to make progress in chess. I'm having a coffee and tackling a game of chess with my younger brother, Ronan. The origins of chess have been much discussed but remain obscure, since it developed over time. It is not very clear what impact the match and its result will have on chess. You are good at strategy and probably enjoy games requiring mental skill, such as bridge and chess. It will include wooden panelling and furniture, balance beam and games such as draughts and chess. All I got from my father was the ability to play chess and think several moves ahead at all times. This would be more fun if I had the faintest idea how to play chess with any strategy. He loves to play chess, often bringing his board with him on the bus, or staying up all night playing Eduardo. This gives it a unique character, more akin to a board game such as chess than to a normal card game. Imagine that you are sitting on a park bench playing chess with someone you don't know. The first rule of chess is that the board is to be positioned so that a white square is in the right-hand corner. His other interests outside mathematics included tennis, golf, chess and bridge. In chess, however, it is almost always a great advantage to be next to move. His childhood pastimes were playing chess, reading music, and playing the guitar. Between rounds, he breathes evenly, as though he has spent the past three minutes playing chess. I'd seen him play people as if there were mere pawns in a cosmic game of chess. I love to try to bring chess to larger audiences, and show that it's a fun game. I always considered the ultimate embarrassment in chess to be when you lose your queen to a pawn. Origin Middle English: from Old French esches, plural of eschec ‘a check’ (see check).
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