Chess
WordNet
noun
(1) A board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
(2) Weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
From , plural of < < < .
Noun
- A two-player boardgame played with a board of eight rows of eight squares of alternating colours and 16 pieces for each player: eight pawns, two knights, two rooks, two bishops, a queen and a king; the aim is to get the opponent's king in a position on the board such that it cannot avoid being captured (the state known as checkmate).
Related terms
- chessboard
- chess clock
- chessman
- chess piece
- chess set
- computer chess
See also
- checkers
- draughts
- scacchic
- Appendix:Chess pieces
Etymology 2
Origin uncertain; perhaps linked to Etymology 1, above, from the sense of being arranged in rows or lines.