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CHES/tʃes/

Chess is a board game for two people; you move black and white pieces (kings, queens, pawns) and try to trap the other king. Usually uncountable: chess, a game of chess; play chess. A jigsaw is a picture puzzle, not a game with two players and rules like this; a board game is the general word. Mix-up: chess vs chest (a box, or the front of the body) — extra t; and chess vs cheese (food).

Meaning

A board game for two people with black and white pieces, including kings and pawns.

Examples

• “They played chess after dinner.”
• “He taught his daughter to play chess.”
• “This chess set is missing a pawn.”

Good to know

uncountable: chess / a game of chess. Contrast: jigsaw (picture), board game (general). Mix-up: chest, cheese.

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