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chess set — noun checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑set • Part Meronyms: ↑chessboard, ↑chess board, ↑chessman, ↑chess piece * * * n. a chessboard and a set of chessmen … Useful english dictionary
Staunton chess set — The Staunton chess set is composed of a particular type of chess pieces used to play the game of chess. According to the rules of chess, this style is to be used for competitions. Nathaniel Cook is credited with the design, and they are named… … Wikipedia
chess — [ tʃes ] noun uncount * a game for two people, played on a board with black and white squares, using different shaped pieces, including two KINGS. The aim is to get the other player s KING into a position where it cannot move: Do you play chess?… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
set — /set/, v., set, setting, n., adj., interj. v.t. 1. to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table. 2. to place in a particular position or posture: Set the baby on his feet. 3. to place in some relation to something … Universalium
chess — chess1 /ches/, n. a game played by two persons, each with 16 pieces, on a chessboard. [1150 1200; ME < OF esches, pl. of eschec CHECK1] chess2 /ches/, n., pl. chess, chesses. one of the planks forming the roadway of a floating bridge. [1425 75;… … Universalium
Chess piece — For other uses, see Chess piece (disambiguation). Original Staunton chess pieces, left to right: pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, and king. Chess pieces … Wikipedia
Chess — This article is about the Western board game. For other chess games or other uses, see Chess (disambiguation). Chess From left to right: a whit … Wikipedia
Chess variant — Gliński s hexagonal chess – one of many chess variants A chess variant is a game related to, derived from or inspired by chess.[1] The difference from chess might include one or more of the following: different board (larger or smaller, non… … Wikipedia
Chess problem — Part of a series on Puzzles … Wikipedia
Chess in the arts and literature — The Chess Players by Honoré Daumier (1863) Chess became a source of inspiration in the arts in literature soon after the spread of the game to the Arab World and Europe in the Middle Ages. The earliest works of art centered around the game are… … Wikipedia
