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
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: 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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Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Other figures include handmade chess sets, religious figurines like the Virgin of Guadalupe and skulls made to resemble calaveras, or sugar skulls, which are a symbol tied to Day of the Dead.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 25 Oct. 2025
This old-fashioned dessert brings together the tastes of all of your favorite pies–coconut, chess, pecan–all in one bite.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Naroditsky, who at 18 became a grandmaster, the highest title in chess aside from world chess champion, had denied the cheating allegations and accused Kramnik of trying to ruin his life.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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Following his death, several chess players brought up Vladimir Kramnik—a Russian grandmaster and former world champion—who repeatedly accused Naroditsky of cheating.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Other figures include handmade chess sets, religious figurines like the Virgin of Guadalupe and skulls made to resemble calaveras, or sugar skulls, which are a symbol tied to Day of the Dead.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 25 Oct. 2025
This old-fashioned dessert brings together the tastes of all of your favorite pies–coconut, chess, pecan–all in one bite.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Naroditsky, who at 18 became a grandmaster, the highest title in chess aside from world chess champion, had denied the cheating allegations and accused Kramnik of trying to ruin his life.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chess
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“Chess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chess. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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