The game of chess. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > chess > [noun] (199) chequer1297 The game of chess. Obsolete. chessc1325 A game of skill played by two persons, on a chequered board divided into sixty-four squares; each player having a set of sixteen ‘men’, consisting… chess-playingc1400 chess-play1481 (a) ? a set of materials for the game, chessboard and chessmen (see quot. 1481 –90 chess-maker n.); (b) the game of chess. chests1561 in form chesses, chests. cestes1578 The game of chess. obessea1629 Apparently a compositorial misreading of Chesse, variant of chess, n.1 checkmatea1661 Apparently, from erroneous analysis of the preceding phrase, checkmate occurs as Chess. Obsolete. rare. chess-game1834 Subcategories:— world of chess (1) — form of chess (3) — not played seriously (1) — type of game or match (5) — player (19) — one devoting himself to chess problems (2) — method of play (1) — part of game (4) — move (20) — formation of pieces (1) — strategy (19) — named openings or continuations (11) — positions (5) — check or checkmate (12) — positions or status of pawns (9) — problems (19) — analysis (1) — pieces (31) — chessboard (24) — timer (2) |
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