Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Topic: BOARD GAMES

Date: 1100-1200
Language: Old French
Origin: esches, plural of escec; CHECK2

chess

 noun
     
chess
chess [uncountable]
DGB a game for two players, who move their playing pieces according to particular rules across a special board to try to trap their opponent's king (=most important piece):
They meet fairly often to play chess.
Definition of chess from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English within
the topic BOARD GAMES

Explore BOARD GAMES Topic

backgammon bishop board game capture castle check checkerboard checkmate chess chessboard chessman Chinese chequers compendium counter draughtboard gambit ludo man mate(n) mate(v) move(v) move(n) Parcheesi pawn piece queen(n) queen(v) rook Scrabble square

Show all entries from Topic: BOARD GAMES


Other related topics

  
Word of the Day
The BOARD GAMES
Word of the Day is:
mate