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Definition of Chess
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Chess
A game played on a chessboard, by two persons, with two differently colored sets of men, sixteen in each set. Each player has a king, a queen, two bishops, two knights, two castles or rooks, and eight pawns. A species of brome grass (Bromus secalinus) which is a troublesome weed in wheat fields, and is often erroneously regarded as degenerate or changed wheat; it bears a very slight resemblance to oats, and if reaped and ground up with wheat, so as to be used for food, is said to produce narcotic effects; -- called also cheat and Willard's bromus. Related Definitions:
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Chess Quotations
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing. Emo Philips I failed to make the chess team because of my height. Woody Allen Chess is my life, but my life is not chess. Anatoly Karpov These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess. Kobe Bryant My problem with chess was that all my pieces wanted to end the game as soon as possible. Dave Barry |
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Chess Translations
chess in Afrikaans is skaak chess in Dutch is schaakspel, schaak chess in German is Schach chess in Italian is scacco chess in Norwegian is sjakk chess in Spanish is ajedrez, ajedrez chess in Swedish is schack |
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