Hear it pronouncedchess
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[ Etymology
From Old French esches, plural of eschec < Vulgar Latin *scaccus < Arabic شاه (shah, king in chess) < Persian شاه (shah, king).
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chess (uncountable)
- A two-player boardgame played with a board of eight rows of eight squares of alternating colours and 16 pieces for each player: eight pawns, two knights, two rooks, two bishops, a queen and a king; the aim is to get the opponent's king in a position on the board such that it cannot avoid being captured (thee state known as checkmate).
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two-player board game
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