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Definition chess in British English

chess noun

[uncountable] noun
/tʃes/
1

a game for two people, played on a board with black and white squares, using different shaped pieces, including two kings. The aim is to get the other player's king into a position where it cannot move

Example

Do you play chess?

Example

a game of chess

Example

a chess set

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Definition chess in British English