Synonyms and antonyms of The game of chess in British Thesaurus

The game of chess

bishop (noun)

a piece in the game of chess, shaped like a bishop’s hat

capture (verb)

in a game such as chess, to win the right to remove one of your opponent’s pieces

castle (noun)

one of the pieces used in the game of chess

check (noun)

the position of the king in the game of chess when it is threatened by another piece

checkmate (noun)

in chess, an attack that your opponent’s king cannot escape from, so that you win the game

chess (noun)

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

chessboard (noun)

a square board used for playing chess

chessman (noun)

one of the pieces used for playing chess

flagfall (noun)

the moment when the clock for one player stops in a game of chess, indicating that the player has no more time left

gambit (noun)

a series of moves that you can make at the beginning of a game of chess when you offer a piece, usually a pawn, in order to get an advantage

grand master (noun)

a player who has reached the highest levels in competitions in the game of chess

king (noun)

one of the two most important pieces in the game of chess. The player who stops the other player’s king from being able to move wins the game.

knight (noun)

a piece in the game of chess shaped like a horse’s head

man (noun)

one of the small objects used for playing a game such as chess

mate (noun)

checkmate in the game of chess

mate (verb)

to checkmate an opponent

pawn (noun)

one of the eight small pieces that each player has in a game of chess

queen (noun)

a piece that can move in any direction in a game of chess

retreat (verb)

to move a chesspiece back to a previous position during a game of chess

rook (noun)

a piece in the shape of a tower used in the game of chess

square (noun)

one of the small sections that the board is divided into in games such as chess and draughts

stalemate (noun)

the situation in chess when the game ends because neither player can make a legal move or win the game