chess en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- chĕs
- (US) audio
- /t͡ʃɛs/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tek- Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati Proto-Iranian *xšáyati Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ) Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ) Classical Persian شاه (šāh)bor. Arabic شَاه (šāh)der. Old French eschésbor. Middle English ches English chess From Middle English ches, chesse, from Old French eschés, plural of eschec, from Medieval Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king [in chess]”), from Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “shah, king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /šāh/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/). Compare German Schach and Italian scacchi. Compare French échecs (“chess”) and its descendants: Catalan escacs and Dutch schaak. More at check and shah (“king of Persia or Iran”).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.
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Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| chesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
chess boxing · fast chess · cubic chess · international chess · chess set · classical chess · chess-playing · zero-dimensional chess · chessist · three-way chess · 11D chess · kinglet chess · chess-apple · chess piece · Chinese chess · Wyvern chess · Mimotaur chess · Mad Threeparty chess · Unirexal chess · lightning chess · chesslike · Thai chess · holochess · chessmaster · Mongolian chess · computer chess · bughouse chess · 3D chess · Synchronistic chess · speed chess · chess engine · chess boxer · Tri-D Chess · Demigorgon chess · 4D chess · Alice chess · three-dimensional chess · Contramatic chess · chess-rating · Los Alamos chess · four-handed chess · Dabbabante chess · chessman · blindfold chess · Tweedle chess · solving chess · Japanese chess · 7D chess · chess master · Rangers chess · March Hare chess · chessboxing · rapid chess · 3-D chess · Idle Kings' chess · Decimal Oriental chess · Advancing chess · twin orthodox chess · capture chess · double-king chess · complicacious chess · 6D chess · Vulcan chess · Korean chess · Cheshire Cat chess · hexagonal chess · giveaway chess · Complete Contramatic chess · Armageddon chess · chess-like · chess cake · Double Rettah chess · chessboard · Gorgona chess · chessboxer · fairy chess · Blot-straight chess · Decimal Rettah chess · chessplayer · Meddlers' chess · chess-man · Fischer random chess · chess pie · suicide chess · half-queen's chess · Capablanca's chess · correspondence chess · chessdom · four-man chess · Absolute Rettah chess · Burmese chess · Looking-glass chess · Ethiopian chess · mad queen chess · Dunce's chess · Chess960 · Russian chess · Mock chess · chess timer · Rettah chess · Semi-queen chess · 0-dimensional chess · four-player chess · Simpleton chess · 12D chess · minichess · multi-dimensional chess · atomic chess · four-way chess · chess player · chess tart · three-man chess · Sphinx chess · hope chess · Courier chess · antichess · chess-piece · three-handed chess · ultrabullet chess · Western chess · Manchu chess · chess clock · Timur's cubic chess · chessic · Gorgon chess · Black and White chess · nonchess · Megasaur chess · 10D chess · n-dimensional chess · bullet chess · Capablanca chess · three-player chess · losing chess · Chimaera chess · four-dimensional chess · Dodo chess · 9D chess · Ambi-chess · killer chess · Jabberwocky chess · Tri-Dimensional Chess · blitz chess · Gryphon chess · hyperchess · 5D chess · Capricorn chess · chesspiece · take-all chess · robot chess · 8D chess · hyperbullet chess · Imitante Queen chess · Nightrider chess · Co-regal chess
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Meronyms
endgame · opening · chessboard · development · chess move · chess piece
Relateds
draughts · checkers · scacchic
Synonyms
Western chess · chess · international chess
Translations (226)
ur چیس (two-player board game) · tl tses (two-player board game) · aii ܛܠܲܦܣܵܢܹ̈ܐ (two-player board game) · ce шахматаш (two-player board game) · mrw satoran (two-player board game) · ht echèk (two-player board game) · sh sàntrāč (two-player board game) · nci cuauhpatōlli (two-player board game) · pa ਸ਼ਤਰੰਜ (two-player board game) · hi चेस (two-player board game) · fa-ira شَطْرَنْج (two-player board game) · th หมากรุก (two-player board game) · bg шах (two-player board game) · ms sekak (two-player board game) · ba шахмат (two-player board game) · pdt Schach (two-player board game) · ml ചതുരംഗം (two-player board game) · izh šahmatat (two-player board game) · kw gwydhbol (two-player board game) · hi चतुरंग (two-player board game) · grc ζατρίκιον (two-player board game) · sq shah (two-player board game) · as দবাখেল (two-player board game) · bn দাবা (two-player board game) · he שַׁחְמָט (two-player board game) · mg fanorona (two-player board game) · lmo scachi (two-player board game) · mt ċess (two-player board game) · hi सतरञ्ज (two-player board game) · nl schaak (two-player board game) · tl satol (two-player board game) · ug شەترەنج (two-player board game) · vep šahmatad (two-player board game) · rsk шах (two-player board game) · sa चतुरङ्ग (two-player board game) · ar شِطْرَنْج (two-player board game) · sw sataranji (two-player board game) · cv шахмат (two-player board game) · non skák (two-player board game) · af skaak (two-player board game) · nv siláo ałchʼįʼ naanil (two-player board game) · war tses (two-player board game) · ps سطرنج (two-player board game) · ne बुद्धिचाल (two-player board game) · vi cờ vua (two-player board game) · hi चतरङ्ग (two-player board game) · kn ಚೆಸ್ (two-player board game) · pl szachy (two-player board game) · rue ша́хы (two-player board game) · hi चेस (two-player board game) · yue 國際象棋 /国际象棋 (two-player board game) · dsb šach (two-player board game) · mel satuor (two-player board game) · eu xake (two-player board game) · sk šachy (two-player board game) · my စစ်တုရင် (two-player board game) · it scacchi (two-player board game) · hil ahedrés (two-player board game) · fi shakki (two-player board game) · pi caturaṅga (two-player board game) · cy sies (two-player board game) · mr बुद्धिबळ (two-player board game) · ckt чьумэт (two-player board game) · ro șah (two-player board game) · ps سترنج (two-player board game) · nn sjakk (two-player board game) · vro malõ (two-player board game) · fo talv (two-player board game) · gd fidhcheall (two-player board game) · mi whaikīngi (two-player board game) · tk küşt (two-player board game) · nl schaakspel (two-player board game) · tt шахмат (two-player board game) · ug شاھمات (two-player board game) · gu ચેસ (two-player board game) · vo cög (two-player board game) · ilo ahedrés (two-player board game) · nio катариаи’’ (two-player board game) · de Schachspiel (two-player board game) · kn ಚದುರಂಗ (two-player board game) · km ចត្រង្គ (two-player board game) · ja 西洋将棋 (two-player board game) · dz དམག་རྩེད (two-player board game) · fi šakki (two-player board game) · lb Schach (two-player board game) · pt xadrez (two-player board game) · hu sakk (two-player board game) · is skák (two-player board game) · eo ŝako (two-player board game) · hy ճատրակ (two-player board game) · la scaccī (two-player board game) · fa-ira شَتْرَنْج (two-player board game) · bo རྒྱལ་སྤྱིའི་མིག་མངས (two-player board game) · cmn 國際象棋 /国际象棋 (two-player board game) · yi שאָך (two-player board game) · cmn 象棋 (two-player board game) · ka ჭადრაკი (two-player board game) · mwl xadreç (two-player board game) · fa-ira چَتْرَنْگ (two-player board game) · se šáhkka (two-player board game) · uz shaxmat (two-player board game) · ha dara (two-player board game) · ota سطرنج (two-player board game) · be ша́хматы (two-player board game) · uz shatranj (two-player board game) · an axedrez (two-player board game) · zu ishesi (two-player board game) · cy gwyddbwyll (two-player board game) · ckb شەتڕەنج (two-player board game) · acw شَطْرَنْج (two-player board game) · lg omweso (two-player board game) · egl scâc (two-player board game) · fax ajedré (two-player board game) · cmn 西洋棋 (two-player board game) · sk šach (two-player board game) · ky шахмат (two-player board game) · orv шахматꙑ (two-player board game) · kk шахмат (two-player board game) · tg шатранҷ (two-player board game) · bua шатар (two-player board game) · ca escacs (two-player board game) · crh şahmat (two-player board game) · ga ficheall (two-player board game) · ar شَطْرَنْج (two-player board game) · sl šah (two-player board game) · mk шах (two-player board game) · hy շախմատ (two-player board game) · oc escacs (two-player board game) · fr échecs (two-player board game) · ti ቸስ (two-player board game) · hi शतरञ्ज (two-player board game) · bcl ahedres (two-player board game) · os къентӕ (two-player board game) · iu ᐊᑕᓃᑦ (two-player board game) · mg eseka (two-player board game) · pnb شطرنج (two-player board game) · ta சதுரங்கம் (two-player board game) · el σκάκι (two-player board game) · lo ໝາກເສິກ (two-player board game) · pms scach (two-player board game) · szl szachmaty (two-player board game) · war chess (two-player board game) · te చదరంగము (two-player board game) · sh са̀нтра̄ч (two-player board game) · lez шахматар (two-player board game) · hi शतरंज (two-player board game) · enm ches (two-player board game) · syc ܛܠܦܣܢܐ (two-player board game) · is skáktafl (two-player board game) · am ሰንጠረዥ (two-player board game) · kmr kişik (two-player board game) · yi שאַכמאַט (two-player board game) · tl ahedres (two-player board game) · lmo scach (two-player board game) · ur شَطْرَن٘ج (two-player board game) · uk ша́хи (two-player board game) · az şahmat (two-player board game) · cs šachy (two-player board game) · rgn schöc (two-player board game) · gv feeal (two-player board game) · si පාද ක්රීඩාව (two-player board game) · egl scach (two-player board game) · is tafl (two-player board game) · ko 서양장기 (two-player board game) · hi बुद्धिद्यूत (two-player board game) · sh ша̏х (two-player board game) · hi सँतरँज (two-player board game) · jv sekak (two-player board game) · sv schack (two-player board game) · pal 𐭰𐭠𐭲𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢 (two-player board game) · sh šȁh (two-player board game) · mg tsifahombiazana (two-player board game) · fa-ira شَتْرَنْگ (two-player board game) · te చతురంగము (two-player board game) · sah саахымат (two-player board game) · he אִשְׁקוּקָה (two-player board game) · nog шатыраш (two-player board game) · ja チェス (two-player board game) · dv ރާޒުވާ (two-player board game) · nci cuappatōlli (two-player board game) · or ସତରଞ୍ଜ (two-player board game) · nl schaken (two-player board game) · tg шоҳмот (two-player board game) · hi चतुरङ्ग (two-player board game) · sgs šachmatā (two-player board game) · da skak (two-player board game) · ko 체스 (two-player board game) · nb sjakk (two-player board game) · es ajedrez (two-player board game) · hi सतरंज (two-player board game) · syc ܫܛܪܢܓ (two-player board game) · scn scacchi (two-player board game) · hsb šach (two-player board game) · ml ചെസ്സ് (two-player board game) · fy skake (two-player board game) · ms catur (two-player board game) · ru ша́хматы (two-player board game) · os шахмӕттӕ (two-player board game) · br gwezboell (two-player board game) · kmr sedrenc (two-player board game) · mn шатар (two-player board game) · mt skakki (two-player board game) · ta செஸ் (two-player board game) · hrx Schach (two-player board game) · xal шатр (two-player board game) · lij scàcco (two-player board game) · lt šachmatai (two-player board game) · lo ໝາກຮຸກ (two-player board game) · sw chesi (two-player board game) · gd tàileasg (two-player board game) · bg шахма́т (two-player board game) · egl scâch (two-player board game) · ast axedrez (two-player board game) · gl xadrez (two-player board game) · io shakoludo (two-player board game) · tr satranç (two-player board game) · lo ໝາກເສີກ (two-player board game) · el ζατρίκιο (two-player board game) · be ша́хы (two-player board game) · et male (two-player board game) · mn ᠰᠢᠲᠠᠷᠠ (two-player board game) · lv šahs (two-player board game) · es escaques (two-player board game) · id catur (two-player board game) · br echedoù (two-player board game) · de Schach (two-player board game)