chess
1a game played on a chessboard by two people who maneuver sixteen pieces each according to rules governing movement of the six kinds of pieces (pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king), the object being to bring the opponent's king into checkmate.
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one of the planks forming the roadway of a floating bridge.
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How to use chess in a sentence
Other hobbies include reading, playing chess, working out, and pretending I can cook.
You have to play that chess match with the defensive coordinator and the defensive players out there on the field on how they want to defend you.
Travis Kelce is the best tight end in football. Just ask any NFL player. | Adam Kilgore | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostA virtual robot arm has learned to solve a wide range of different puzzles—stacking blocks, setting the table, arranging chess pieces—without having to be retrained for each task.
These virtual robot arms get smarter by training each other | Will Heaven | January 22, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewIf he had only played that one game, he would be famous in chess.
Lubomir Kavalek, international chess grandmaster, dies at 77 | Emily Langer | January 20, 2021 | Washington PostThis approach has led to algorithms that have independently learned to play chess at a superhuman level and prove mathematical theorems without any human guidance.
How Explainable Artificial Intelligence Can Help Humans Innovate | Forest Agostinelli | January 13, 2021 | Singularity Hub
In late April or early May 1955, Chuck approached Muddy Waters about recording, and Muddy sent him to Leonard chess.
We thought this season it would be more fun to just start the chess game right away.
‘The Good Wife’ Creators on the Premiere’s Big Cary Twist, Will’s Death, and More | Kevin Fallon | September 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne of his most entertaining books is about chess Records, the legendary Blues record label.
The Stacks: How Leonard Chess Helped Make Muddy Waters | Alex Belth | August 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“I never during all those chess years looked upon my father or my uncle or myself as artists,” Marshall chess told me.
The Stacks: How Leonard Chess Helped Make Muddy Waters | Alex Belth | August 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTArgentina and Belgium, earlier in the day, had fought out a fascinating duel, not unlike chess on turf.
Costa Rica vs. the Netherlands: A Tale of Two Goalies | Tunku Varadarajan | July 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis other by what seems a congenial activity, fascinating as a game of chess, acquires uncounted millions.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockI dont know that I care for chess; I can not concentrate my attention as I could a year ago.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterShe came to the table, set the candlestick down and looked over the chess-board.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterThen he goes in to dine and play chess with the parson, and leaves me here to watch and wait.
She felt like a chess player who, by the clever handling of his pieces, sees the game taking the course intended.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate Chopin
British Dictionary definitions for chess (1 of 3)
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a game of skill for two players using a chessboard on which chessmen are moved. Initially each player has one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns, which have different types of moves according to kind. The object is to checkmate the opponent's king
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1British Dictionary definitions for chess (2 of 3)
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US a less common name for rye-brome
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2British Dictionary definitions for chess (3 of 3)
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a floorboard of the deck of a pontoon bridge
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3Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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