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Meanings of chess in anglès

català
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Weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat.

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A board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king.

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Northwestern University chess program from the 1970's.

Usage of chess in anglès
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McGinley looked up from the chess problem she was currently working through.
In Enemy Hands
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He said: I think there are many elements of sport in chess.
BBC
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He must be more than a good chess Player studying the future.
The new yorker
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Lucy and Reepicheep played a good deal of chess at this time.
The voyage of the dawn treader
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The same words Josef had said to me during our chess game.
The Storyteller
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Jo's just started on a chess set with a New Zealand twist.
Radio NZ
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Even in the west, the rule of the chess-board was sometimes broken.
Ancient Town-Planning
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There's a list of robotics camps, science camps, and even chess camps.
Wired
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I saw it as the chess-board of the War of the Rebellion.
Captain Macklin: His Memoirs
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The Fifth Advantage of chess is in its resemblance to the Heavens.
Chess History and Reminiscences
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You set the timer really low and then play chess really fast.
Rock and Ice Magazine
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When fourteen years old Philidor was the best chess-player in the band.
Great Violinists and Pianists
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The best chess players these days are socalled centaurs, half-man and half-program.
The Master Algorithm
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This paper has the longest running daily chess column in the world.
The Guardian
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So, what happens over the four days of the computer chess tournament?
Wired
16
Brian Thomsen, whose love of chess and respect for history is appreciated.
Carrion comfort
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Chess through the time
Chess across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
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