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Meanings of chess in English

Catalan
escacs

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

escacs
Portuguese
jogo de xadrez
Catalan
escacs

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

jogo de xadrez

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Northwestern University chess program from the 1970's.

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Usage of chess in English
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McGinley looked up from the chess problem she was currently working through.
In Enemy Hands
2
He said: I think there are many elements of sport in chess.
BBC
3
He must be more than a good chess Player studying the future.
The new yorker
4
Lucy and Reepicheep played a good deal of chess at this time.
The voyage of the dawn treader
5
The same words Josef had said to me during our chess game.
The Storyteller
6
Jo's just started on a chess set with a New Zealand twist.
Radio NZ
7
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
9
I saw it as the chess-board of the War of the Rebellion.
Captain Macklin: His Memoirs
10
The Fifth Advantage of chess is in its resemblance to the Heavens.
Chess History and Reminiscences
11
You set the timer really low and then play chess really fast.
Rock and Ice Magazine
12
When fourteen years old Philidor was the best chess-player in the band.
Great Violinists and Pianists
13
The best chess players these days are socalled centaurs, half-man and half-program.
The Master Algorithm
14
This paper has the longest running daily chess column in the world.
The Guardian
15
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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Catalan
escacs
Chess through the time
Chess across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
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