weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
"The field was overrun by chess, choking out the young wheat plants."
a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
"After hours of intense concentration, they finally realized that moving the queen was the only way to deliver a decisive checkmate in chess."
A board game for two players with each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.
"The engineers hurriedly assembled the chess to span the broken section of the river during the night assault."
Any of several species of grass in the genus Bromus, generally considered weeds.
One of the platforms, consisting of two or more planks dowelled together, for the flooring of a temporary military bridge.
In plain English: Chess is a two-player strategy game where each person moves pieces on a board to try and checkmate the other's king.
"My grandpa taught me how to play chess when I was just five years old."
Usage: Chess is primarily known as a strategic board game played by two opponents using sixteen pieces per side on an 8x8 grid with the goal of checkmating the king. While less common terms exist for bridge platforms or specific grass species, everyday usage almost exclusively refers to this classic pastime involving fixed movement rules and tactical planning.
A surname.
"The famous chess player actually uses Chess as his family name."
The word "chess" comes from the Arabic term for "king," which was adopted into Medieval Latin and then Old French before entering Middle English. Its ultimate origin is the Old Persian word for king, reflecting the game's roots in ancient Persia.