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chess

/t͡ʃɛs/
Meanings
  • noun

    A two-player strategy board game played on a square board with 64 squares arranged in an 8x8 grid.

    - "He is a chess master."
    - "They played chess for hours."
    - "She learned to play chess when she was a child."
Pronunciation
  1. /t͡ʃɛs/



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Variants
List of all variants of chess that leads to same result
chess , chesses , chess pie , chess pies
Etymology
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The word 'chess' originated from the Persian game 'chaturanga', which means 'four divisions of the military' - infantry, cavalry, elephants, and chariotry, represented by the pieces pawn, knight, bishop, and rook respectively.

Trivia
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  1. Chess is played by over 600 million people worldwide.

  2. The world chess championship is held annually.

  3. The game of chess is believed to have originated in India around 500 AD.

Related Concepts
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  1. Checkmate: A position in which the opponent's king is under attack and cannot escape capture.

  2. Opening: The initial moves of a chess game.

Culture
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Chess has been a popular game for centuries and has been used in literature, art, and music. It is believed to have originated in India around the 6th century and spread to Persia, then to Europe. Chess has been used as a symbol of strategy, intelligence, and power.

How to Memorize "chess"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine the chessboard and its pieces.
    - Visualize the moves of the pieces.
    - Practice setting up the board and moving pieces.

  2. associate

    - Associate the pieces with their moves and names.
    - Create associations with letters and numbers on the board.
    - Use mnemonics to remember the moves.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the phrase 'Rooks Rule, Bishops Bounce, Knights Take, Pawns Promote' to remember the moves of each piece.
    - Use the phrase 'Castle Cats' to remember the moves of the king and rook in castling.

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