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  chess
       
           A two-player game with perfect information.
       
          Usenet newsgroup: news:rec.games.chess.
       
          See also Internet Chess Server.
       
          (1995-03-25)
       
       

  Cheat \Cheat\, n. [rob. an abbrevation of escheat, lands or
     tenements that fall to a lord or to the state by forfeiture,
     or by the death of the tenant without heirs; the meaning
     being explained by the frauds, real or supposed, that were
     resorted to in procuring escheats. See Escheat.]
     1. An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of
        fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition;
        imposture.
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              When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat. --Dryden.
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     2. One who cheats or deceives; an impostor; a deceiver; a
        cheater.
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              Airy wonders, which cheats interpret. --Johnson
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     3. (Bot.) A troublesome grass, growing as a weed in grain
        fields; -- called also chess. See Chess.
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     4. (Law) The obtaining of property from another by an
        intentional active distortion of the truth.
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     Note: When cheats are effected by deceitful or illegal
           symbols or tokens which may affect the public at large
           and against which common prudence could not have
           guarded, they are indictable at common law. --Wharton.
  
     Syn: Deception; imposture; fraud; delusion; artifice; trick;
          swindle; deceit; guile; finesse; stratagem.
          [1913 Webster]

  Chess \Chess\, n. (Bot.)
     A species of brome grass ({Bromus secalinus) which is a
     troublesome weed in wheat fields, and is often erroneously
     regarded as degenerate or changed wheat; it bears a very
     slight resemblance to oats, and if reaped and ground up with
     wheat, so as to be used for food, is said to produce narcotic
     effects; -- called also cheat and Willard's bromus. [U.
     S.]
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     Note: Other species of brome grass are called upright
           chess, soft chess, etc.
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  Chess \Chess\ (ch[e^]s), n. [OE. ches, F. ['e]checs, prop. pl.
     of ['e]chec check. See 1st Check.]
     A game played on a chessboard, by two persons, with two
     differently colored sets of men, sixteen in each set. Each
     player has a king, a queen, two bishops, two knights, two
     castles or rooks, and eight pawns.
     [1913 Webster]

  Cheat \Cheat\, n. [rob. an abbrevation of escheat, lands or
     tenements that fall to a lord or to the state by forfeiture,
     or by the death of the tenant without heirs; the meaning
     being explained by the frauds, real or supposed, that were
     resorted to in procuring escheats. See Escheat.]
     1. An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of
        fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition;
        imposture.
  
              When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat. --Dryden.
  
     2. One who cheats or deceives; an impostor; a deceiver; a
        cheater.
  
              Airy wonders, which cheats interpret. --Johnson
  
     3. (Bot.) A troublesome grass, growing as a weed in grain
        fields; -- called also chess. See Chess.
  
     4. (Law) The obtaining of property from another by an
        intentional active distortion of the truth.
  
     Note: When cheats are effected by deceitful or illegal
           symbols or tokens which may affect the public at large
           and against which common prudence could not have
           guarded, they are indictable at common law. --Wharton.
  
     Syn: Deception; imposture; fraud; delusion; artifice; trick;
          swindle; deceit; guile; finesse; stratagem.

  Chess \Chess\, n. (Bot.)
     A species of brome grass ({Bromus secalinus) which is a
     troublesome weed in wheat fields, and is often erroneously
     regarded as degenerate or changed wheat; it bears a very
     slight resemblance to oats, and if reaped and ground up with
     wheat, so as to be used for food, is said to produce narcotic
     effects; -- called also cheat and Willard's bromus. [U.
     S.]
  
     Note: Other species of brome grass are called upright chess,
           soft chess, etc.

  Chess \Chess\, n. [OE. ches, F. ['e]checs, prop. pl. of ['e]chec
     check. See 1st Check.]
     A game played on a chessboard, by two persons, with two
     differently colored sets of men, sixteen in each set. Each
     player has a king, a queen, two bishops, two knights, two
     castles or rooks, and eight pawns.

  chess
       n 1: weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a
            weed especially in wheat [syn: cheat, Bromus
            secalinus]
       2: a game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to
          specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's
          king [syn: chess game]

  chess
     Αγγλικά n.
     (ετ σκάκι en sort=!) το σκάκι

  chess
     n.
     A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess
  pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the
  objective to checkmate the opposing king.
     n.
     (lb en now chiefly US) Any of several species of grass in the genus
  ''Bromus'', generally considered weeds.
     n.
     (lb en military chiefly in the plural) One of the platforms,
  consisting of two or more planks dowelled together, for the flooring of
  a temporary military bridge.

  Chess
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en river co/Buckinghamshire and co/Hertfordshire
  cc/England), which joins the (l en Colne) at (l en Rickmansworth).

  chess
     n.
     A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess
  pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the
  objective to checkmate the opposing king.
     n.
     (lb en now chiefly US) Any of several species of grass in the genus
  ''Bromus'', generally considered weeds.
     n.
     (lb en military chiefly in the plural) One of the platforms,
  consisting of two or more planks dowelled together, for the flooring of
  a temporary military bridge.

  Chess
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en river co/Buckinghamshire and co/Hertfordshire
  cc/England), which joins the (l en Colne) at (l en Rickmansworth).

  chess
     n.
     A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess
  pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the
  objective to checkmate the opposing king.
     n.
     (lb en now chiefly US) Any of several species of grass in the genus
  ''Bromus'', generally considered weeds.
     n.
     (lb en military chiefly in the plural) One of the platforms,
  consisting of two or more planks dowelled together, for the flooring of
  a temporary military bridge.

  Chess
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en river co/Buckinghamshire and co/Hertfordshire
  cc/England), which joins the (l en Colne) at (l en Rickmansworth).

  chess
     n.
     A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess
  pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the
  objective to checkmate the opposing king.
     n.
     (lb en now chiefly US) Any of several species of grass in the genus
  ''Bromus'', generally considered weeds.
     n.
     (lb en military chiefly in the plural) One of the platforms,
  consisting of two or more planks dowelled together, for the flooring of
  a temporary military bridge.

  Chess
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en river co/Buckinghamshire and co/Hertfordshire
  cc/England), which joins the (l en Colne) at (l en Rickmansworth).

  chess
     Englanti n.
     shakki

  chess
     Engelska n.
     (tagg språk=en brädspel) schack

  chess'
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst chess)

  chess /tʃˈɛs/
  skaak

  Chess /tʃˈɛs/
  الشطرنج

  chess //t͡ʃɛs// 
  шах, шахмат
  two-player board game

  chess /tʃˈɛs/ 
  šachy

  chess /tʃˈɛs/ 
  šachový

  chess /tʃˈɛs/ 
  gwyddbwyll 

  chess /tʃˈɛs/
  Schach 
           Note: Spiel
        "a game of chess"  - eine Partie Schach
        "play (at) chess"  - Schach spielen
        "always win at chess"  - beim Schach immer gewinnen
   see: blindfold chess, sans voir, fast chess, rapid chess, speed chess, blitz chess, simultaneous chess, simul chess, simul, be in check, give check, keep in check, Check!, Checkmate!
  

  chess /tʃˈɛs/
  Schachspiel 
     Synonym: game of chess
  

  chess /tʃˈɛs/
  
  σκάκι, ζατρίκι

  chess //t͡ʃɛs// 
  shakki, šakki
  two-player board game

  chess /tʃes/
  échec

  chess /tʃˈɛs/ 
  1. शतरंज
        "I like the game of chess."

  chess /tʃˈɛs/
  šah

  chess /tʃˈɛs/
  1. sakk
  2. sakkjáték

  chess //t͡ʃɛs// 
  catur
  two-player board game

  chess //t͡ʃɛs// 
  チェス, 西洋将棋
  two-player board game

  chess //t͡ʃɛs// 
  sjakk
  two-player board game

  chess /ʧes/ 
    szachy

  chess /tʃes/
  xadrez

  chess //t͡ʃɛs// 
  schack
  two-player board game

  chess /tʃˈɛs/
  1. (satranç)
  2. köprü tahtası. chessboard  satranç tahtası. chessman  satranç taşı.

  
/ˈtʃɛs/

  120 Moby Thesaurus words for "chess":
     Monopoly, Ping-Pong, Rugby, Scrabble, archery,
     association football, backgammon, badminton, bagatelle, ball,
     bandy, baseball, basketball, battledore and shuttlecock, beano,
     billiards, bingo, bowling, bowls, boxing, cat, catch, charades,
     checkers, climbing, crambo, cricket, croquet, curling, discus,
     dominoes, draughts, fencing, fishing, fives, football, ghost,
     gliding, go, golf, handball, hide-and-seek, hiking, hockey,
     hopscotch, horseshoes, hunting, hurdling, ice hockey, jacks,
     jackstones, jackstraws, keno, lacrosse, lawn tennis, leapfrog,
     lotto, luging, marbles, merels, motorcycling, mountaineering,
     mumble-the-peg, ninepins, pall-mall, pallone, pelota, polo, pool,
     post office, pushball, pyramids, quintain, quoits, racquets,
     riding, roller skating, rounders, rowing, sailing, sailplaning,
     sculling, shinny, shooting, shot-put, shuffleboard, skating, skeet,
     skeet shooting, ski-jumping, skiing, skin-diving, skittles,
     sledding, snooker, snorkel diving, snowmobiling, soccer, softball,
     sports, squash, stickball, surfing, table tennis, tennis, tenpins,
     tent pegging, tetherball, ticktacktoe, tiddlywinks, tilting,
     tipcat, tivoli, tobogganing, trapshooting, tug of war, volleyball,
     water polo, waterskiing, wrestling
  
  

  n. 西洋象棋;

     n. 象棋,国际象棋