Illustration of chess
- chessboard with chess pieces arranged as at the beginning of a game
: a game for 2 players each of whom moves 16 pieces according to fixed rules across a checkerboard and tries to checkmate the opponent's king
1
: a weedy annual European bromegrass (Bromus secalinus) widely naturalized in North America as a weed especially in grain
2
: any of several weedy bromegrasses related to chess
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
The Texas and California gambits were the first moves in an elaborate game of gerrymandering chess between the White House and Jeffries.
—Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
But there was also a team beyond that consisting of creative geniuses like chess grandmasters, codebreakers and human psychologists.
—Alexander Foster, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The Bristol Belgrade opened in 1912 as the most glamorous address in the Savamala district and spent the better part of a century living up to it — the Rockefellers had a suite named for them, Tito was a regular, Garry Kasparov played chess here.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
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Objects in the line include the Scacco Matto chess set, the Cincin aperitivo kit, the Tante Luci basket and the Buongiorno picnic basket — all expressing the brand’s philosophy of favoring conviviality and simple daily pleasures.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
The Texas and California gambits were the first moves in an elaborate game of gerrymandering chess between the White House and Jeffries.
—Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
But there was also a team beyond that consisting of creative geniuses like chess grandmasters, codebreakers and human psychologists.
—Alexander Foster, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The Bristol Belgrade opened in 1912 as the most glamorous address in the Savamala district and spent the better part of a century living up to it — the Rockefellers had a suite named for them, Tito was a regular, Garry Kasparov played chess here.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
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“Chess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chess. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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