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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Thom Harris, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
The minute-long teaser, just released by Marvel, features Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and his old nemesis Magneto (Ian McKellen) reuniting over a game of chess.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
In a world-first for national-level sports, Han Binbin, a player with cerebral palsy, competed in a Chinese chess tournament using a non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) device.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
Rivers’ football-chess skills paid off in all three games.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
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However, in November, Zubimendi revealed a more subconscious benefit to playing chess.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
The minute-long teaser, just released by Marvel, features Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and his old nemesis Magneto (Ian McKellen) reuniting over a game of chess.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
In a world-first for national-level sports, Han Binbin, a player with cerebral palsy, competed in a Chinese chess tournament using a non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) device.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
Rivers’ football-chess skills paid off in all three games.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Chess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chess. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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