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as a chess variant. In addition, fairy chess pieces are used in fairy chess, an area of chess problems involving changes to the rules of chess. The following
List_of_fairy_chess_pieces
Chess variant
Chess on a really big board is a large chess variant invented by Ralph Betza around 1996. It is played on a 16×16 chessboard with 16 pieces (on the back
Chess_on_a_really_big_board
chess, Centaur chess or Cyborg chess Blindfold chess Chess handicap Correspondence chess Blitz chess Chess as mental training Chess boxing The Chess Variant
List_of_chess_variants
Chess variant with opposing armies of different composition
Chess with different armies (or Betza's Chess or Equal Armies) is a chess variant invented by Ralph Betza in 1979. Two sides use different sets of fairy
Chess_with_different_armies
Playing piece with non-standard chess rules
A fairy chess piece, variant chess piece, unorthodox chess piece, or heterodox chess piece is a chess piece not used in conventional chess but incorporated
Fairy_chess_piece
Fairy chess piece
The Chess Variant Pages Endgame statistics with fantasy pieces by Dave McCooey, The Chess Variant Pages The NB (Princess) by Ralph Betza, The Chess Variant
Princess_(chess)
United States Air Force general (1913–2000)
Edwin Ralph Chess (February 12, 1913 – June 12, 2000) was a major general and Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force. He was born Edwin R.
Edwin_R._Chess
American chess player and commentator (born 1995)
GothamChess, is an American chess international master, entrepreneur, content creator, commentator, and author. Often referred to as "The Internet's Chess Teacher"
Levy_Rozman
Fairy chess piece
chancellor) by Ralph Betza BuyPoint Chess by Ralph Betza; contains a list of pieces with approximate values Chigorin Chess at The Chess Variant Pages (Betza
Empress_(chess)
Variants of chess with multiple boards at different levels
Three-dimensional chess (or 3D chess) refers to a family of chess variants that replaces the two-dimensional board with a three-dimensional array of cells
Three-dimensional_chess
Fairy chess piece
The Chess Variant Pages Amazon Chess by Hans Bodlaender, The Chess Variant Pages Factors that Contribute to Piece Values by Ralph Betza, The Chess Variant
Amazon_(chess)
Fairy chess piece
Chess Association. 24 (2). "Endgame statistics with fantasy pieces". www.chessvariants.org. Retrieved 2023-11-05. The Wazir by Ralph Betza, The Chess
Wazir_(chess)
Chess variant
Almost chess is a chess variant invented by Ralph Betza in 1977. The game is played using a standard chessboard and pieces, except that each player's queen
Almost_chess
2014 American film
interaction with a retired, fellow New Yorker teaches her about life and chess simultaneously. At the beginning, Max goes to a local public school, but
A_Little_Game_(2014_film)
American record label (1950–1975)
Chess Records was an American record company established in 1950 in Chicago, specializing in blues and rhythm and blues. It was the successor to Aristocrat
Chess_Records
Chess variant using two new chessmen
Capablanca chess, also called Knighted chess, is a family of over twenty Western chess variants which incorporate two new pieces. The family includes
Capablanca_chess
American chess grandmaster (1943–2008)
1943 – January 17, 2008) was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he won his first of a record eight
Bobby_Fischer
R&B record producer
Real Folk Blues (CD). MCA/Chess. OCLC 49516734. Retrieved November 8, 2006. "Ralph Bass," Answers.com (www.answers.com) "Ralph Bass' Junior Jazz", The Classic
Ralph_Bass
Fairy chess piece
with fantasy pieces by Dave McCooey, The Chess Variant Pages Ideal and Practical Values (part 4): Odds and Ends by Ralph Betza, The Chess Variant Pages
Zebra_(chess)
Ways to improve winning chances against a stronger player
Handicaps (or odds) in chess are setup or rule modifications which enable a weaker player to have a higher chance of winning against a stronger one. There
Handicap_(chess)
Fairy chess piece
Chess. New York: Dover Publications Inc. ISBN 0-486-22687-5. Piececlopedia: Dabbabah by Hans Bodlaender, The Chess Variant Pages The Dabaaba by Ralph
Dabbaba_(chess)
American chess player (born 1945)
Ralph Betza (born April 16, 1945) is a FIDE Master and inventor of chess variants such as chess with different armies, Avalanche chess, and Way of the
Ralph_Betza
Fairy chess piece; jumps two squares diagonally
England]. A Guide to Fairy Chess. New York: Dover Publications Inc. ISBN 0-486-22687-5. The Alfil by Ralph Betza, The Chess Variant Pages Piececlopedia:
Alfil
Fairy chess piece
Inc. pp. 9, 30. ISBN 0-486-22687-5. Endgame statistics with fantasy pieces at The Chess Variant Pages The Ferz by Ralph Betza, The Chess Variant Pages
Ferz
Game related to chess
A chess variant is any board game related to, derived from, or inspired by orthodox chess. Chess variants can differ from standard chess in many different
Chess_variant
Computer program designed to play chess variants
ChessV (short for Chess Variants) is a free computer program designed to play many chess variants. ChessV is an open-source, universal chess variant program
ChessV
Chess variant
Tutti-frutti chess is a chess variant invented by Ralph Betza and Philip Cohen in 1978. It has been played regularly in tournaments and correspondence
Tutti-frutti_chess
Fairy chess piece
Ralph. "The WF (or Commoner)". The Chess Variant Pages. "Courier chess". The Saint Thomas guild. June 21, 2014. Thunkspace (2020-07-22). 5D Chess with
Mann_(chess)
Point-based valuation system for chess pieces
stronger than two rooks (ten points) or a queen (nine points). Chess-variant theorist Ralph Betza identified the 'leveling effect', which reduces stronger
Chess_piece_relative_value
American international technology company
Hash Code I/O Lunar X Prize Mapathon Science Fair Summer of Code World Chess Championship 2024 YouTube Awards YouTube Comedy Week YouTube Live YouTube
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1974 studio album by Muddy Waters
"Unk" in Funk is an album by blues musician Muddy Waters, released by the Chess label in 1974. AllMusic reviewer Lindsay Planer stated, "The nine sides
"Unk"_in_Funk
Fairy chess piece
Variations on the Old Game". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-12. "Omega chess" DAN+, Different Augmented Knights by Ralph Betza, The Chess Variant Pages
Camel_(chess)
TV series
to give up criminal ways. Father Brown devises a contest to recover five chess pieces; the person with the most pieces wins. Neither Flambeau nor Father
List_of_Father_Brown_episodes
Game whose outcome can be correctly predicted
will allow it to play perfectly after some point in the game. Computer chess programs are well known for doing this. Awari (a game of the Mancala family)
Solved_game
American science fiction television series
the series. Goyer pitched the series in one sentence: "It's a 1,000-year chess game between Hari Seldon and the Empire, and all the characters in between
Foundation_(TV_series)
Field of knowledge
(although continuous games are also studied, most common games, such as chess and poker are discrete) Discrete optimization, including combinatorial optimization
Mathematics
1962 compilation album by Howlin' Wolf
singer/guitarist/harmonicist, Howlin' Wolf. Released in 1962, it is a collection of twelve Chess singles that they previously released between June, 1957 and December, 1961
Howlin'_Wolf_(album)
Fairy chess pawn
endgame since the route to promotion is easier. Draws in Berolina chess are rare. Ralph Betza vs. Will Viveiros; NOST tournament (1977) 1.ac4 ec5 2.d5 df5
Berolina_pawn
1624 play by Thomas Middleton
A Game at Chess is a comic satirical play by Thomas Middleton, first staged in August 1624 by the King's Men at the Globe Theatre. The play is notable
A_Game_at_Chess
bánh mì Dessert: leftover ice cream, concord grapes, cold coffee, lemon chess pie Contestants: Michael Compean, Executive Chef from Scottsdale, AZ (eliminated
List of Chopped episodes (seasons 21–40)
List_of_Chopped_episodes_(seasons_21–40)
1973 studio album by Howlin' Wolf
Wolf is the final studio album by blues musician Howlin' Wolf, released by Chess Records in 1973. In a retrospective AllMusic review, critic Cub Koda wrote:
The_Back_Door_Wolf
Ability to recall an image from memory after one viewing
Groot's classic experiments into the ability of chess grandmasters to memorize complex positions of chess pieces on a chessboard. Initially, it was found
Eidetic_memory
Paralympics Charles Blake (1880–1961), U.S. Open Chess Champion in 1911 Harold James Plaskett (born 1960), British Chess Champion in 1990 Arthur Jones (1872–1914)
List of Old Bedford Modernians
List_of_Old_Bedford_Modernians
American reality television series episodes
Sharps & Hankins experimental rifle; two antique door knockers; an 1840s chess table; and a 1589 copy of Instructions for the Warres. 422 17 "The Star
List_of_Pawn_Stars_episodes
Name list
1956), Argentine politician Elena-Luminița Cosma (born 1972), Romanian chess player Elena Cotta (born 1931), Italian actress Elena Cuoco, Italian astrophysicist
Elena_(given_name)
British chess player
– 7 January 1995) was a British chess player, chess author, and wartime codebreaker. He was three times British chess champion, in 1947, 1949, and 1955
Harry_Golombek
employee of Apple Inc. Sergey Kudrin (1981), chess grandmaster and three-time winner of the U.S. Open Chess Championship Peter Bacanovic (1984), Martha
List of Columbia College people
List_of_Columbia_College_people
Misogynistic online harassment campaign
question some assumptions and tropes that had been common in games. Shira Chess and Adrienne Shaw write that concern over these changes is integral to Gamergate
Gamergate
Public collegiate university in England
matches against Oxford also exist in other sports, including cricket, rugby, chess, and tiddlywinks. Athletes who representing the university in a varsity
University_of_Cambridge
1951 film by Albert Lewin
Lewin, produced some sets for Pandora. He created particular cubist-style chess pieces and several paintings seen in the film, notably the surrealist scene
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
Pandora_and_the_Flying_Dutchman
Irish cryptanalyst and chess writer (1909–1974)
C. H. O'D. Alexander, was an Irish-born British cryptanalyst, chess player, and chess writer. He worked on the German Enigma machine at Bletchley Park
Conel_Hugh_O'Donel_Alexander
(1999) Gordon Giltrap – Music for the Small Screen (2000) Dr. Feelgood – Chess Masters (2000) Various Artists – Wonderous: A Tribute to Yes (2001) Various
Rick_Wakeman_discography
Chess variant
Avalanche chess is a chess variant designed by Ralph Betza in 1977. After moving one of their own pieces, a player must move one of the opponent's pawns
Avalanche_chess
decades earlier, before entering high stakes competitions of backgammon and chess. Acquitted of six other charges of child rape, and suspected of around seven
List_of_serial_rapists
Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles). Joanna Dworakowska, 45, Polish chess player. Richard Horowitz, 75, American film composer (Three Seasons, The
Deaths_in_April_2024
American musician (1931–2007)
distorted guitar sound. Phillips licensed the recording to Chess Records in Chicago. Chess released it under the name "Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats"
Ike_Turner
singer, songwriter and dancer. Italo de Lorenzo, 85, Italian bobsledder. Ralph Mann, 75, American Hall of Fame sprinter and hurdler, Olympic silver medalist
Deaths_in_January_2025
American baseball player (Chicago White Sox). Vlastimil Hort, 81, Czech-German chess player, complications from diabetes. Orest Ivasiuta, 55, Ukrainian artistic
Deaths_in_May_2025
American multinational technology company
of William Blair & Company that the merger would "blow up the current IT chess board", forcing other IT infrastructure vendors to restructure to achieve
Dell
Inventor of chess variants
Heterocoalescence Chess (1973), a variant of Coordinate Chess (Co-Chess) based on an idea by Ralph Betza Nemesis Chess (1973) Surge Chess (1973), a variant
Philip_M._Cohen
American preacher and singer (1940–2010)
hit, "Midnight and You". By 1975 Burke was signed to Chess Records. He recorded two albums for Chess: Music to Make Love By and Back to My Roots, and had
Solomon_Burke
(2025) Episode 4 26 January 2023 David Hawcock Pop Up Chess Set 40,000 20 Portable and foldable chess sets Peter Jones and Touker Suleyman Unclear [236]
List of Dragons' Den (British TV programme) offers Series 11-20
List_of_Dragons'_Den_(British_TV_programme)_offers_Series_11-20
1991 studio album by John Lee Hooker
released by the Chess label until 1991. AllMusic reviewer Bill Dahl stated: "Produced by Ralph Bass in 1966 but not issued by Chess at the time, More
More Real Folk Blues: The Missing Album
More_Real_Folk_Blues:_The_Missing_Album
Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Chuck Berry: You Never Can Tell: The Complete Chess Recordings 1960–1966". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2011-02-19
List_of_train_songs
1971 live album by Muddy Waters
Kelly's), is a live album by blues musician Muddy Waters, released by the Chess label in 1971. Rolling Stone said, "All in all, it’s a rainy night sounding
Live_at_Mr._Kelly's
1964 studio album by Muddy Waters
album and fourth album overall by Muddy Waters, released in January 1964 by Chess Records. The album features Waters on acoustic guitar, backed by Willie
Folk_Singer_(album)
Uzbekistan. Eunice Olumide, model. Lesley Riddoch, journalist. Jonathan Rowson, chess grandmaster. Norman Shanks, Church of Scotland minister. Iain Smith, film
List of endorsements in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum
List_of_endorsements_in_the_2014_Scottish_independence_referendum
1945 military operation
victory Belligerents United Kingdom Germany Commanders and leaders Ronnie Tod Ralph von Heygendorff Units involved 2nd Commando Brigade 162nd Turkoman Division
Operation_Roast
Chinese book of divination
Lingqijing (or Ling Ch'i Ching; 靈棋經 lit. "Classic of the Divine Chess") is a Chinese book of divination. It is not known when, nor by whom, it was written
Lingqijing
List of films that were thought lost but later rediscovered
2020). "'Audiences won't have seen anything like this': how Iranian film Chess of the Wind was reborn". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved March 6
List_of_rediscovered_films
Casnoff (1971) – Golden Globe-nominated Broadway, television, and film actor (Chess, Shogun: The Musical, North and South, Sinatra) Lynn Chen (1998) – actress
List of Wesleyan University people
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Name list
Aragonese, and Catalan. The name is cognate of the Anglo-Germanic given name Ralph or Rudolph and the French Raoul, and is derived from Old English Rædwulf
Raul
Professor, professor of marketing, statistics, education and economics Ralph L. Brinster: Richard King Mellon Professor of Reproductive Physiology, creator
List of University of Pennsylvania people
List_of_University_of_Pennsylvania_people
1973 studio album by Muddy Waters
No Grindin' is an album by blues musician Muddy Waters, released by the Chess label in 1973. The album was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1991
Can't_Get_No_Grindin'
1966 studio album by Muddy Waters
the Blues, is an album by the blues musician Muddy Waters, released by Chess Records in 1966. AllMusic wrote: "Stripped of his guitar once again (the
Muddy,_Brass_&_the_Blues
United who beat Mount Wellington 1–0 in the final. The 84th New Zealand Chess Championship is held in North Shore, and is won by Ortvin Sarapu of Auckland
1977_in_New_Zealand
List of world records for men's 100m sprint
1930 +0.4 10.38 Eddie Tolan United States Los Angeles, USA 1 August 1932 Ralph Metcalfe Budapest, Hungary 12 August 1933 Eulace Peacock Oslo, Norway 6
Men's 100 metres world record progression
Men's_100_metres_world_record_progression
Affairs – Walter Nash then Keith Holyoake. Attorney-General – Rex Mason, then Ralph Hanan. Chief Justice — Sir Harold Barrowclough Leader of the Opposition
1960_in_New_Zealand
assistant Link (Zack Ward) that humanity is worthy of existence over a game of chess after Link activates the station's self-destruct sequence, believing that
List of The Outer Limits (1995 TV series) episodes
List_of_The_Outer_Limits_(1995_TV_series)_episodes
companies in boxing history Anjelina Belakovskaia GSAS 2001, M.S. U.S. Women's Chess Champion 1995, 1996, 1999 Moe Berg ARTS 1918–1919* Major League baseball
List of New York University alumni
List_of_New_York_University_alumni
Australian chess grandmaster (born 1960)
Australian Chess Enterprises. ISBN 1-87571-607-6. Ian Rogers, Ralph Shaw (2021). Terrey Shaw - Australian Chess Ironman. Australian Chess Enterprises
Ian_Rogers_(chess_player)
the Geeks, Oddballs, and Geniuses Who Make Up America's Top High School Chess Team. Penguin. ISBN 9781592403387. Retrieved June 29, 2010. "Dan Shulman
List of Jews in sports (non-players)
List_of_Jews_in_sports_(non-players)
Mary (née Nicholson), the widow of the Hon. John Verney, eldest son of Ralph Verney, 1st Earl Verney. Verney sat as Liberal Member of Parliament for
Verney baronets of Claydon House (1818)
Verney_baronets_of_Claydon_House_(1818)
11/12/11 Directed by Jorma Taccone John Solomon "Seducing Women Through Chess" 11/19/11 Written by Andy Samberg and John Solomon "Batman" 12/3/11 The
List of Saturday Night Live short films
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Canadian comedian and actor
currently in a relationship with Lauren Cantrell. He became a fan of playing chess online during the COVID-19 pandemic and is a fan of the work of Kurt Vonnegut
Jack_Innanen
English actor (born 1990)
(2017) and The Queen's Gambit (2020), both for Netflix; his performance as chess champion Benny Watts in The Queen's Gambit earned him a nomination for the
Thomas_Brodie-Sangster
French basketball player (born 2004)
an avid chess player and has played with fans in Washington Square Park, in New York City. In summer 2025, he organized a Hoop Gambit chess tournament
Victor_Wembanyama
Football team of the University of Oklahoma
(February 23, 2008). "Why OU won back its victories". The Oklahoman. Russo, Ralph D. (December 7, 2008). "Missouri 21, Oklahoma 62". Yahoo! Sports. Archived
Oklahoma_Sooners_football
(first represented England in 1921) Raymond Dennis Keene, OBE (born 1948), Chess Grandmaster: 59–66 Oliver Lam-Watson (born 1991), Paralympic fencer, won
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Lake. Minister of Foreign Affairs – Keith Holyoake. Attorney-General – Ralph Hanan. Chief Justice — Sir Harold Barrowclough Leader of the Opposition
1962_in_New_Zealand
founder, and editor Ashley Judd Actress Naomi Judd Musician Gregory Kaidanov Chess grandmaster Austin Kearns Major League Baseball player Paul Levy Writer
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Film by Richard Eyre
Ralph Cortés, striking up a conversation with him at a chess café. Over several meetings, Ralph – unaware of Peter's true identity – explains his twelve-year-long
The_Other_Man_(2008_film)
Canadian actress (born 1941)
portal Film portal Television portal Theatre portal Women portal Lucas, Ralph (September 17, 2014). "Roberta Maxwell". "A short trip for Roberta Maxwell"
Roberta_Maxwell
Jurgis Baltrušaitis Lithuania 2 May 1873 3 January 1944 Poet, translator Ralph Henry Barbour United States 13 November 1870 19 February 1944 Novelist Phyllis
2015_in_public_domain
Day of the year
and novelist (died 1997) 1923 – Svetozar Gligorić, Serbian and Yugoslav chess grandmaster (died 2012) 1923 – Bonita Granville, American actress and producer
February_2
Chess tournament
The Seychelles National Chess Championship is a chess tournament organized by the Seychelles Chess Federation. There are separate championships for men
Seychelles_Chess_Championship
Calendar year
Craig Brewer, American film director December 7 Vladimir Akopian, Armenian chess player Larisa Alexandrovna Horton, Ukrainian-American feminist December
1971
British mathematician and codebreaker (1913–2009)
plays (such as Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard) and supervised the school chess team. He also came out of retirement temporarily to teach Mathematics at
Shaun_Wylie
Month of 1978
spiritual leader of Egypt's Sunni Muslims Anatoly Karpov retained the World Chess Championship as challenger Viktor Korchnoi resigned from the 32nd game,
October_1978
Decade
Kethe, exiled in Geneva. Ruy López de Segura develops modern techniques of chess playing in Spain. William Baldwin's Beware the Cat (written early 1553)
1560s
RALPH CHESS
RALPH CHESS
Male
English
Medieval form of English Ralph, RAFE means "wise wolf."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Ralph.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name composed of Germanic rad ‘counsel’, ‘advice’ + wolf ‘wolf’. This was first introduced into England by Scandinavian settlers in the Old Norse form Ráðulfr, and was reinforced after the Conquest by the Norman form Ra(d)ulf. Compare German Rudolf.
Male
English
English form of Norman French Raulf, RALPH means "wise wolf."
Boy/Male
Teutonic German
Famous wolf.
Male
English
Pet form of English Ralph, RALPHIE means "wise wolf."
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindu, Indian, Swedish, Swiss, Teutonic
Wolf Counselor; Form of Ralph Wolf Counsel; Famous Wolf; Wise; Strong
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Variant of Randolph
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Relf.
Boy/Male
Teutonic American Shakespearean Scandinavian English
Strong.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Scandinavian, Swedish, Swiss, Teutonic
Wolf Counsellor; Wise Protector; Wise Wolf
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant spelling of Ralph.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Success; Attainment
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 2' Ralph Mouldy, a country soldier.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Rolf.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Ralph.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from a medieval form of the personal name Ralph.
Boy/Male
Anglo, Australian, British, Dutch, English, German, Scandinavian, Teutonic
Wolf Counsel; Famous Wolf
Boy/Male
German
Powerful; ruler. Famous Bearer: philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1832). Abbreviation of...
Female
English
Feminine form of English Ralph, RALPHINA means "wise wolf."
RALPH CHESS
RALPH CHESS
Boy/Male
French, German
Desired
Boy/Male
Muslim
Old Arabic name
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hersom.Jewish : of uncertain origin; perhaps a reduced form of German Herschsohn, a patronymic from Hersch (Yiddish Hersh).
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Modern
Intelligent
Girl/Female
Indian, Kannada
Happy Life
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire and Cumbria)
English (Lancashire and Cumbria) : probably a habitational name from Swinglehurst in Bowland Forest, West Yorkshire, so named from Old English swīn ‘hog’, ‘wild boar’ + hyll ‘hill’ + hyrst ‘wooded ridge’.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi
Mercury Planet
Boy/Male
English Hebrew
and Zachary.
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Isai, ISAY means "God is salvation."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Lord Venkateshwara
RALPH CHESS
RALPH CHESS
RALPH CHESS
RALPH CHESS
RALPH CHESS
n.
A piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber; -- used in composition, as in axletree, boottree, chesstree, crosstree, whiffletree, and the like.
a.
Taught by use, practice, or experience, experienced; having facility of operation or performance from practice; knowing and ready from much practice; clever; skillful; as, an expert surgeon; expert in chess or archery.
n.
The chief piece in the game of chess.
n.
A square or oblong piece of thin wood or other material used for some special purpose, as, a molding board; a board or surface painted or arranged for a game; as, a chessboard; a backgammon board.
n.
Any contest of skill in which there are many contestents for championship; as, a chess tournament.
n.
The most powerful, and except the king the most important, piece in a set of chessmen.
n.
A piece used in the game of chess.
n.
A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head.
n.
A troublesome grass, growing as a weed in grain fields; -- called also chess. See Chess.
n.
One of the piece with which certain games, as chess or draughts, are played.
n.
A piece used in the game of chess, bearing a representation of a bishop's miter; -- formerly called archer.
pl.
of Chessman
n.
A move, as at chess or checkers.
n.
A name sometimes given to the raven.
n.
A piece, made to represent a castle, used in the game of chess; a rook.
n.
The board used in the game of chess, having eight rows of alternate light and dark squares, eight in each row. See Checkerboard.
n.
A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece.
n.
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.