chess
Sixty-four squares
Chess is a board game for two players, each commanding sixteen pieces—king, queen, bishops, knights, rooks, and pawns—moved according to fixed rules across sixty-four squares.
The goal is checkmate: trapping the opponent's king so it cannot escape capture.
Chess has a reputation for intellectual depth, spawning terms like chess match and chess move for any strategic contest: The negotiations became a chess match between the two governments.
Male crowned ruler
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- rookChess piece or corvid
- bishopDiocesan clergy head
- knightHonored mounted soldier
pawn · Staunton · castling · promotion · capture · exchange · fianchetto · outpost
Top-ranked chess player
Pointed metal fastener
- forkTined eating tool
- skewerPointed cooking rod
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- decoyFalse target for misdirection
overloading · undermining · attraction · sacrifice · clearance · windmill · desperado · interference
Multi-round competitive event
- grandmasterSupreme competitive title
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
- blitzSwift, overwhelming offensive
- bulletFired metal projectile
rapid · classical · correspondence · match · championship · candidate · title · arbiter
Four-sided equal figures
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- fileStored collection of data
- diagonalSlanting line or path
a1 · h8 · algebraic · coordinate · 64 · setup · position · notation
Partner or companion
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- drawCreate with pencil
Risky opening for advantage
- defenseProtection against harm
- variationChange from a norm
- SicilianFrom Italy's largest island
- ItalianOf or from Rome's country
French · English · Scotch · Vienna · London · Catalan · Berlin
Arranging for future events
- positionalRelating to placement
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
- tempoRate of musical performance
initiative · development · control · space · centralization · coordination · blockade · outpost
Mathematical problem-solving process
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
memory · intuition · evaluation · blindfold · problem-solving
king
Male crowned ruler
knight · pawn · Staunton · castling · promotion · capture · exchange · fianchetto · outpost · battery
Carlsen
Top-ranked chess player
pin
Pointed metal fastener
- forkTined eating tool
- skewerPointed cooking rod
- deflectionChange in trajectory
decoy · overloading · undermining · attraction · sacrifice · clearance · windmill · desperado · interference
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
- grandmasterSupreme competitive title
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
- blitzSwift, overwhelming offensive
bullet · rapid · classical · correspondence · match · championship · candidate · title · arbiter · clock
squares
Four-sided equal figures
diagonal · a1 · h8 · algebraic · coordinate · 64 · setup · position · notation · centerboard
mate
Partner or companion
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- drawCreate with pencil
gambit
Risky opening for advantage
Italian · French · English · Scotch · Vienna · London · Catalan · Berlin
planning
Arranging for future events
- positionalRelating to placement
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
tempo · initiative · development · control · space · centralization · coordination · blockade · outpost · squeeze
calculation
Mathematical problem-solving process
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
concentration · memory · intuition · evaluation · blindfold · problem-solving
- competitive activitiespoker, tennis, golf, swimming, running
- gamesboard games, card games, board game, card game, video games
- games and pastimescard games, dice, board games, children's games, backgammon
- pastimeshobbies, amusement, puzzles, cards, crafting
- playplay, free play, games, played, toys
- problem-solvingproblem solving, puzzles, riddles, logic, solutions
chessslots
Narrow elongated openings
slot machines · roulette · lottery · craps · bingo
chesswrestling
Combat sport requiring holds
boxing · sprinting · football · marathon running · weightlifting
chesschaos
Complete disorder and confusion
randomness · disorder · anarchy · entropy · pandemonium
- check outSettle up and leave
- check inConfirm your arrival
- check it outCasual urging to observe
- rain checkPromise to reschedule
- check onConfirm the status of
- double checkVerify a second time
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