chess players
Checkmate-seeking opponents
Chess players are people who play chess, the ancient strategy board game.
The term covers everyone from casual players to grandmasters.
Chess players are stereotypically intellectual and contemplative: He had the quiet intensity of a chess player.
Professional chess players compete in tournaments and may earn rankings from international federations.
- boardFlat rigid panel
- amateurNonprofessional participant
- moveChange location or act
- grandmasterSupreme competitive title
- noviceInexperienced newcomer to field
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- chesscheck, pawns, knights, rooks, pawn
- notable peoplepoliticians, artists, leaders, writers, scientists
- Greenwich VillageWashington Square Park, Christopher Street, West Village, Washington Square, Stonewall Inn
- math peoplemathematicians, mathletes, math tutors, professors, researchers
- athletesathlete, Olympian, champion, swimmers, runner
- biographiesbiography, biographies, autobiography, autobiographies, memoir
chess playersspectators
Those who observe events
observers · kibitzers · onlookers · bystanders · commentators
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