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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

chess [tʃεs]
  1. 1. noun [u] 象棋

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

chess [ʧes]
  1. 1. n.[u] [Botany] 雀麦
    Chess is not a very common weed and is mainly found in cereal crops.
    雀麦不是一种非常常见的杂草,它主要分布谷类作物中。
  2. 2. noun [Person Name] 切斯
  3. 3. n.[u] 国际象棋
    At six he could already play chess at an advanced level.
    6岁的时候已经能玩高级别的国际象棋了。

Collins English-English Dictionary

chess [tʃεs]
  1. 1. n a game of skill for two players using a chessboard on which chessmen are moved. Initially each player has one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns, which have different types of moves according to kind. The object is to checkmate the opponent's king
  2. 2. n [Etymology] C13: from Old French esches, plural of eschec check (at chess); see check
chess [tʃεs]
  1. 1. n a less common name for rye-brome
  2. 2. n [Etymology] C18: of unknown origin
chess [tʃεs]
  1. 1. n a floorboard of the deck of a pontoon bridge
  2. 2. n [Etymology] C15 (in the sense: layer, tier): from Old French chasse frame, from Latin capsa box

Examples

to initiate someone into the game of chess
教某人开始下国际象棋
his mastery of chess
他的棋艺(或棋术)
He is a chess master.
他是国际象棋大师。
My chess set is incomplete. It lost a man.
我的国际象棋不全了,缺了个棋子。
Castling is a move that everyone should strive to make while playing chess.
王车易位是每个人在玩象棋时都应尽力走出的一步棋。

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