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noun /ʧɛs/

a) A two-player board game played with a board of eight rows of eight squares of alternating colours and 16 pieces for each player: eight pawns, two knights, two rooks, two bishops, a queen and a king; the aim is to get the opponents king in a position on the board such that it cannot avoid being captured (the state known as checkmate).

b) A type of grass, generally considered a weed.

See Also: chessboard, chess clock, chessman, chess piece, chess set, computer chess