chess

¹chess

noun \ˈches\

Definition of CHESS

: a game for 2 players each of whom moves 16 pieces according to fixed rules across a checkerboard and tries to checkmate the opponent's king

Illustration of CHESS

Origin of CHESS

Middle English ches, from Anglo-French escheks, eschés, plural of eschec check at chess — more at check

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with CHESS

bless, cess, cress, dress, ess, fess, guess, jess, less, loess, mess, ness, press, s, stress, tress, yes