1. a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king; [syn: chess, chess game]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
chess game
n 1: a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces
according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the
opponent's king [syn: chess, chess game]