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   chess

   /tʃɛs/

   noun

   • 1. a board game of strategic skill for two players, played on a chequered board on which each playing piece is moved according to precise rules. The object is to put the opponent's king under a direct attack from which escape is impossible (checkmate).

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French esches, plural of eschec ‘a check’ (see check1).

   Scrabble Points: 10

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