Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
chess
chess /tʃes/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: esches, plural of escec; ⇨ ↑check2]
a game for two players, who move their playing pieces according to particular rules across a special board to try to trap their opponent’s ↑king (=most important piece): They meet fairly often to play chess. • • • COLLOCATIONS verbs ▪ play chessDo you want to play chess? chess + NOUN ▪ a chess playerToday, many chess players have online games. ▪ a chess game/matchWho won the chess game? ▪ a chess board (=with black and white squares on it)There was a chess board set up on the table. ▪ a chess piece (=one that you move around the board)Some of the chess pieces were missing. ▪ a chess set (=a complete group of the different chess pieces)She gave him a beautifully carved wooden chess set. ▪ a chess moveYou first have to learn the basic chess moves. ▪ a chess championship/tournament (=a chess competition)Ray's taking part in a chess tournament. ▪ a chess cluba member of the school chess club ▪ a chess master (=a very skilled player)An eight year-old who can beat a chess master is remarkable. ▪ a chess grand master (=the highest title a chess player can get)Bobby Fischer was an American chess grandmaster. ▪ the chess worldHe's a star of the chess world.