Found 3 items, similar to Chess.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: chess catur
English → English (WordNet) Definition: chess chess n 1: weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat [syn: cheat, Bromus secalinus ] 2: a game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king [syn: chess game]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Chess Chess \Chess\, n. (Bot.) A species of brome grass (Bromus secalinus) which is a troublesome weed in wheat fields, and is often erroneously regarded as degenerate or changed wheat; it bears a very slight resemblance to oats, and if reaped and ground up with wheat, so as to be used for food, is said to produce narcotic effects; -- called also cheat and Willard's bromus. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] Note: Other species of brome grass are called upright chess , soft chess, etc. [1913 Webster] Chess \Chess\ (ch[e^]s), n. [OE. ches, F. ['e]checs, prop. pl. of ['e]chec check. See 1st Check.] A game played on a chessboard, by two persons, with two differently colored sets of men, sixteen in each set. Each player has a king, a queen, two bishops, two knights, two castles or rooks, and eight pawns. [1913 Webster]