A variant of chess played on two chessboards by four players in teams of two. Each player plays the other colour of pieces than their teammate, to whom they pass the pieces they capture from their opponent. The teammate can then choose to put one of these pieces on their board as an alternative way of making a move.

plural of chess piece

A board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in China.

A chess variant: chess with unusual rules or pieces. / Synonym of fairy problem: an unusual chess problem.

plural of chess player

An exceptionally skillful chess player, especially one who has won a major competition.

The equipment needed to play chess: a set of chess pieces and a chessboard.

(computer games, chess) The game of chess involving a computer able to play autonomously, i.e. without human guidance.

(chess) A form of chess in which all moves must be made within a specified short time.

A hybrid sport involving alternating rounds of chess and boxing.