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- *1 : a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no [[legal]] move to [[play]] ...talemate ends the [[game]] in a draw. Stalemate is covered in the rules of chess.2 KB (301 words) - 02:32, 13 December 2020
- ...ost chess pieces is obvious, the pawn's etymology is fairly obscure. Since chess became prevalent in [[mainstream]] [[society]], many new uses have derived ...ces) [[weakest]] piece in the game of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess chess], [[representing]] infantry, or more particularly armed [https://en.wikiped3 KB (420 words) - 02:32, 13 December 2020
- ...l merchandise in marketing. The chess term, novelty, is used for a move in chess which has never been played before in a recorded [[game]].2 KB (372 words) - 01:20, 13 December 2020
- ...ed to chess, does not make the [[story]]'s theme the similarity of life to chess. Themes arise from the interplay of the plot, the characters, and the [[att3 KB (533 words) - 02:41, 13 December 2020
- ...on]] and only from black square to black square. (I don't know how to play chess so bear with me...) So, my [[perspective]] of life is limited to back and f Ah, but there are those that are above the chess board I am on, who know the [[realities]] of "pieces" that know [[different9 KB (1,410 words) - 23:17, 12 December 2020
- ...ists figuring out effective chess moves. You are a willing [[pawn]] on the chess board, trusting in your heavenly Commanders.4 KB (609 words) - 15:37, 23 January 2016
- ...extraordinary [[intellects]] are involved in [[adjusting]] and moving the chess pieces towards the resounding [[victory]] that is [[Light and Life]], and w4 KB (664 words) - 13:06, 22 September 2013
- :c : to move (as a chess piece) from the original position to one providing more [[opportunity]] for2 KB (330 words) - 00:58, 13 December 2020
- In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess chess], '''compensation''' refers to various (typically positional) advantages a2 KB (291 words) - 23:45, 12 December 2020
- ...music]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judit_Polg%C3%A1r Judit Polgár] in chess, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Friedrich_Gauss Carl Friedrich Gauss]2 KB (364 words) - 02:32, 13 December 2020
- ::c. Chess. The pieces other than pawns. Obs. rare.2 KB (322 words) - 22:26, 12 December 2020
- ...to any situation in which no [[progress]] can be made. A [[stalemate]] in chess is a common example.2 KB (330 words) - 23:58, 12 December 2020
- *5 : to threaten (a piece in chess) with [[immediate]] capture2 KB (342 words) - 23:40, 12 December 2020
- ...for the next six months before presenting it in court. It was an automaton chess player dressed in traditional Turkish costume. ...position on the board. In this way, the android was able to play a game of chess against a real human opponent.8 KB (1,313 words) - 23:43, 12 December 2020
- *4 : the principal piece of each [[color]] in chess having the [[power]] to move ordinarily one square in any direction and to3 KB (519 words) - 01:38, 13 December 2020
- "The game of chess has progressed well and the winning moves are laid in front of you, with a4 KB (681 words) - 17:06, 27 December 2010
- *3: a chess piece, typically with its top shaped like a horse's head, that moves by jum7 KB (1,063 words) - 01:20, 13 December 2020
- ...with individuals I did not even know or care to know. It was like I was a chess piece that was moved about. I would meet and speak with a great deal of ind6 KB (1,143 words) - 17:40, 26 December 2010
- ...marvelous machines now competing with chess masters, but it took a greater chess master to program that machine.15 KB (2,488 words) - 15:53, 21 August 2022
- ...ur [[seeds]]. We're not talking about [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess chess] and we're not talking about [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poker poker] an7 KB (1,168 words) - 22:57, 12 December 2020