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chess
verbs
play chess
• Do you want to play chess?
chess + NOUN
a chess player
• Today, many chess players have online games.
a chess game/match
• Who 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 move
• You 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 club
• a 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 world
• He's a star of the chess world.
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noun ADJ. computer, machine QUANT. game VERB + CHESS play CHESS + NOUN board, piece, set, table | move | position | grandmaster, master, player | buff | championship, match, tournament | club | computer | world a star of the chess world
Oxford Collocations Dictionary