■ noun a board game of strategic skill for two players, the object of which is to put the opponent's king under a direct attack, leading to checkmate.
Origin
ME: from OFr. esches , plural of eschec (see check 1 ).
■ noun a board game of strategic skill for two players, the object of which is to put the opponent's king under a direct attack, leading to checkmate.
Origin
ME: from OFr. esches , plural of eschec (see check 1 ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004