n.
Pronunciation: ' ches
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English ches, from Anglo-French escheks, eschés, plural of eschec check at chess ― more at CHECK
Date: 14th century
: a game for 2 players each of whom moves 16 pieces according to fixed rules across a checkerboard and tries to checkmate the opponent's king
chessboard with chess pieces arranged as at the beginning of a game