Phrase Hound found 61 phrases and 34 compound words that contain chess. The most common are listed below. Open chess in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 61
- chess setThe equipment needed to play chess: a set of chess pieces and a chessboard.
- chess playerA human or computer that plays the game of chess.
- chess pieceAny of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess.
- chess clockA device consisting of two clocks and a switch for running one at a time, used in chess and other games to measure how much time each player takes.
- Chess Game
- blitz chessChess played at a quick time control, with each side getting about five minutes to make their moves. Blitz chess is played at a variety of time controls, primarily 3+0 (three minutes per side), 3+2 (three minutes per side plus two extra …
- bughouse chessA 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 …
- chess boxingA hybrid sport involving alternating rounds of chess and boxing.
- computer chessThe game of chess involving a computer able to play autonomously, i.e. without human guidance.
- international chessSynonym of chess: A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.
- rapid chessChess played at a relatively quick time control, with each side getting about 15 minutes to make their moves.
- bullet chessChess played at an extremely fast time control, with each side getting one minute (or occasionally slightly more) total to make all their moves.
- chess masterAn exceptionally skillful chess player, especially one who has won a major competition.
- classical chessChess played at a slow time control, with games taking up to several hours (the most common format at professional tournaments).
- Western chessSynonym of chess: A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.
- chess engineSoftware that plays chess autonomously, i.e. without human guidance.
- chess-likeAlternative form of chesslike: Characteristic of or resembling chess.
- blindfold chessA form of chess in which players do not see or touch the pieces, and rely only on their memory and mental image.
- Manchu chessA board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in Manchuria.
- chess boxerSomeone who participates in chess boxing.
- fairy chessA chess variant: chess with unusual rules or pieces.
- Alice chessA chess variant that employs two chessboards; as each move is made, the moved piece is transferred to the same square on the other chessboard.
- chess boardAlternative form of chessboard: A square playing surface divided into eight rows and eight columns, forming sixty-four equal squares arranged in an alternating pattern of colors across both rows and columns.
- chess cakeA tart made with eggs, sugar, and butter.
- chess clocksplural of chess clock: A device consisting of two clocks and a switch for running one at a time, used in chess and other games to measure how much time each player takes.
Compound words 34
- chessboardA square playing surface divided into eight rows and eight columns, forming sixty-four equal squares arranged in an alternating pattern of colors across both rows and columns.
- ChesserA habitational surname.
- orthochessThe conventional game and rules of chess.
- chesslikeCharacteristic of or resembling chess.
- chessclockAlternative spelling of chess clock: A device consisting of two clocks and a switch for running one at a time, used in chess and other games to measure how much time each player takes.
- chessdomThe world of chess.
- chessplayerAlternative spelling of chess player: A human or computer that plays the game of chess.
- antichessA misère variant of chess, in which each player attempts to lose all of their pieces or to be stalemated.
- holochessThe game of chess played with holograms rather than physical pieces.
- hyperchessA multidimensional form of the game of chess.