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Chess

/tʃˈɛs/
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(noun) 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.

Robert got the better of Jack in the game of chess.
If you like, I will teach you to play chess.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He spent the whole afternoon playing ____ with his grandfather today.

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