chess /ˈʧɛs/
 象棋,國際象棋


 Chess n.  A game played on a chessboard, by two persons, with two differently colored sets of men, sixteen in each set. Each player has a king, a queen, two bishops, two knights, two castles or rooks, and eight pawns.


 Chess, n. Bot. A species of brome grass (Bromus secalinus) which is a troublesome weed in wheat fields, and is often erroneously regarded as degenerate or changed wheat; it bears a very slight resemblance to oats, and if reaped and ground up with wheat, so as to be used for food, is said to produce narcotic effects; -- called also cheat and Willard's bromus. [U. S.]
 Note: ☞ Other species of brome grass are called upright chess, soft chess, etc.

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 chess
      n 1: weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a
           weed especially in wheat [syn: cheat, {Bromus
           secalinus]
      2: a game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to
         specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's
         king [syn: chess game]