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    chess

    US /tʃɛs/

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    UK /tʃes/

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    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Game of mental strategy for two players
    I like to play chess at school
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)The set of pieces used to play the game of chess.
    The chess were arranged on the board, ready for the match.
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A chess problem or puzzle.
    He enjoys solving chess in the newspaper.
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)The activity of playing chess.
    Chess is a popular pastime in many countries.

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    • It's like five-men chess when everybody's moving at once.

      It's like five-men chess when everybody's moving at once.

    B1

    Should You Trust Your Gut Instinct?

    04:26Should You Trust Your Gut Instinct?
    • the future and more to do with pattern recognition. If I showed you this layout of an actual chess

      the future and more to do with pattern recognition. If I showed you this layout of an actual chess

    • game for 5 seconds, could you reproduce it? Studies show that most chess novices can recreate

      game for 5 seconds, could you reproduce it? Studies show that most chess novices can recreate

    B1

    Knock At The Cabin's Rupert Grint Answers Your Questions | Actually Me

    07:45Knock At The Cabin's Rupert Grint Answers Your Questions | Actually Me
    • I've like a piece of the chess piece.

      I've like a piece of the chess piece.

    • I have, like, a piece of the the the chess piece.

      I have, like, a piece of the the the chess piece.

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    Casually Explained: Bitcoin

    10:38Casually Explained: Bitcoin
    • In brief, the reason the Bitcoin network was innovative was because in 2008, anonymous chess grandmaster Satoshi Nakamoto proposed a solution to a problem that had been plaguing digital currencies for decades, which is if I want to buy two large pizzas from Papa John's, but I have no cash to do it, how do I send the money digitally without a financial institution having to verify the transaction between us?

      In brief, the reason the Bitcoin network was innovative was because in 2008, anonymous chess grandmaster Satoshi Nakamoto proposed a solution to a problem that had been plaguing digital currencies for decades, which is if I want to buy two large pizzas from Papa John's, but I have no cash to do it, how do I send the money digitally without a financial institution having to verify the transaction between us?

    • In brief, the reason the Bitcoin network was innovative was because in 2008, anonymous chess grandmaster Satoshi Nakamoto proposed a solution to a problem that had been plaguing digital currencies for decades, which is: if I want to buy two large pizzas from Papa John's,

      In brief, the reason the Bitcoin network was innovative was because in 2008, anonymous chess grandmaster Satoshi Nakamoto proposed a solution to a problem that had been plaguing digital currencies for decades, which is: if I want to buy two large pizzas from Papa John's,

    B1

    A Spring Heat Wave | March 27, 2025

    10:00A Spring Heat Wave | March 27, 2025
    • I read a lot of science and medicine, played chess.

      I read a lot of science and medicine, played chess.

    • I read a lot of science and medicine, played chess.

      I read a lot of science and medicine, played chess.

    B1

    Online Poker’s Dirty Secret

    09:56Online Poker’s Dirty Secret
    • So there's a reason a computer beat Garry Kasparov at chess decades before a machine could compete on a poker table.

      So there's a reason a computer beat Garry Kasparov at chess decades before a machine could compete on a poker table.

    • So there's a reason a computer beat Garry Kasparov at chess decades before a machine could compete on a poker table.

      So there's a reason a computer beat Garry Kasparov at chess decades before a machine could compete on a poker table.

    B1

    How to Pack for Summer Camp ? How to Summer Camp

    03:08How to Pack for Summer Camp ? How to Summer Camp
    • Light and small games like Mad Libs, mini chess sets, or Uno can transform an average night into a mini party.

      Light and small games like Mad Libs, mini chess sets, or Uno can transform an average night into a mini party.

    • Light and small games like Mad Libs, mini chess sets, or UNO can transform an average night into a mini party.

      Light and small games like Mad Libs, mini chess sets, or UNO can transform an average night into a mini party.

    B1

    *every time denmark speaks in hetalia (dub)

    04:40*every time denmark speaks in hetalia (dub)
    • Come on, let's get back to the station and do the chess, I win this time.

      Come on, let's get back to the station and do the chess, I win this time.

    • Come on, let's get back to the station and do the chess, I'll win this time!

      Come on, let's get back to the station and do the chess, I'll win this time!

    B1

    The Sicilian Defense | 10-Minute Chess Openings

    09:36The Sicilian Defense | 10-Minute Chess Openings
    • In today's 10-minute chess opening video, you're going to learn the Sicilian defense for the black pieces, but if I'm being completely honest, what I always tell people is you should not be playing the Sicilian until you're at least 2,000, which might sound completely different than something you've been told before or crazy, but it's one of the most complex and interesting and just crazy systems that's out there.

      In today's 10-minute chess opening video, you're going to learn the Sicilian defense for the black pieces, but if I'm being completely honest, what I always tell people is you should not be playing the Sicilian until you're at least 2,000, which might sound completely different than something you've been told before or crazy, but it's one of the most complex and interesting and just crazy systems that's out there.

    • In today's 10-minute chess opening video, you're going to learn the Sicilian defense for the black pieces.

      In today's 10-minute chess opening video, you're going to learn the Sicilian defense for the black pieces.

    B1

    32 Incredible Easter Eggs You Missed in Harry Potter Movies

    11:4732 Incredible Easter Eggs You Missed in Harry Potter Movies
    • Hermione enter the wizard's chess room, the remnants of Professor Quirrell's chess match can be seen around the edge of the room, giving the audience another clue that someone had come this way recently.

      Hermione enter the wizard's chess room, the remnants of Professor Quirrell's chess match can be seen around the edge of the room, giving the audience another clue that someone had come this way recently.

    • Chess room, the remnants of Professor Quirrell's chess match can be seen around the edge of

      Chess room, the remnants of Professor Quirrell's chess match can be seen around the edge of

    B2