チェス

ちぇす
noun
chess
leisure
1. chess
The board game of chess, played between two players on a checkered board with 16 pieces each.
チェスを指(さ)す。
To play chess.
友達(ともだち)とオンラインでチェスをした。
I played chess online with a friend.
チェスは将棋(しょうぎ)と似(に)ているが、取(と)った駒(こま)を使(つか)えない点(てん)が違(ちが)う。
Chess is similar to shogi, but differs in that captured pieces cannot be reused.

Usage

The verb used with チェス is 指(さ)す (the same verb used for 将棋(しょうぎ)), though チェスをする and チェスをやる are also common.

Chess is less popular than 将棋(しょうぎ) in Japan, but has a dedicated following. 将棋(しょうぎ) is the Japanese equivalent board game.

Common collocations

Related Words

Related: 将棋(しょうぎ) (shogi (Japanese chess))
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