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VocabJLPT N1

chess

Noun

Definitions

1. chess
2. Chess

A loanword referring to the board game chess, played between two players on an eight-by-eight grid with various pieces each having distinct movement rules. The word is used just as in English, in contexts involving games, strategy, and competitions.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Even if you lose, good sportsmanship matters in chess until the very end.

Sentence 2

Making the same mistake over and over — in chess, that's instant checkmate, isn't it?

Sentence 3

I felt like I was being moved around like a chess piece.

Sentence 4

On the way home, I dropped my chess piece and panicked!

Sentence 5

"Want to enter a chess tournament?" someone asked me.