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chess
/tʃɛs/
Definition
1
A legendary two-player board game of strategy where players attempt to outsmart each other until someone inevitably flips the board in frustration.
2
A psychological warfare simulator masquerading as a game played on an 8x8 grid.
Examples
My grandfather taught me to play chess, which is a polite way of saying he spent years crushing my spirit with his bishops.
I told my date I was a grandmaster at chess, but I was clearly just projecting my delusional ambition to look intellectual.
It is remarkable how one can stare at a wooden knight for forty minutes and still manage to make the absolute worst move possible.