chess
/tʃes/noun
उच्चारण चेस
शतरंज
Basic word
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a game for two people played on a board marked with black and white squares, using 16 pieces each; the aim is to put the other player's king in a position from which it cannot escape (checkmate)
शतरंज
- a game of chess
- My grandfather taught me to play chess.
- Chess is a good way to practise planning ahead.
+ 2 more examples
- Viswanathan Anand is one of India's greatest chess players.
- They played chess in the park every Sunday.
Synonyms shatranj chaturanga board game
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
chess (uncountable, no article)
Chess is the name of a game and is uncountable; no article is used and the verb is singular.
Chess एक खेल का नाम है और uncountable है; इसके साथ article नहीं आता और verb singular होती है।
- Chess is a game of strategy.
- My uncle taught me chess.
play chess (with / against sb)
Use play for the game; with sb is friendly and against sb suggests a match.
खेल के लिए play आता है; 'with sb' मित्रवत और 'against sb' मुकाबले का संकेत देता है।
- Radhika plays chess with her grandfather.
- He played chess against the district champion.
a game / match / move of chess
To count it, use a game of chess, a chess match or a chess move; you cannot say a chess.
गिनने के लिए 'a game of chess', 'a chess match' या 'a chess move' कहें; 'a chess' नहीं कहा जाता।
- They played three games of chess.
- It was a clever chess move.
chess + noun (as a modifier)
Chess often acts as a modifier, forming chess club, chess piece, chess master and chess tournament.
Chess प्रायः modifier की तरह आकर chess club, chess piece, chess master और chess tournament बनाता है।
- The school has a chess club.
- A chess piece fell under the table.
chess terms as everyday phrases
Chess gives English phrases such as stalemate, checkmate, pawn and make a move, and people use them outside the game too.
Chess से stalemate, checkmate, pawn और make a move जैसे अंग्रेज़ी वाक्यांश मिले हैं, जिन्हें लोग खेल के बाहर भी प्रयोग करते हैं।
- The negotiations reached a stalemate.
- He was only a pawn in the political game.
+Collocations 5
verb + chess
playlearnteachmastertake up
- Many children take up chess after watching Anand play.
chess + noun
boardpiecechampiontournamentgrandmaster
- The chess tournament begins in March.
adjective + chess
competitiveonlinespeedprofessionalinternational
- Online chess became very popular during the lockdown.
chess pieces
kingqueenrookbishopknight
- The knight is the only piece that can jump over others.
chess + competition terms
openingendgameratingtitleclock
- The chess clock ran out before she could make her move.
“More examples 6
- Chess teaches patience and the habit of thinking ahead.
Chess धैर्य और आगे की सोचने की आदत सिखाता है।
- Viswanathan Anand is India's most famous chess player.
विश्वनाथन आनंद भारत के सबसे प्रसिद्ध chess खिलाड़ी हैं।
- The boys played chess under the banyan tree.
लड़कों ने बरगद के पेड़ के नीचे chess खेला।
- Radhika joined the school chess club in Class IX.
राधिका ने कक्षा IX में स्कूल का chess club ज्वाइन किया।
- In chess, the queen is the most powerful piece.
chess में रानी सबसे शक्तिशाली मोहरा होती है।
- Radhika solved a chess puzzle in two moves.
राधिका ने दो चालों में chess की एक पहेली हल कर दी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He plays the chess every evening.
✓ He plays chess every evening.
No article is used before the name of a game.
खेल के नाम से पहले article नहीं लगता।
✗ Chess are my favourite game.
✓ Chess is my favourite game.
Chess is singular, even though it ends in -s.
Chess -s पर समाप्त होने के बावजूद singular है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
shatranj chaturanga board game
§Grammar and usage
Keep the chess pieces: king, queen, rook (castle), bishop, knight, pawn.
शतरंज के मोहरे याद रखिए: king (राजा), queen (वज़ीर), rook (हाथी), bishop (ऊँट), knight (घोड़ा), pawn (प्यादा)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Chessboard, chess piece, checkmate (a winning position; complete defeat), stalemate (a position in which neither player can win; a situation where no progress is possible).
Collocations: chessboard, chess piece, checkmate (जीतने की स्थिति, शह और मात; पूर्ण पराजय), stalemate (ऐसी स्थिति जिसमें कोई न जीत सके; प्रगति असंभव, गतिरोध)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Chess originated in India as chaturanga (about the 6th century); Viswanathan Anand was India's first Grandmaster (1988) and a five-time world champion; D Gukesh became the youngest undisputed world chess champion in 2024; 20 July is International Chess Day.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: शतरंज की उत्पत्ति भारत में चतुरंग के रूप में हुई (लगभग छठी शताब्दी); विश्वनाथन आनंद भारत के पहले ग्रैंडमास्टर (1988) और पाँच बार के विश्व चैंपियन थे; डी गुकेश 2024 में सबसे युवा निर्विवाद विश्व शतरंज चैंपियन बने; 20 जुलाई अंतर्राष्ट्रीय शतरंज दिवस है।