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Alice chess

Alice chess noun: a chess variant that employs two chessboards; as each move is made, the moved piece is transferred to the same square on the other chessboard.

Noun

Alice chess (uncountable)

  1. A chess variant that employs two chessboards; as each move is made, the moved piece is transferred to the same square on the other chessboard.

Origin of Alice chess

Named after the protagonist of Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass, who travelled through a mirror and encountered characters based on chess pieces.

Questions about Alice chess

What does Alice chess mean?
Alice chess means a chess variant that employs two chessboards; as each move is made, the moved piece is transferred to the same square on the other chessboard.
What part of speech is Alice chess?
Alice chess is a noun.

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