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Western chess

Western chess noun: synonym of chess.

Noun

Western chess (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of chess.
    • The want of a queen, and the limited moves of the men, restrict the combination in the Chinese game more than in the Western chess, but it has its own elements of skill.1890, Thomas B. Rowland, Frideswide F. Rowland, Chess Player's Annual and Club Directory, 4 edition, page 23
    • There may be a combination with Chinese chess, which differs both from Western chess and the Japanese version (shogi). The Chinese chessboard has a river in the middle, so this may have been a map at one time.1969, Kurt Rosenwald, edited by Charles Monaghan, Book World, volume 3, numbers 27–52, page 2
    Synonyms:
    chess

Synonyms of Western chess

Questions about Western chess

What does Western chess mean?
Western chess means synonym of chess.
What part of speech is Western chess?
Western chess is a noun.

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