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chess in Dutch

chess in Dutch is schaakspel, schaken, schaak — chess means a strategy board game for two players, played on a chequered board with sixteen pieces per side, aiming to trap (checkmate) the opponent's king.

chess in Dutch

schaakspel
noun
A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.
schaken
noun
A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.
schaak
noun
A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.

What does "chess" mean?

  1. noun A strategy board game for two players, played on a chequered board with sixteen pieces per side, aiming to trap (checkmate) the opponent's king.
    "My grandfather taught me chess using an old wooden set."
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chess in a sentence

  • My grandfather taught me chess using an old wooden set.
  • At the tender age of 20, Penguingm1 is already one of the best hyperbullet and ultrabullet chess players in the world.

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What is "chess" in Dutch?
"chess" in Dutch is schaakspel, schaken, schaak. chess means: A strategy board game for two players, played on a chequered board with sixteen pieces per side, aiming to trap (checkmate) the opponent's king.
How do you use "chess" in a sentence?
Example: "My grandfather taught me chess using an old wooden set." In Dutch, "chess" is schaakspel, schaken, schaak.
Are there other ways to say "chess" in Dutch?
Yes — Dutch has 3 translations listed for "chess": schaakspel, schaken, schaak.
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