chess

• n. チェス
• n.（チェス）人名；（英）Chess.

古フランス語のcheckの複数形から。

chess

chess: [13] The game of chess was named after its key move, in which the king is put in check. The plural of Old French eschec (from which we get check) was esches, which in Middle English became chess. (A roughly contemporary English term for the game was chequer, but this died out in the 15th century.) Old French eschec came ultimately from Persian shāh ‘king’, reflecting the game’s eastern origins. However, the terms for the game in Persian (chatrang) and Sanskrit (chaturanga) signify ‘four members of an army’ – namely, elephants, horses, chariots, and foot-soldiers.
=> check, cheque, exchequer

chess (n.)

13c., from Old French esches "chessmen," plural of eschec "game of chess, chessboard; checkmate" (see check (n.1)), from the key move of the game. Modern French still distinguishes échec "check, blow, rebuff, defeat," from plural échecs "chess."

The original word for "chess" is Sanskrit chaturanga "four members of an army" -- elephants, horses, chariots, foot soldiers. This is preserved in Spanish ajedrez, from Arabic (al) shat-ranj, from Persian chatrang, from the Sanskrit word.

The chess pieces are the block alphabet which shapes thoughts; and these thoughts, although making a visual design on the chessboard, express their beauty abstractly, like a poem. [Marcel Duchamp, address to New York State Chess Association, Aug. 30, 1952]

1. 「Do you play chess ？」he asked，looking askance at Miguel.

「碁はできますか？」彼はミゲルを横目に尋ねた。

2.Great chess players have a reputation for being both eccentric and argumentative.

チェスの巨匠たちは、性格がおかしいことと人と争うことで知られている。

3.One of the prisoners has carved a beautiful wooden chess set.

きれいな木の将棋を刻んだ犯人がいた。

4.Gary Kasparov has retained his title as world chess champion.

ギャレー?カスパロフがチェス世界チャンピオンの称号を守った。

5. Chess has long been regarded as a measure of intellect.

チェスは長い間知恵の現れとされてきた。