Noun
a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
Source: WordNetIt's less about the physical training, in the end, than it is about the mental preparation: boxing is a chess game. You have to be skilled enough and have trained hard enough to know how many different ways you can counterattack in any situation, at any moment. Jimmy Smits
Tax Law is like the world's biggest chess game with all sorts of weird conundrums about ethics and civics and consent of the governed built in. For me, it's a bit like math. I have no talent for it but find it still erotically interesting. David Foster Wallace
Relationships are a battle. They are a chess game. And what did I do? I just threw all my chess pieces down on the board at once, and said, "Here! Have them all! Sophie Kinsella
No fantasy, however rich, no technique, however masterly, no penetration into the psychology of the opponent, however deep, can make a chess game a work of art, if these qualities do not lead to the main goal - the search for truth. Vasily Smyslov
A person of high principles is one who can watch an entire chess game without making a comment. Chinese Proverb
A man of high principles is someone who can watch a chess game without passing comment. Chinese Proverb