chess piece

collocation in English

meaningsofchessandpiece

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chess
noun[U]
uk
/tʃes/us
/tʃes/
a game played by two people on a square board, in which each player has 16 pieces that can be moved on the board in ...
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piece
noun[C]
uk
/piːs/us
/piːs/
a part ...
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(Definition ofchessandpiecefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The rook's graph (the graph that represents all legal moves of the rookchesspieceon a chessboard) is also sometimes called the lattice graph.
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They investigate the cognitive requirements and the thought processes involved in moving achesspiece.
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After a vest is used to move achesspieceon the board, it must be returned to the stand out of play.
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With everychesspieceyou takeover, the game cuts into an animated clip where one piece devours another piece in a creative yet funny way.
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When hitting achesspiece, the next hit must be able to be reached by thatchesspiece(according to its movement in chess).
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The horseheadchesspiecewas designed to relate the squadrons power to that of a medieval knight and the fleur-de-lis represented integrity.
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He represents thechesspieceof the same name.
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The rook is thechesspiecefor a castle, medieval stronghold of fighting men and supplies.
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Cubits can be used to buy items in the virtual store such as backgrounds, voices,chesspiececolors, andchesspiecestyles.
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If thechesspieceis damaged, the owner of the memory feels pain, and if thechesspieceis destroyed the memory is lost forever.
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If achesspiecewith a plundered vest makes another capture, it may upgrade to a stronger vest.
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Thechesspieceneeds to be balanced continuously though by the wearer.
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Eachchesspiecehas its own style of moving.
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As he gestures toward a metalchesspiece, it wobbles slightly, suggesting that his powers are returning.
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The opponent is compelled to move the more valuable piece to avoid its capture, thereby exposing the less valuable piece which can then be captured (seechesspiecerelative value).
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Around 1970, only small objects such as chess pieces were involved.
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Alice is twice transformed into achesspieceherself to pass certain obstacles.
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