chess game

• Jeu de société ou activité de stratégie pour deux joueurs, se déroulant sur un plateau quadrillé avec seize pièces chacun, où le but est de faire échec et mat au roi adverse.

A board game of strategic skill for two players, played on a checkered board with 16 pieces each, where the objective is to checkmate the opponent's king.

1. A match of chessA2formal

   A structured competition between two players following the rules of chess, played on a board with 64 squares.

   partie d'échecs

   • They played a long chess game that lasted over three hours.
   • The chess game ended in a draw after both players agreed.
   • He won the chess game with a clever checkmate.

2. Metaphor for strategyB2informal

   Used figuratively to describe a complex situation involving careful planning and strategic moves.

   jeu d'échecs (sens figuré)

   • Negotiating this contract is like a chess game.
   • Politics is often described as a chess game of power.
   • Their relationship felt like a chess game of moves and countermoves.