chess game

• 一种在方格棋盘上由两名玩家进行的策略性棋类游戏，双方各有16枚棋子，目标是将死对方的王。也常指一局国际象棋对局。

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.

   国际象棋对局

   • 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.

   棋局

   • 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.