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chess (board games (activities), games, ... Physical and Mental Activities (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Board game, held to be one of the oldest and most popular, played by two opponents on a checkered board with specially designed pieces of contrasting colors, commonly white and black. Players alternate turns in accordance with fixed rules, each player attempting to force the opponent's principal piece, the King, into checkmate, which is a position where it is unable to avoid capture. It first appeared in India in the 6th century CE; by the 10th century, it had spread from Asia to the Middle East and Europe. It remains popular and the focus of popular amateur and professional competitions.
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| chess (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,U)
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| 西洋棋 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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| xī yáng qǐ (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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| xi yang qi (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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| hsi yang ch'i (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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| schaken (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| schaakspelen (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
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| ajedrez (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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| juego de ajedrez (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,U)
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| juego real (C,U,Spanish,UF,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: K.KQ |
Hierarchical Position:
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Activities Facet |
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.... Physical and Mental Activities (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ physical activities (G) |
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............ <physical activities by specific context> (G) |
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................ <public and interactive activities> (G) |
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.................... games (G) |
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........................ board games (activities) (G) |
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............................ chess (G) |
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| Chinese (traditional) ..... 為最古老且最為流行的桌上遊戲之一，由兩人於棋盤用黑白等兩個對比色棋子對賽。玩家根據規則輪流出手，試圖將死對方的主棋—國王，因此主棋遭逢被吃掉的命運。西洋棋最早出現於六世紀的印度；十世紀時，從亞洲流傳至中東和歐洲。西洋棋至今仍廣為流行，且為業餘和職業棋賽的焦點。 |
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Related concepts: |
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| contextualized in .... |
chess tables |
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(gaming tables, <tables by function>, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) [300039715] |
| performed by .... |
chess players |
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(game players, <people by activity>, ... People (hierarchy name)) [300417992] |
| requires .... |
chess sets |
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(board games (game sets), <card, table and board game sets>, ... Object Groupings and Systems (hierarchy name)) [300216608] |
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