Schach
dasNounchess
English translations
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chess
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein strategisches Brettspiel für zwei Spieler.
- English meaning
- chess
- Synonym
- Schachspiel
- German example
- Wir spielen Schach.
- English example
- We play chess.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- das
- Singular Form
- das Schach
- Plural Form
- die Schachs
Related words
- Schachspiel
Chess game
- schachteln
Nest
- Schachtel
Box
- Schachspielerin
Chess player (female)
- Schachzug
Chess move
- Schacher
profiteering
- schachmatt
Checkmate
- Schachtelhalm
Horsetail
- Schachturnier
Chess tournament
- Schachpartie
Chess game
- Schachfigur
Chess piece
- Schachgegner
Chess opponent
- Schachspieler
Chess player
- Schachmatt
Checkmate
- Schacht
Shaft
- Schachtelsatz
Complex sentence, convoluted sentence
- Schachuhr
Chess clock
- Schachweltmeister
World Chess Champion
- Schachbrett
chessboard
- Schachbrettfalter
Marbled white butterfly
- Schachstein
Chess piece
- schachern
To haggle means to buy something at a low price and resell it at a higher price, often in an unfair way.
- verschachern
To sell off cheaply, to hock
- Blindschach
Blind chess
- Streichholzschachtel
matchbox
- Dauerschach
perpetual check
- Lichtschacht
light well
- Tandemschach
Bughouse chess
- Dodelschach
Dodelschach is a colloquial term for a simple or simplified form of chess, often played by beginners or for leisure.
- Luftschacht
Air shaft
- Treppenschacht
Stairwell
- Blitzschach
Blitz chess
- verschachteln
Nest
- in Schach halten
To keep someone or something in check means to keep them under control so they don't pose a threat or can't move freely.
- Ackerschachtelhalm
field horsetail
- Bergwerksschacht
mine shaft
- Verschachtelung
Nesting
- Teufe
Depth (of a mine)
- Teufe
Depth (of a mine)
- Aufzugwelle
Elevator shaft
- rochieren
To castle; a special move in chess where the king and a rook are moved simultaneously.
- matt setzen
To checkmate
- mattsetzen
To checkmate
- byzantinisch
Byzantine
- Kästchen
Small box
- Remis
Draw
- Turnier
Tournament
- Narrenmatt
Fool's mate
- Schäfermatt
Scholar's mate
Example sentences with “Schach”
Er spielt gerne Schach. (He likes to play chess.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'Schach' a masculine noun?
Yes, it is a masculine noun (das Schach, but often used without an article).