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ID 737420 Last modified 05.06.2019
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Domain Sports - Games - Leisurehobbiessociety games
  • kahe isiku sportlik lauamäng, milles kumbki mängija liigutab 16 malendit kindlatele mängureeglitele vastavalt 64 heleda ja tumeda ruuduga laual
  • sportlik lauamäng, mida mängivad 2 mängijat 64-ruudulisel laual (pooled ruudud heledad, pooled tumedad) 32 malendiga (ühel mängijal 16 heledat, teisel 16 tumedat malendit)
  • one of the oldest and most popular board games, played by two opponents on a checkered board with specially designed pieces of contrasting colours, commonly white and black
  • a game for 2 players each of whom moves 16 pieces according to fixed rules across a checkerboard and tries to checkmate the opponent's king
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  • White moves first, after which the players alternate turns in accordance with fixed rules, each player attempting to force the opponent’s principal piece, the King, into checkmate—a position where it is unable to avoid capture.
male
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  • Spordialade koefitsiendid: 1) fitness, jõutõstmine, kabe, kulturism, male, orienteerumine, tõstesport - koefitsient 0,7; ...
chess
Usage examples
  • Chess first appeared in India about the 6th century AD and by the 10th century had spread from Asia to the Middle East and Europe.

Word forms

Inflection Type 16

male maled
male malede
malet malesid

Etymology

tehissõna
  • male ( Ado Grenzstein 1883 ) Sõnast maleva lõppsilbi eemaldamisel

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