Chess
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Chess is a two-player strategic board game of perfect information in which opponents maneuver distinct pieces on an 8×8 grid to checkmate the opposing king.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chess canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13222692 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chess Context triple: [Leonard Chess, familyName, Chess]
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A.
Chess
Chess is a 1980s stage musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and lyrics by Tim Rice, centered on a Cold War-era international chess tournament and its accompanying political and romantic tensions.
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B.
Schiers
Schiers is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Graubünden, known as a local center in the Prättigau valley with a mix of rural character and regional services.
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C.
Chess Oscar
The Chess Oscar is an annual award historically given to the world's best chess player, as voted by international chess journalists and experts.
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D.
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial international team chess tournament organized by FIDE, featuring national teams from around the world competing for prestigious titles.
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E.
Shach
Shach (an acronym for "Siftei Kohen") is a major 17th-century rabbinic commentator best known for his authoritative glosses on the Shulchan Aruch, particularly in Jewish civil and ritual law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chess Target entity description: Chess is a two-player strategic board game of perfect information in which opponents maneuver distinct pieces on an 8×8 grid to checkmate the opposing king.
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A.
Chess
Chess is a 1980s stage musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and lyrics by Tim Rice, centered on a Cold War-era international chess tournament and its accompanying political and romantic tensions.
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B.
Schiers
Schiers is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Graubünden, known as a local center in the Prättigau valley with a mix of rural character and regional services.
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C.
Chess Oscar
The Chess Oscar is an annual award historically given to the world's best chess player, as voted by international chess journalists and experts.
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D.
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial international team chess tournament organized by FIDE, featuring national teams from around the world competing for prestigious titles.
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E.
Shach
Shach (an acronym for "Siftei Kohen") is a major 17th-century rabbinic commentator best known for his authoritative glosses on the Shulchan Aruch, particularly in Jewish civil and ritual law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abstract strategy game
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board game ⓘ perfect information game ⓘ strategy game ⓘ two-player game ⓘ |
| allowsDrawnResult | true ⓘ |
| developedInCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| developedInRegion | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | FIDE Laws of Chess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBoardColors | light and dark ⓘ |
| hasBoardShape | square ⓘ |
| hasBoardSize | 8×8 ⓘ |
| hasBoardSquares | 64 ⓘ |
| hasEndCondition |
checkmate
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draw by agreement ⓘ draw by fifty-move rule ⓘ draw by insufficient material ⓘ draw by repetition ⓘ resignation ⓘ stalemate ⓘ timeout ⓘ |
| hasFirstMover | White ⓘ |
| hasObjective | checkmate the opponent's king ⓘ |
| hasPieceColor |
black pieces
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white pieces ⓘ |
| hasPlayers | 2 ⓘ |
| hasPopularEndPhase | endgame ⓘ |
| hasPopularMiddlePhase | middlegame ⓘ |
| hasPopularOpeningPhase | opening ⓘ |
| hasRatingSystem | Elo rating system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResultType |
draw
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loss ⓘ win ⓘ |
| hasSecondMover | Black ⓘ |
| hasSpecialMove |
castling
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en passant ⓘ pawn promotion ⓘ |
| hasStandardNotation | algebraic notation ⓘ |
| hasStartingBishopsPerSide | 2 ⓘ |
| hasStartingKingsPerSide | 1 ⓘ |
| hasStartingKnightsPerSide | 2 ⓘ |
| hasStartingPawnsPerSide | 8 ⓘ |
| hasStartingPiecesPerSide | 16 ⓘ |
| hasStartingQueensPerSide | 1 ⓘ |
| hasStartingRooksPerSide | 2 ⓘ |
| hasTimeControlVariant |
blitz chess
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bullet chess ⓘ classical chess ⓘ rapid chess ⓘ |
| hasTurnStructure | players move alternately ⓘ |
| hasWorldChampionTitle | World Chess Champion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorldGoverningBody | FIDE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
bishop
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king ⓘ knight ⓘ pawn ⓘ queen ⓘ rook ⓘ |
| isGameOfPerfectInformation | true ⓘ |
| isMindSport | true ⓘ |
| isOlympicSport | false ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | chaturanga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chess Description of subject: Chess is a two-player strategic board game of perfect information in which opponents maneuver distinct pieces on an 8×8 grid to checkmate the opposing king.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.