The Chessmen
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The Chessmen is a crime novel by Scottish author Peter May, forming the third book in his acclaimed Lewis Trilogy set in the Outer Hebrides.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Chessmen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15342987 — 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: The Chessmen Context triple: [Peter May, notableWork, The Chessmen]
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A.
The Chess Players
The Chess Players is a painting by Irish artist William Orpen, depicting figures absorbed in a game of chess with his characteristic realism and psychological insight.
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B.
A Game of Chess
"A Game of Chess" is the second section of T. S. Eliot’s modernist poem "The Waste Land," depicting fractured, anxiety-ridden domestic and social scenes that reflect the broader spiritual desolation of post–World War I Europe.
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C.
Chessmen
Chessmen are classic buttery shortbread cookies from Pepperidge Farm, known for their rich flavor and distinctive stamped designs.
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D.
Philomena Chess
Philomena Chess was the wife of Leonard Chess, the co-founder of the influential Chicago-based blues and R&B label Chess Records.
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E.
Square of the Knights
Square of the Knights is a historic piazza in Pisa, Italy, renowned for its elegant Renaissance architecture and its role as the former political center of the city.
- 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: The Chessmen Target entity description: The Chessmen is a crime novel by Scottish author Peter May, forming the third book in his acclaimed Lewis Trilogy set in the Outer Hebrides.
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A.
The Chess Players
The Chess Players is a painting by Irish artist William Orpen, depicting figures absorbed in a game of chess with his characteristic realism and psychological insight.
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B.
A Game of Chess
"A Game of Chess" is the second section of T. S. Eliot’s modernist poem "The Waste Land," depicting fractured, anxiety-ridden domestic and social scenes that reflect the broader spiritual desolation of post–World War I Europe.
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C.
Chessmen
Chessmen are classic buttery shortbread cookies from Pepperidge Farm, known for their rich flavor and distinctive stamped designs.
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D.
Philomena Chess
Philomena Chess was the wife of Leonard Chess, the co-founder of the influential Chicago-based blues and R&B label Chess Records.
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E.
Square of the Knights
Square of the Knights is a historic piazza in Pisa, Italy, renowned for its elegant Renaissance architecture and its role as the former political center of the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.