schack

See also: Schack

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From German Schach, from Middle High German schāch, from Latin scaccī, from Arabic شَاه (šāh), from Persian (šâh, “king”), related to shah. Doublet of shah.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɧak/

Noun edit

schack n

chess; a game of strategy for two players.
check; a situation in which the king is directly threatened by enemy pieces

Interjection edit

schack

check; a claim used in chess to notify the opponent that his/her king is threatened.

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

→ Finnish: shakki, šakki

See also edit

Chess pieces in Swedish · schackpjäser (schack + pjäser) (layout · text)

kung	dam, drottning	torn	löpare	springare, häst	bonde

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