schack

See also: Schack

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɧak/

Noun

schack n

1. chess; a game of strategy for two players.

   Synonym: (archaic) schacktavel

2. check; a situation in which the king is directly threatened by enemy pieces

Interjection

schack

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

Derived terms

• schack matt
• schacka
• schackparti
• schackspel
• spela schack

Related terms

• bonde
• dam
• kung
• löpare
• springare
• torn

Descendants

• → Finnish: shakki, šakki

See also

Chess pieces in Swedish · schackpjäser (schack + pjäser) (layout · text)
kung	dam, drottning	torn	löpare	springare, häst	bonde