Noun
das Schach
Pronunciation: /ʃax/
chess
B2
rank #4,170
Meanings
Noun
- chess
- check (threat to the king in chess)
Example sentence
Wirst du mir beibringen, wie man Schach spielt?
Will you teach me how to play chess?
Word forms
singular
das Schach
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Schach
Accusativedas Schach
Dativedem Schach
Genitivedes Schachs
Schach has no common plural.
Usage
- Schach spielen — Play chess; normally without an article.
- jemanden schachmatt setzen — Checkmate someone; Schach gives the first part of the term.
Beim Schach denkt sie oft mehrere Züge voraus.
When playing chess, she often thinks several moves ahead.