How to say "chess" in Japanese

• チェスCommon
  nounThe ordinary word for chess, the board game. This is the word you want in virtually any context, from talking about playing chess to naming the game itself.
  あなたはチェスの仕方しかたを知しっていますか。↗

  Do you know how to play chess?
• 西洋将棋せいようしょうぎ
  nounAnother name for chess, framed as the Western counterpart of 将棋. It is less common and dated, so it is seldom the word you want; チェス is the usual term.

For the game of chess, use 「チェス」; 西洋将棋 is a dated, less common alternative name that English-speaking learners will rarely need to produce or encounter.

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• チェスchess
• 西洋将棋せいようしょうぎchess