schack

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.

• IPA^(key): /ɧak/

schack n

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

schack

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

• → Finnish: shakki, šakki

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