"chessic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: chess + -ic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chess|ic}} chess + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} chessic (not comparable)
  1. (rare) Pertaining to chess. Tags: not-comparable, rare Categories (topical): Chess Synonyms: scacchic

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