"fairy chess" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɛːrɪˌtʃɛs/ [UK], /ˈfɛriˌtʃɛs/ [US]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fairy chess (uncountable)
  1. A chess variant: chess with unusual rules or pieces. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Chess
    Sense id: en-fairy_chess-en-noun-FHIL8JEl Disambiguation of Chess: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50
  2. Synonym of fairy problem: an unusual chess problem. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: fairy problem [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-fairy_chess-en-noun-deCkcVB6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50

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