為最古老且最為流行的桌上遊戲之一，由兩人於棋盤用黑白等兩個對比色棋子對賽。玩家根據規則輪流出手，試圖將死對方的主棋—國王，因此主棋遭逢被吃掉的命運。西洋棋最早出現於六世紀的印度；十世紀時，從亞洲流傳至中東和歐洲。西洋棋至今仍廣為流行，且為業餘和職業棋賽的焦點。

西洋棋(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,,)
hsi yang ch'i (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
xī yáng qǐ (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
xi yang qi (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
chess(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,U)
schaken(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
schaakspelen(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,UF,U,U)
ajedrez(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,U)
juego de ajedrez(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,AD,U,U)
juego real(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,UF,U,U)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....活動層面
........身體與心智活動
............<體育活動>
................<依特定背景區分之體育活動>
....................棋盤遊戲
........................西洋棋

equipment needed/used is....

西洋棋組

英文....

Board game, held to be one of the oldest and most popular, played by two opponents on a checkered board with specially designed pieces of contrasting colors, commonly white and black. Players alternate turns in accordance with fixed rules, each player attempting to force the opponent's principal piece, the King, into checkmate, which is a position where it is unable to avoid capture. It first appeared in India in the 6th century CE; by the 10th century, it had spread from Asia to the Middle East and Europe. It remains popular and the focus of popular amateur and professional competitions.

西洋棋............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 March 15, 2012
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 March 15, 2012
.................	大英百科全書線上繁體中文版 March 15, 2012
chess............	[VP]
.................	Diagram Group, Way to Play (1975) illustration, 46
.................	Morehead et al., New Complete Hoyle (1991) illustration, 591
.................	Chenhall, Revised Nomenclature (1988)
.................	Arnold, Book of Games (1985) illustration, 19
.................	Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1987)
.................	BHA Subject Headings (1985-)
schaken............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
schaakspelen............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
ajedrez............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	The Oxford- Duden Pictorial Spanish and English Dictionary (1995) 478
juego de ajedrez............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	The Oxford- Duden Pictorial Spanish and English Dictionary (1995)
juego real............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	The Oxford- Duden Pictorial Spanish and English Dictionary (1995)
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	Van Dale Engels-Nederlands (1989)

Getty AAT: 300222748 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300222748
聯合目錄： 西洋棋 、hsi yang ch'i 、xī yáng qǐ 、xi yang qi 、chess 、schaken 、schaakspelen 、ajedrez 、juego de ajedrez 、juego real