chess set

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   checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess

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Questions about chess set

What does chess set mean?

chess set means "checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess".

Is chess set a common word?

chess set is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.