a. colloq. [f. CHESS sb.1 + -Y.] Characteristic of good chess-play.

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1883.  Gunsberg, in Knowledge, 15 June, 365/1. Q to Kt7 would have been more chessy.

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1883.  Daily News, 19 July, 5/1. Such encounters between players of the first rank are often more productive of ‘chessy’ situations than match-games.

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