Alice chess

noun

A chess variant that employs two chessboards; as each move is made, the moved piece is transferred to the same square on the other chessboard.

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Meanings

nounAlice chess (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA chess variant that employs two chessboards; as each move is made, the moved piece is transferred to the same square on the other chessboard.

Origin

Named after the protagonist of Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass, who travelled through a mirror and encountered characters based on chess pieces.

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APA

Alice chess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alice%20chess

MLA

“Alice chess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alice%20chess. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alice chess,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alice%20chess.

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