noun
chess
Dated term for chess, literally 'Western shogi'. Modern Japanese usually uses チェス instead.
See also: チェス
昔はチェスのことを西洋将棋と呼んでいた。
In the past, chess was called 西洋将棋.
Compound of 西洋 (seiyō, 'Western') + 将棋 (shōgi, 'Japanese chess'). Coined to distinguish Western chess from Japanese shogi.