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nounSwiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain (1881-1973)
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nounUnited States physicist (born in Austria) who was a discoverer of cosmic radiation (1883-1964)
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nounEnglish pianist (1890-1965)
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nounNazi leader who in 1941 flew a solo flight to Scotland in an apparent attempt to negotiate a peace treaty with Great Britain but was imprisoned for life (1894-1987)
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Definition that contains hess
- check (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
- king (chess) the weakest but the most important piece
- horse a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
- mate a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
- queen (chess) the most powerful piece
- queen promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess
- opening a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess
- exchange (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop
- exchange (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value
- castle (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard