Bisa daidaitattun ƙamus na Turanci, ma'anar "Can wasan Chess" ita ce:Ma'anar: Mutumin da ke buga dara, wasan allo mai dabara don 'yan wasa biyu, yawanci ya ƙunshi murabba'i 64 da aka tsara a cikin grid 8x8 , kuma kowane ɗan wasa yana farawa da guda 16, waɗanda suka haɗa da sarki, sarauniya, bishop, jarumai, rooks, da ‘yan baranda, da manufar kama sarkin abokin hamayyar yayin da suke kare nasu.Misali jumla: “Shi ne ƙwararren ɗan wasan dara wanda ya ci gasa da yawa."