Chess شطرنج

In a dream it signifies mixing with all sorts of people. For a king it is a great city, celebrations and delights. Playing chess, backgammon, knucklebones and walnuts is cunning, deception and contention.

Whoever sees that he is playing chess has a base enemy. A chessboard set up that is not being played represents dismissed men, and a set-up board that is being played represents men in office. If he moves its pieces forward or back, war or a dispute will appear for the governor of that place. If one of the two opponents defeats the other, the winner will prevail. If he takes a pawn from his opponent, he will capture a foot soldier; if he takes a knight, he will capture a horseman; and if he takes an elephant [the bishop], he will capture a foreign king.

Whoever sees that he is playing chess is striving in fighting and disputes, not knowing whether it will be for him or against him.

Whoever sees that he is playing it is bargaining with people, so let him beware of them and their cunning. Chess in a dream is idle talk and signifies a weak war. If he sees that he is playing it and winning, he will see in waking life what he saw of his opponent in the contest. Chess is war, enmity, financial penalties, discovering secrets, following traces, moving from one state to another, an imbalance of temperament, and travels.