Dreaming of Chess
chess, checkmate, chessboard · mostly negative, with a favorable way out
Playing chess signals stagnation and quarrels, but winning promises you'll overcome hostile influences.
What happens in the dream
- Losing: petty worries, or defeat by your opponents
- Winning: you'll overcome unpleasant influences and beat your enemies
- Playing an acquaintance: a falling-out with someone you know
- Playing chess: stagnant business, dull companions and poor health
- Watching others play: a loss through someone's cunning
How you felt
- Strategy: the dream often mirrors a situation you're trying to control
- Rivalry: it may reflect a quiet contest with someone
Ask yourself
- With whom am I playing a tight game?
- Am I making my moves honestly?
See also Checkers (Draughts) · Game · Cards · Quarrel · Enemy
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901); F. Fontaine, The Golden Wheel Dream-Book and Fortune-Teller (1862); A. H. Noe, The Witches' Dream Book (1885). Also searched as: checkmate, chessboard.