Definitions

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  • noun A simultaneous exhibition: one player, typically very strong, plays several games at the same time against different opponents, typically weaker.

Etymologies

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Abbreviation of simultaneous

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Examples

  • Observers spoke in hushed tones as Mesgen Amanov took on all comers all at once during a "simul" - or simultaneous exhibition

    chicagotribune.com - News 2010

  • Observers spoke in hushed tones as Mesgen Amanov took on all comers all at once during a "simul" - or simultaneous exhibition

    chicagotribune.com - News 2010

  • It is a life, moreover, not only without beginning or end but also without succession -- tota simul, that is without past or future; a never-changing instant or "now".

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913

  • Earlier this week, five other young Weibel players gathered in the Chawla's garage for a "simul" against Alisha.

    Alisha Chawla: Chess Princess Jan 2008

  • Earlier this week, five other young Weibel players gathered in the Chawla's garage for a "simul" against Alisha.

    Archive 2008-10-01 Jan 2008

  • Actually, this is a common event in chess (called a "simul" for short), in which a grandmaster plays a large number of members of the public at once.

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • Actually, this is a common event in chess (called a "simul" for short), in which a grandmaster plays a large number of members of the public at once.

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • Actually, this is a common event in chess (called a "simul" for short), in which a grandmaster plays a large number of members of the public at once.

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • The world record for simultaneous chess exhibition (or "simul" as chess lovers often call it) was just set in 2009 by Bulgarian Grandmaster Kiril Georgiev.

    Neatorama 2009

  • Actually, this is a common event in chess (called a "simul" for short), in which a grandmaster plays a large number of members of the public at once.

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] 2009

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