1. A puzzle set by somebody using chess pieces on a chess board, that presents the solver with a particular task to be achieved
   "The magazine published a challenging chess composition";
   - chess problem
    
2. The process of composing (and solving) chess problems
   "One of the underappreciated aspects of chess composition is that some problems have a sense of humour"

Derived forms: chess compositions

Type of: chess, chess game, mystifier, puzzle, puzzler, riddler, teaser

Encyclopedia: Chess composition