Men. As in "chessmen."
A three-letter word for chess pieces is "men."
rooks, pawns, kings
mating
man
A five letter board game is chess.
A three-letter word for chess pieces is "men."
Set, a Chess set.
rooks, pawns, kings
"Man" is a three-letter word that may be used to refer to the pieces in the board game called checkers.
Chess
The noun 'chess' is an abstract noun as a word for a concept.The noun players, board, or chess pieces are concrete nouns as words for physical people and things, but the noun 'chess' is a word for the game (contest) itself.
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mating
It could be "chess"
man
Rook.
A five letter board game is chess.