| Acronym | Definition |
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| CHESS | Chariot, Horse, Elephant, Soldiers |
| CHESS | Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source |
| CHESS | Centre for Health Equity Studies |
| CHESS | Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions |
| CHESS | Chemosynthetic Ecosystems |
| CHESS | Chemical Shift Selective (technique for suppressing selected resonances in NMR spectroscopy) |
| CHESS | Clearing House Electronic Subregister System (Australian stock exchanges) |
| CHESS | Christian Home Educators Support System |
| CHESS | Community Health and Environmental Surveillance System |
| CHESS | Coalition of Higher Education Students in Scotland |
| CHESS | Community Health Environment Scan Survey |
| CHESS | Consortium for Higher Education Software Services |
| CHESS | Christian Home Education Support System |
| CHESS | Chess Helps Enhance Scholastic Skills |
| CHESS | Condensing Heat Exchanger for Space Systems (NASA) |
| CHESS | Council for Health and Environmental Safety of Soils |
| CHESS | Christian Homeschool Education Support System |
| CHESS | Channelized Engine for SONET/SDH |
| CHESS | Cambridge Home and EU (European Union) Scholarship Scheme (UK) |