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cheese
Food consisting of the coagulated, compressed, and usually ripened curd of milk separated from the whey. When milk sours, it forms both a protein-rich gel, or curd, and a lactose-rich fluid, or whey. Coagulation is often facilitated by adding rennin, an enzyme that acts on the milk's chief protein, casein. The resulting curd is then cut or broken to release most of the whey. Ripening and curing are affected by moisture content, acidity, presence of microorganisms, and other factors. Cheese is made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, water buffalo, llamas, yaks, and other animals; in the West, cow's milk is most common. Products vary according to fat content of the milk, heating or pasteurization, and addition of enzymes or cultures of bacteria, molds, or yeasts. Cheese varieties include hard cheeses (e.g., cheddar, Edam, Emmental, Gouda, Provolone, Romano, Swiss), semisoft cheeses (Gorgonzola, Limburger, Muenster, Roquefort), and soft cheeses (Brie, Camembert, cottage, Neufch\u00e2 tel, and ricotta). Cheese is a source of protein, fat, minerals (calcium, phosphorus, sulfur, iron), and vitamin A.


chess
Checkerboard game for two players, each of whom moves 16 pieces according to fixed rules across the board and tries to capture or immobilize (checkmate) the opponent's king. The game may have originated in Asia around the 6th cent., though it continued to evolve as it spread into Europe in Byzantine times; its now-standard rules first became generally accepted in Europe in the 16th cent. Each opponent, designated black or white, has in his first row a king, queen, bishop, knight, and rook; in the second row are positioned the pawns. The king moves in any direction, one square at a time. The queen, rook, and bishop are "long-range" pieces that can cover all the distance across the board in any direction if not obstructed. The queen is the most powerful piece, having the moves of all the other pieces except the knight. The knight has a peculiar L-shaped movement and may leap over other pieces. The pawn moves only forward. Any piece may capture an enemy piece by landing on its square. In tournament play each player must make a given number of moves in a given period of time. International championship matches are held under the auspices of governing bodies, and world champions are declared. For several decades Russia has produced most of the top players. Tournament play is held at all age levels, and matches by mail and through the Internet are popular.


Chester
City (pop., 1995 est: 120,000), county seat of Cheshire, England. Located on the Dee River south of Liverpool, it is an active port and railroad center. For several centuries after AD 60, it was the Roman "camp on the Dee," headquarters of the 20th Legion; well-preserved Roman walls remain. It was the last place in England to surrender to William the Conqueror (1070). It became an important port in the 13th-14th cent., trading ...

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