H. G. Muller wrote on Sat, Sep 2, 2017 08:27 PM UTC:
Well, "chess variants" would definitely be two separate words, when used on their own in a sentence like "we were playing chess variants" or "chess variants are great". It is just that when used in a longer combination they sometimes need a hypen to prevent being uncoupled. Compare "big chess variant" to "big-chess variant".
Well, "chess variants" would definitely be two separate words, when used on their own in a sentence like "we were playing chess variants" or "chess variants are great". It is just that when used in a longer combination they sometimes need a hypen to prevent being uncoupled. Compare "big chess variant" to "big-chess variant".