| Piece of wood on which men carry out checks? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 Jun 2025 |
| There are sixteen pawns on one of these |
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| Revolutionary steamship said to have driven a hole through chequered design |
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| 64-SQUARE surface for a "pawns" game |
Newsday |
11 Mar 2025 |
| The basis of the mating game (10) |
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| Where men are involved in the mating game (10) |
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| Where queens are always men (10) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
10 Dec 2024 |
| Basic requirement for those who make chequered progress (10) |
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| 8x8 game surface |
Commuter |
14 Sep 2024 |
| Checked item on which kings and queens stand? |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
27 Jul 2024 |
| Grandmaster's arena (10) |
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| The "windmill" tactic can be devastating here; 13-year-old Bobby Fischer used it to win the so-called Game of the Century in 1956 |
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| Chequered game surface |
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| It contains 64 squares |
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| Chequered panel (10) |
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| Chequered playing square (10) |
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| Site of a mathematical knight’s tour problem |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
26 Jun 2022 |
| On which a knight might attack a castle? |
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| Queen's place |
New York Times |
07 Feb 2017 |
| Queen's place |
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| Place to find a mate? |
LA Times Daily |
02 Aug 2015 |
| Place to find a mate? |
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| It supports 32 "men" |
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| Game surface for Kasparov |
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