| Chess opening (6) |
Mirror Classic |
29 Aug 2025 |
| Chess sacrifice |
Puzzler Backwords |
02 Aug 2025 |
| Clever risky action (6) |
The Guardian Quick |
25 Jul 2025 |
| Initial move in game not concluded by piece (6) |
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| Back off game piece as an opening move (6) |
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| Chess opening |
New York Times |
11 May 2025 |
| Tricky opening golf range (6) |
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| Tactical play * |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
22 Apr 2025 |
| Georgia Doctor? It was a ploy (6) |
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| Initial strategic ploy (6) |
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| Brought up periodical with section about opening moves (6) |
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| In chess, perhaps, manoeuvre ultimately surrendering piece? |
The Times Cryptic |
04 Apr 2025 |
| Type of chess opening |
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| An opening involving some sacrifice (6) |
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| Subtle movement of a piece after the game is almost finished (6) |
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| Chess sacrifice |
Puzzler Backwords |
05 Mar 2025 |
| A cleverly playful start (6) |
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| Clever move |
Newsday |
15 Feb 2025 |
| Chess-based drama The Queen's ___ was a big hit for Netflix in 2020. (6) |
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| Opening in chess (6) |
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| Most of the game - a piece of it - is in the initial move (6) |
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| Grandmaster capturing a piece in sacrificial stratagem |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
05 Dec 2024 |
| See 18 |
The Guardian Weekend |
30 Nov 2024 |
| The ...... ...... , Netflix series about a chess prodigy named Beth Harmon (6,6) |
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| Chess opening |
Mirror Classic |
22 Nov 2024 |
| An opening move in chess (6) |
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| First George had scope to make opening move (6) |
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| First move |
Mirror Tea Time |
18 Aug 2024 |
| Opening ploy in chess |
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| Risky move implicit in overweening ambition (6) |
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| Chess sacrifice |
Puzzler Backwords |
26 Jun 2024 |
| Stratagem |
Premier Sunday |
09 Jun 2024 |
| Opening chess move (6) |
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| Top grandmaster with scope for a chess ploy (6) |
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| Opening move in game nearly took hold (6) |
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| Starting with such a tactic can be good to an extent (6) |
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| Retro zine to scrap 13-across opener (6) |
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| Subtle move of a piece after the game is almost finished (6) |
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| Unit of exposed leg in an old pinup? |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Mar 2024 |
| "The Queen's ___" (2020 Netflix chess drama) |
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| Move that shortens the game a little! (6) |
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| Willing to finish early ? scrap strategic move |
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| Tentative opening move (6) |
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| Head of government has scope for stratagem (6) |
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| Ploy; also a chess strategy (6) |
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| Chess manoeuvre involving a sacrifice |
The Guardian Quick |
26 Dec 2023 |
| Chess manoeuvre involving a sacrifice (6) |
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| Strategic move in match shortened slightly (6) |
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| The Queen's _, Anya TaylorJoy's Netflix series (6) |
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| "The Queen's ___," miniseries set in the 1950s based on a fictional chess prodigy |
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| Move using compass, good to begin with |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
07 Sep 2023 |
| Chess strategy |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Aug 2023 |
| Move golf range |
The Telegraph Toughie |
26 Jul 2023 |
| Chess move where a player sacrifices minor pieces in order to get a good position |
The Guardian Quick |
13 Apr 2023 |
| Chess ploy |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Dec 2022 |
| Stratagem, manoeuvre |
The Guardian Speedy |
26 Jun 2022 |
| Fancy footwork |
Newsday |
14 May 2022 |
| Periodical served up piece as a good opener? |
The Times Cryptic |
12 May 2022 |
| Opening move |
The Times Concise |
12 May 2022 |
| Tactical move |
The Guardian Quick |
18 Nov 2021 |
| Move initially giving scope |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Jun 2021 |
| Stratagem |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Jun 2021 |
| Good scope offered by opening on board |
The Times Cryptic |
12 Mar 2021 |
| Good scope offered by opening on board |
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| Doctor has walk round revealing stratagem |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Dec 2020 |
| Opening move |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Dec 2020 |
| Opening move |
The Guardian Speedy |
29 Nov 2020 |
| Clever opening of golf range |
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| Is that a ploy of Magi out around Bethlehem primarily close to desert? |
Irish Times Crosaire |
19 Sep 2020 |
| Good scope offered by initial moves |
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| Opening manoeuvre |
Irish Times Simplex |
17 Jul 2020 |
| Stratagem |
New York Times |
06 Jul 2020 |
| Willing to finish early and scrap tactical play |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
27 May 2020 |
| Doctor taking walk round reveals stratagem |
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| Over half of games sample plan |
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| Good scope for manoeuvre |
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| Stratagem in chess |
Irish Times Simplex |
18 Jun 2019 |
| Good scope for plan |
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| Good scope offered by initial moves |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
11 Sep 2018 |
| 'Sacrifice Green's head!': morning piece |
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| Manoeuvre |
The Times Concise |
15 Oct 2017 |
| Chess move in contest finally eliminated piece |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
03 Mar 2017 |
| Opening carriage containing doctor |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Dec 2016 |
| Good scope offered by opening on board |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
29 Nov 2016 |
| Chess stratagem |
The Washington Post |
04 Oct 2016 |
| Opening manoeuvre |
The Guardian Speedy |
03 Sep 2016 |
| Chess ploy |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 May 2016 |
| Initial strategy to take over journal had an impact |
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| Chess stratagem |
Irish Times Simplex |
12 Mar 2016 |
| Chess ploy |
LA Times Daily |
03 Dec 2015 |
| Chess move took effect after most of match |
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| Opening move |
The Times Concise |
05 Jun 2015 |
| Tactic doctor employed during walk |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
29 Apr 2015 |
| Ploy |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Jan 2015 |
| Clever move |
Newsday |
17 Jan 2015 |
| Chess ploy |
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| Clever move |
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| Ploy by doctor during walk |
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| Game sacrifice of good compass |
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| Stratagem |
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| Chess opening |
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| Chess stratagem |
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| Chess stratagem |
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| Opening ploy |
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| Chess sacrifice |
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| Chess sacrifice |
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| Queen's ___ |
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| Chess ploy |
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| Chess ploy |
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| Calculated risk |
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| Chess opening |
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| Ploy |
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| Sacrificial chess opening |
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| Stratagem |
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| Sacrificial stratagem |
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| Tals option |
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| Chess stratagem |
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| Ploy |
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| '70s Wink Martindale game show |
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| Ploy |
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| Periodical served up piece as a good opener? |
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| Kasparov ploy |
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| Chess opening |
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| Ploy |
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| It may involve a sacrifice |
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| Strategic move |
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| Kasparov ploy |
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| Kasparov concern |
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| Ploy; ruse |
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| Opening maneuver |
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| Opening maneuver to gain advantage |
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| Steinitz or Danish |
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| Chess word |
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| Opening in a game |
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| Chess maneuver. |
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| Opening move. |
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| First move. |
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| Chess opening. |
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| Pawn sacrifice, in chess. |
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| "Alekhine's defense," for instance. |
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