1969-'72 World Chess Champion Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue 1969-'72 World Chess Champion . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SPASSKY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPASSKY 1969-'72 World Chess Champion (7)
81% TAL 1960-61 World Chess champion (3)
7% KARPOV World chess champion after Fischer (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Mar 1, 2026
6% ANATOLYKARPOV ____ is currently the oldest living world chess champion (13) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 11, 2026
5% PELE Star of a three-time World Cup champion team (4) New York Times Mar 12, 2026
5% MANSELL British F1 driver who was world champion in 1992 (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Mar 8, 2026
5% ROSSI Valentino __, former motorcycle racing world champion (5) (5) The Guardian Weekend Mar 7, 2026
5% IVORY What the world's first chess set was carved from (5) New York Times Mini Mar 3, 2026
5% MOVE Chess turn (4) Thomas Joseph Feb 28, 2026
5% MATED Beat in chess (5) New York Times Feb 12, 2026
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