____ Defence, combative and complex opening move in chess Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SICILIAN ____ Defence, combative and complex opening move in chess (8)
6% MATE Winning move in chess (4) USA Today Apr 1, 2026
5% ALIBI Courtroom defence (5) Puzzler Backwords May 6, 2026
5% BISHOP Diagonally-moving chess piece (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Apr 4, 2026
5% PAWNTOKINGFOUR Opening move in chess. (14)
4% MOVE Chess turn (4) Thomas Joseph May 29, 2026
4% MAN Chess piece (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 26, 2026
4% GAP Opening (3) Thomas Joseph May 26, 2026
4% KNOT Comb target (4) LA Times Daily May 24, 2026
4% FOOLSMATE Infamous chess trap that ends the game in two moves (9) New York Times May 22, 2026
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