Anatoly __, chess grandmaster who became world champion in 1975 when Bobby Fischer refused to play (6) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Anatoly __, chess grandmaster who became world champion in 1975 when Bobby Fischer refused to play (6) featured in Guardian Weekend puzzle on October 11, 2025. 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is KARPOV.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KARPOV Anatoly __, chess grandmaster who became world champion in 1975 when Bobby Fischer refused to play (6) (6) The Guardian Weekend Oct 11, 2025
5% NIGEL Chess grandmaster Short (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 1, 2025
5% BOBBY ___ Fischer, chess prodigy who was an American chess grandmaster and a world champion (5)
4% FISSURES Discussed grandmaster's openings (8) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 7, 2025
4% BOARD What chess is played on (5)
4% SHORT Nigel -, English chess grandmaster born in 1965 (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Aug 26, 2025
4% EUROPEANCUP The event that became the Champions League in 1992 (11) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 10, 2025
4% LASKER Emanuel, world chess champion 1894-1921 (6) (6)
4% NIKILAUDA Austrian motor-racing driver who was world champion in 1975, 1977 and 1984 (9)
4% SRIHARI Who became the 86th GM in chess for India? (7) (7)

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