Chess champion who succeeded Botvinnik Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Chess champion who succeeded Botvinnik . 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TAL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TAL Chess champion who succeeded Botvinnik (3)
2% CHECKMATE End of a chess game (9) USA Today Nov 15, 2025
2% JUST Barely succeeded in project (4) The Times Cryptic Nov 14, 2025
2% BACK Previous champion (4) (4) The Sun Two Speed Nov 14, 2025
2% TAFT President succeeded by Wilson (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 13, 2025
2% BOARD Component of a chess set (5) New York Times Mini Nov 13, 2025
2% ROOK Corner chess piece (4) New York Times Nov 9, 2025
2% ODDS "She succeeded against all ___" (4)
2% INNER Private champion's heading off (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 8, 2025
2% JAWBONE Instrument succeeded by the vibraslap (7) The Atlantic Nov 2, 2025
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