Chess champion who succeeded Botvinnik Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TAL Chess champion who succeeded Botvinnik (3)
3% KARPOV World chess champion after Fischer (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Mar 1, 2026
2% MACBETH 11th-century Scottish king who succeeded Duncan (7) The Times Specialist Apr 6, 2026
2% BISHOP Diagonally-moving chess piece (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Apr 4, 2026
2% PAWNS Half of a chess set (5) Thomas Joseph Apr 2, 2026
2% WASTREL Profligate succeeded in temple on lake (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 2, 2026
2% MATE Winning move in chess (4) USA Today Apr 1, 2026
2% MEN Chess pieces (3) Thomas Joseph Mar 31, 2026
2% IBM Pioneer in chess engines (3) Universal Mar 26, 2026
2% STALEMATE Chess outcome with no winner (9) (9) The Guardian Quick Mar 26, 2026
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