Chess grandmaster who won the 1972 world championship against Boris Spassky (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FISCHER Chess grandmaster who won the 1972 world championship against Boris Spassky (7) (7)
6% BORIS Chess grandmaster Spassky (5) LA Times Daily Mar 14, 2015
5% SPASSKY Former chess champ Boris (7)
5% ICELAND Site for the 1972 Fischer-Spassky World Chess Championship (7)
4% SHORT Nigel -, English chess grandmaster born in 1965 (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Aug 26, 2025
4% SPITZ Mark -, US swimmer who won seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Aug 25, 2025
4% PROLL Annemarie -, 1972 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships combined gold medallist (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Jul 31, 2025
4% ALF England manager Ramsey who won the World Cup (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 22, 2025
4% LOCKE Bobby -, golfer who won The Open Championship in 1957 (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Jul 18, 2025
4% AMY Schneider who won (3)
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