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Chess grandmaster who won the 1972 world championship against Boris Spassky (7) Crossword Clue
Here is the answer for the crossword clue Chess grandmaster who won the 1972 world championship against Boris Spassky (7) . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FISCHER.
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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | NIGEL Chess grandmaster Short | (5) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Oct 1, 2025 |
| 5% | ICELAND Site for the 1972 Fischer-Spassky World Chess Championship | (7) | ||
| 4% | KARPOV Anatoly __, chess grandmaster who became world champion in 1975 when Bobby Fischer refused to play (6) | (6) | The Guardian Weekend | Oct 11, 2025 |
| 4% | FISSURES Discussed grandmaster's openings | (8) | The Telegraph Toughie | Oct 7, 2025 |
| 4% | SHORT Nigel -, English chess grandmaster born in 1965 (5) | (5) | Mirror Quiz | Aug 26, 2025 |
| 4% | SPASSKY Former chess champ Boris | (7) | ||
| 4% | LOCKE Bobby -, golfer who won The Open Championship in 1957 (5) | (5) | Mirror Quiz | Jul 18, 2025 |
| 4% | KLAY Thompson who won four NBA championships with the Warriors | (4) | LA Times Daily | Jul 8, 2025 |
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