Chess player who makes the first move (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WHITE Chess player who makes the first move (5) (5)
8% ACTS Makes moves (4) LA Times Daily Jan 31, 2026
7% ENTHUSIASTIC Intuit a chess blunder, making up for it (12) (12) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 29, 2026
7% PAWN Chess piece (4) Commuter Jan 24, 2026
7% TODAY "Who's on First" catcher (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 22, 2026
7% PAWNS Chess pieces (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 19, 2026
7% MAN Chess piece (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 15, 2026
7% SHY Unlikely to make the first move, say (3) USA Today Dec 26, 2025
7% GAMBIT Opening move in chess (6) (6) Mirror Classic Dec 12, 2025
7% ALLEYOOP Two-player basketball move (8) The Atlantic Dec 4, 2025
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