Chess world champion known for spectacular sacrifices Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Chess world champion known for spectacular sacrifices featured in Telegraph Cross Atlantic puzzle on October 5, 2026. 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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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TAL Chess world champion known for spectacular sacrifices (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 5, 2026
3% FORGO Sacrifice (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 14, 2026
3% BORIS & 23A World chess champion from 1969-72 (5,7) (5) Mirror Quiz Aug 1, 2026
3% INDIA Home country of the current world chess champion (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 11, 2026
2% LAMOTTA Jake -, 1949-51 World Middleweight boxing champion (7) (7) Mirror Quiz Oct 4, 2026
2% MEN Chess pieces (3) New York Times Midi Oct 1, 2026
2% ELO ___ rating (chess stat) (3) New York Times Sep 27, 2026
2% AMMAN World capital once known as Philadelphia (5) New York Times Sep 25, 2026
2% CHESS Game with gambits and sacrifices (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 25, 2026
2% WINNERS Champions, victors (7) The Times Concise Sep 25, 2026

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