Chess world champion known for spectacular sacrifices Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Chess world champion known for spectacular sacrifices last seen in Telegraph Cross Atlantic puzzle. 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
4% GAMBIT Chess sacrifice (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 8, 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% PAWN Chess piece (4) Commuter Oct 23, 2026
2% HANOI World capital known as the "City for Peace" (5) New York Times Oct 22, 2026
2% MEN Chess pieces (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 21, 2026
2% STEVECRAM British men's 1,500m world champion in 1983 (9) The Times Specialist Oct 19, 2026
2% ASPECT View some multimedia spectacular (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 19, 2026

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