Country's first chess champion, unknown (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ITALY Country's first chess champion, unknown (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 1, 2024
84% INDIA Home country of the current world chess champion (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 11, 2026
77% YIELDING Unknown author not at first compliant (8) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 9, 2026
77% LILY The Unknown Country actor Gladstone (4) The Atlantic Aug 23, 2026
73% SOVIET The first "S" of USSR (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 23, 2026
70% MEN Chess pieces (3) New York Times Midi Oct 1, 2026
70% WHITE Chess opener (5) The Washington Post Mini Sep 8, 2026
66% ELO ___ rating (chess stat) (3) New York Times Sep 27, 2026
66% WINNERS Champions, victors (7) The Times Concise Sep 25, 2026
66% ANON Unknown (4) (4) Mirror Quick Sep 22, 2026

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