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
77% KARPOV World chess champion after Fischer (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Mar 1, 2026
73% NONAMES Unknowns (7) TV May 10, 2026
73% TAL Mikhail -, 1960-61 world chess champion (3) (3) Mirror Quiz Apr 15, 2026
70% SOMEONE Unknown person (7) Eugene Sheffer May 30, 2026
70% MOVE Chess turn (4) Thomas Joseph May 29, 2026
70% MAN Chess piece (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 26, 2026
70% PAWNS Chess pieces (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 19, 2026
70% BIGIFS Major unknowns (6) New York Times May 19, 2026
70% GAMBIT Chess sacrifice (6) Puzzler Backwords May 17, 2026

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