Discovery of former chess champion: French opening popular at the start (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FINDING Discovery of former chess champion: French opening popular at the start (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 8, 2025
7% WHITE Chess opener (5) The Washington Post Mini Sep 8, 2026
6% TAL Former chess champion (3)
6% EUWE Former chess champion. (4)
5% INLET Opening popular with clients, periodically (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Sep 18, 2026
5% ILIE 1973 French Open champ Nastase (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 17, 2026
5% SELES French Open champ of 1990, 1991 and 1992 (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 17, 2026
5% LINK "Missing" discovery (4) Newsday Sep 10, 2026
5% COUPEDESMOUSQUETAIRES In French, the French Open men's singles trophy (21) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 6, 2026
5% MANDLIKOVA Hana -, 1987 Australian Open singles tennis champion (10) (10) Mirror Quiz Sep 3, 2026

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