First to move in chess Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue First to move in chess . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is WHITE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WHITE First to move in chess (5)
31% PAWN First piece moved in chess, often (4) LA Times Daily May 9, 2023
31% QUEENSPAWN First piece moved in chess, often (10) LA Times Daily Jan 27, 2015
4% CASTLE Special chess move (6) Commuter Sep 10, 2025
4% CHECK Verify chess move (5) The Sun Two Speed Jul 21, 2025
3% MAN Chess piece (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 10, 2025
3% ANYA Chess grand master Corke (4) LA Times Daily Oct 10, 2025
3% STILL Not moving (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 2, 2025
3% NIGEL Chess grandmaster Short (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 1, 2025
3% ELO Chess rating system (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 21, 2025
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