Infamous chess trap that ends the game in two moves Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Infamous chess trap that ends the game in two moves featured in New York Times puzzle on May 22, 2026. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FOOLSMATE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FOOLSMATE Infamous chess trap that ends the game in two moves (9) New York Times May 22, 2026
3% ROOK Swindle participant in chess game (4) The Telegraph Cryptic May 21, 2026
3% BISHOP Diagonally-moving chess piece (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Apr 4, 2026
3% MATE Winning move in chess (4) USA Today Apr 1, 2026
3% MATURE You are entering end of chess game fully developed (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Mar 6, 2026
2% PAWNS Chess pieces (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 19, 2026
2% TREED Trapped, in a way (5) Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026
2% GAMBIT Chess sacrifice (6) Puzzler Backwords May 17, 2026
2% MEN Chess pieces (3) Thomas Joseph May 14, 2026
2% ELO Chess rating system (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 13, 2026

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