Player who moves first at chess (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Player who moves first at chess (5) . 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 Player who moves first at chess (5) (5)
4% MATE Winning move in chess (4) USA Today Apr 1, 2026
3% FOOLSMATE Infamous chess trap that ends the game in two moves (9) New York Times May 22, 2026
3% PAWNS Chess pieces (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 19, 2026
3% GAMBIT Chess sacrifice (6) Puzzler Backwords May 17, 2026
3% MEN Chess pieces (3) Thomas Joseph May 14, 2026
3% ADIEU First guess for many Wordle players (5) Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026
3% ROOKS Chess "castles" (5) New York Times Mini May 12, 2026
3% NIGELSHORT British chess player who faced Garry Kasparov in 1993's world championship match (10) The Times Specialist May 11, 2026
3% TWO Number of players in a chess match (3)
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