Situation in which every move is disadvantageous, in chess Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ZUGZWANG Situation in which every move is disadvantageous, in chess (8)
91% NEEDY Disadvantaged (5) Newsday Dec 14, 2025
87% GAMBIT Opening move in chess (6) (6) Mirror Classic Dec 12, 2025
87% CASTLE Special chess move (6) Commuter Sep 10, 2025
83% DEMERIT Disadvantage (7) (7) Mirror Quick Dec 19, 2025
83% EIGHTLEGS On which a tarantula moves (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 7, 2025
83% ROOK Chess piece that can't move diagonally (4) USA Today Nov 4, 2025
79% LIE Be situated (3) Puzzler Backwords Dec 26, 2025
79% BLACK Chess player making the second move (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 15, 2025
79% CASTLED Made a two-piece chess move (7) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
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