The current world chess champion Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The current world chess champion last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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 14 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MAGNUS CARLSEN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MAGNUS CARLSEN The current world chess champion (14) The Times Specialist Sunday Jun 6, 2021
98% MAGNUSCARLSEN The current world chess champion (13) The Times Specialist Sunday Apr 28, 2019
3% MATING Beating at chess (6) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
3% MOVES Chess turns (5) Universal Oct 11, 2025
3% KARPOV Anatoly __, chess grandmaster who became world champion in 1975 when Bobby Fischer refused to play (6) (6) The Guardian Weekend Oct 11, 2025
3% MAN Chess piece (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 10, 2025
3% PAWN Minor chess piece (4) Universal Oct 1, 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
3% BLACK Chess side (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 20, 2025

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