The first British player to participate in a 20th-century world chess championship final Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The first British player to participate in a 20th-century world chess championship final 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NIGEL SHORT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NIGEL SHORT The first British player to participate in a 20th-century world chess championship final (11) The Times Specialist Sunday Jul 12, 2020
3% DADA 20th-century art genre (4) (4) Mirror Quick Dec 4, 2025
2% ANATOLYKARPOV ____ is currently the oldest living world chess champion (13) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 11, 2026
2% OPTIN Choose to participate (5) LA Times Mini Jan 10, 2026
2% RUNNER Marathon participant (6) USA Today Jan 9, 2026
2% OPTSIN Elects to participate (6) LA Times Daily Jan 9, 2026
2% ROOK Chess piece (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 8, 2026
2% REVELERS Bacchanalia participants (8) Wall Street Journal Jan 8, 2026
2% DOTT Graeme -, 2006 World Snooker Championship winner (4) (4) Mirror Quiz Jan 1, 2026
2% MEN Chess pieces (3) New York Times Dec 28, 2025

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