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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | ATTLEE 20th-century Labour prime minister | (6) | The Times Concise | Jan 31, 2026 |
| 3% | JOHNMAJOR Final Conservative prime minister of the 20th-century | (9) | The Times Specialist | Jan 19, 2026 |
| 2% | OPTIN Choose to participate | (5) | Thomas Joseph | Feb 2, 2026 |
| 2% | FINAL Championship game | (5) | Universal | Jan 31, 2026 |
| 2% | GRANDMASTER Highest title that can be awarded to a player by world chess organisation FIDE (11) | (11) | Mirror Quiz | Jan 30, 2026 |
| 2% | VILLENEUVE Jacques -, 1997 F1 World Drivers' Championship winner (10) | (10) | Mirror Quiz | Jan 30, 2026 |
| 2% | PAWN Chess piece | (4) | Commuter | Jan 24, 2026 |
| 2% | OPTOUT Decline to participate | (6) | Eugene Sheffer | Jan 21, 2026 |
| 2% | PAWNS Chess pieces | (5) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Jan 19, 2026 |
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