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% TWO Number of players in chess (3) Universal Oct 30, 2026
3% BRECHT 20th-century German playwright (6) The Times Concise Oct 3, 2026
2% MATED Beat at chess (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 28, 2026
2% TOILE Thin stuff 20th-century poet served up (5) The Times Cryptic Oct 27, 2026
2% PAWN Chess piece (4) Commuter Oct 23, 2026
2% MEN Chess pieces (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 21, 2026
2% STEVECRAM British men's 1,500m world champion in 1983 (9) The Times Specialist Oct 19, 2026
2% BARTOK Hungarian composer of the early 20th century (6) (6) The Sun Mini Oct 18, 2026
2% CHECKMATE Final chess move (9) (9) Puzzler Oct 16, 2026

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