"You always need to think a few steps ___ when playing Chess" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "You always need to think a few steps ___ when playing Chess" . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is AHEAD.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AHEAD "You always need to think a few steps ___ when playing Chess" (5)
5% FLOORBOARD Wood you step on this? (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 26, 2026
5% BOARD What chess is played on (5)
5% SOME A few (of) (4) Newsday Jun 23, 2026
5% NOTMANY A few (7) LA Times Daily Jun 18, 2026
5% APPREHENSIVELY Heavenly pipers played with a few nerves (14) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 17, 2026
5% AIMODEL Many a modern chess-playing program (7) New York Times Jun 13, 2026
5% ARE "Who do you think you ____?!" (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 26, 2026
5% ITS "____ not what you think …" (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 5, 2026
5% GAS You might step on it (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 8, 2026
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