| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SPASSKY | Former chess champion Boris |
| SPASSKY | Former world chess champion Boris |
| EUWE | Former chess champion. |
| TAL | Former chess champion |
| TAL | Former chess champion Mikhail |
| KARPOV | Former world chess champion Anatoly |
| TAL | Former world chess champion from Russia |
| LATVIANS | Former world chess champion Mikhail Tal, and others |
