| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SPASSKY | Former world chess champion Boris |
| SPASSKY | Former chess champion Boris |
| KARPOV | Former world chess champion Anatoly |
| TAL | Former world chess champion from Russia |
| LATVIANS | Former world chess champion Mikhail Tal, and others |
| FISCHER | Bobby who defeated Boris Spassky at the 1972 World Chess Championship |
