| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| TAL | Former world chess champion from Russia |
| SPASSKY | Former world chess champion Boris |
| KARPOV | Former world chess champion Anatoly |
| LATVIANS | Former world chess champion Mikhail Tal, and others |
| TAL | World chess champion |
| TAL | World chess champion Mikhail |
| TAL | 1960s world chess champion Mikhail ... |
| EUWE | 1930s world chess champion Max |
| STEINITZ | World chess champion, 1866-94. |
| EUWE | '30s world chess champion Max |
| KARPOV | World chess champion, 1975-1985 |
| TAL | World Chess Champion, 1960-61 |
| TAL | 1960-61 World Chess champion |
| TAL | 1960-61 world chess champion |
| TAL | World Chess Champion after Botvinnik |
| KARPOV | Two-time chess World Champion |
| SPASSKY | 1969-'72 World Chess Champion |
| TAL | World chess champion, 1960-61 |
| TAL | Youngest world chess champion before Kasparov |
