The Grandmaster Plan
Every word is a calculated move.
A strategic crossword challenge for chess lovers and word game enthusiasts, featuring clues on grandmasters, famous openings, and tactical terms.
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- 1APlan of action
- 5AResource measured by a special clock in tournaments
- 6AMake the first move
- 8AA particular sequence of opening moves in chess
- 10AFormer U.N. head with a palindromic first name
- 11AIt's all in this, for a strategist
- 12AEssential component of a plan
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- 2DPrefix for a combative strategy, like ___-aircraft or ___-Sicilian
- 3DChess giant, like Fischer or Kasparov
- 4D"The Magnificent ___" (classic strategy film)
- 5DPopular strategic approach, e.g., in fashion or chess
- 6DExtended period of losses for a player
- 7DIndian grandmaster Viswanathan, a five-time world champion
- 9DWhat a chessmaster seeks to win
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