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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  • 1A
    Plan of action
  • 5A
    Resource measured by a special clock in tournaments
  • 6A
    Make the first move
  • 8A
    A particular sequence of opening moves in chess
  • 10A
    Former U.N. head with a palindromic first name
  • 11A
    It's all in this, for a strategist
  • 12A
    Essential component of a plan

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  • 2D
    Prefix for a combative strategy, like ___-aircraft or ___-Sicilian
  • 3D
    Chess giant, like Fischer or Kasparov
  • 4D
    "The Magnificent ___" (classic strategy film)
  • 5D
    Popular strategic approach, e.g., in fashion or chess
  • 6D
    Extended period of losses for a player
  • 7D
    Indian grandmaster Viswanathan, a five-time world champion
  • 9D
    What a chessmaster seeks to win