| KASPAROV | Garry ___, 1985 winner of the World Chess Championship (8) |
| FISCHER | Bobby ___, winner of the World Chess Championship from 1972-75 (7) |
| BOTVINNIK | Mikhail ___, winner of the World Chess Championship from 1948-57 (9) |
| EUWE | Max ___, winner of the World Chess Championship from 1935-37 (4) |
| MARSHALL | Happy Days producer Garry ___ died in 2016 (8) |
| NIGELSHORT | English chess player who challenged Garry Kasparov for the World Chess Championship in 1993 |
| LYLE | Scottish golfer; 1985 winner of The Open Championship (5,4) |
| SANDY | Scottish golfer; 1985 winner of The Open Championship (5,4) |
| SANDYLYLE | Scottish golfer; 1985 winner of The Open Championship |
| NIGEL | English chess player who challenged Garry Kasparov for the World Chess Championship in 1993 (5,5) |
| SHORT | English chess player who challenged Garry Kasparov for the World Chess Championship in 1993 (5,5) |
| HINAULT | Bernard, 1985 winner of the Tour de France cycle race (7) |
| UPTON | Who was the mental conditioning coach for D. Gukesh when he won the World Chess Championship in 2024? (5) |
| PADDY | Who was the mental coach for D. Gukesh when he won the World Chess Championship last year? (5) |
| ICEL | Where Fischer played Spassky for the World Chess Championship (abbr.) |
| IAN | Nepomniachtchi who lost the World Chess Championship in April |
| BORISSPASSKY | Who did Bobby Fischer beat to win the World Chess Championship in 1972? (5,7) |
| INFIDELITY | A member of the World Chess Federation left it; why? I heard for cheating |
| CARLSEN | Last name of the world chess champion Gukesh faced in Zagreb Rapids on 03 Jul 2025. (7) |
| BONN | This former capital of West Germany was the site of the 2008 World Chess Championship |
