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Across [1] Take a lesser reward (12) [6] The second world champion (6) [9] Turns down equal opportunity (7,1,4,5) [14] Drawing method (9,10) [16] First western player after WWII to challenge USSR dominance (6) [18] System of giving board position (1,1,1) [20] Winning rook technique (6) [21 and 25 down] Team's best player (3,5) [22] Knight's journey everywhere (4) [24] One Cuban you won't smoke (10) [27] Neutral city with a park with many giant chessboards (6) [28] Very solid system (9) [29] 3) Bb5 system (7) [31] Fire-breathing sicilian (6) [33] Also known as a zwischenzug (12) [34] Tournament where they start you off (8) [36] Releases tension (6) [37] G pawn opening named after Swiss IM (4) [39] Straw ____, film with erotic chess scene (4) [40] Pole trap common in Lopez (7) [41] One tough lady (5)

 

Down [2] Wild sicilian (7) [3] Somewhere safe to go (6,6) [4] Comparing notes afterwards (4,6) [5] Old habit of levelling field (4) [6] German term used to mean breathing space (4) [7] Old horse (2) [8] The guy in charge (7) [10] This replaced descriptive (9,8) [11] Famous match between USA and USSR in 1945 was played with this (5) [12] ?? (7) [13] State of readiness (11) [15] Tactic to preserve defensive options (5,8) [17] His is the shortest mate (4) [19] Hypermodern system starting with Nf3 (4,7) [23] Newbie (1,1) [25] see 21 across [26] Devising chess problems (9) [30] Famous variation of the KID (7) [32] Became No1 in 2007 (5) [35] Strategic weak point (4) [38] Famously anonymous player of the past (1,1).

goldendog

6 D luft

goldendog

26 D composing

Here_Is_Plenty
goldendog wrote:

6 D luft


 I hate some people.  They have probably the hardest answer one minute after posting puzzle. Wink

goldendog

11 D radio

Here_Is_Plenty

It has to be said - you're a Good Dawg

goldendog

16 A Larsen

goldendog
Here_Is_Plenty wrote:

It has to be said - you're a Good Dawg


Woof!

Here_Is_Plenty
goldendog wrote:

16 A Larsen


 Dammit, I was sure that would have three or four americans going..."You spelt Fischer wrong"!

goldendog

7 D kt

Crazychessplaya

24 A Capablanca

Crazychessplaya

39 A DOGS

Crazychessplaya

32 D Anand

Crazychessplaya

31 A Dragon

Crazychessplaya

6 A Lasker

Crazychessplaya

3 D Escape Square

22 A Tour

Here_Is_Plenty

Thank goodness, crazy in da house.  Was looking like the one dog show there for a while.

Crazychessplaya

19 D Reti Opening

Crazychessplaya

29 A Spanish

Tom500

40. Fishing pool