Chess-oriented crossword: intermediate

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Crazychessplaya

Answers so far:

Across: 5.Perpetual,6.Oll,9.Chaturanga,12.Shredder

Down: 1.Bishop,2.Topalov,3.Epaulette,4.HAL, 7.Cambridge,8.Breakthrough,9.Carlsen,10.Hydra,11.Phalanx

 

rooperi

1 down Bishop

7 d Cambridege

11 d phallanx

5 a discovery?

Crazychessplaya
rooperi wrote:

1 down Bishop

7 d Cambridege

11 d phallanx

5 a discovery?


 All correct except for 5!

goldendog

2d Topalov

3d epaulette

9a chaturanga

Crazychessplaya
goldendog wrote:

 

2d Topalov

3d epaulette

9a chaturanga


 Correct!

zankfrappa

5 across is perpetual.

zankfrappa

4 down Tao?

zankfrappa

9 down is Carlsen.

goldendog

6a Oll

goldendog

12a Shredder

zankfrappa

6 across is Oll. 

Crazychessplaya

Good going guys, 4 down is not Tao though.

zankfrappa

10 down is Hydra.

zankfrappa

Only 4 down and 8 down are unsolved.  Tao is a chess engine and fits, do I get
half credit?

Crazychessplaya

Hints:

4 Down: think of a famous sci-fi movie

8 Down: you breach your opponents defences...

10 Down: evaluates 200,000,000 chess positions per second

zankfrappa

4 down Sam?

zankfrappa

Elf is a three-letter chess engine but it doesn't fit.

Crazychessplaya
zankfrappa wrote:

4 down Sam?


No....

zankfrappa

4 down is Hal.

Crazychessplaya

Second letter is "A."