Famous Players Crossword

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Nytik

This is a difficult crossword, in my opinion. Your task is to fill in the spaces, using the clues provided, with the surnames of famous chess players of times gone by. The only clues you will be given are the years of the player's birth. Note that in some of the particularly early cases, the year might be out by one or two, but that doesn't ruin the puzzle, as the idea is to figure out the players by the sort of time they were around.

Down
1.   1795
2.   1465
3.   1570
4.   1702
7.   1842
11.   1780
  Across
1.   1528
5.   1530
6.   1480
8.   1800
9.   1810
10.   1818
12.   1542
13.   1837
14.   1600
15.   1726
Nytik

Xylograph: Not only is blackburne too long for 7 down, it also clashes with your 10-across answer, Anderssen. Wink

Nytik
Xylograph wrote:
Nytik wrote:

Xylograph: Not only is blackburne too long for 7 down, it also clashes with your 10-across answer, Anderssen.


 I'm stupid ><

OK, so how about Blackburne is 9 down and Zukertort is 7 across?


Blackburne is too long for 9 across also. Wink
Nytik

I will help you out by saying that all three of your answers are correct. So far, the following have been solved:

10 Across: Anderssen

13 Across: Morphy

7 Down: Zukertort

razorblade12

Number 14 is Greco :P... thanks for your article on him Whipster

Nytik

Yes, well done razorblade12... now four have been completed... can anyone use these to figure out more?!

razorblade12

15. Philidor

Nytik

Another hit! Five done so far! All the words that link to 11-down have been solved... but does anyone know the player?!

Crazychessplaya

1 Across is Boi.

Nytik

Yes, well done crazychessplaya, and welcome to my crossword puzzle. Cool

Six down, ten to go!

Crazychessplaya

6 Across is Damiano

Crazychessplaya

8 Across is Amant

Nytik

It is indeed. This is going to go really slowly if everyone answers one at a time... Laughing Nine to go, however.

Crazychessplaya

9 Across is Staunton

Nytik

Another one bites the dust! We're now at the halfway stage!

Crazychessplaya

14 Across is Greco

Nytik

razorblade12 already got that one, Crazychessplaya! Cool

Crazychessplaya

4 Down is Kremeur

Nytik

No it isn't. Kremeur is 7 letters long, compared to the 5 spaces available.

In addition, I have no idea who Kremeur is. Cool

Crazychessplaya

12 Across is Cutri