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Worst defeat in chess

Last seen in Universal Crossword April 20, 2020 Answers

If you're stuck on the clue "Worst defeat in chess" from the Universal Crossword crossword (April 20, 2020), we're here to help. Our records show 115 potential answers for this clue collected from various puzzle sources. The best match is FOOLSMATE at 9 letters long, carrying a 99% confidence score based on crossword puzzle history.

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115 Other Potential Answers

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FOOLSMATE
Worst defeat in chess
Universal Crossword · Apr 20, 2020
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ROOK
Corner chess piece
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 10, 2026
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ENDGAME
Final part of a chess match
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 1, 2026
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BISHOP
Diagonal mover in chess
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 1, 2026
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TAKESTHEL
Admits defeat, informally
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 29, 2026
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OCTET
One set of pawns, in chess
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2026
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CASTLE
What you can't do after moving your king, in chess
Universal Crossword · Apr 9, 2026
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ILOST
Words of defeat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 27, 2026
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IBM
Pioneer in chess engines
Universal Crossword · Mar 26, 2026
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ESPN
Channel with baseball and diving chess
Universal Crossword · Mar 21, 2026
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TAKESANL
Accepts defeat, in slang
Universal Crossword · Feb 25, 2026
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UPSET
Unexpected defeat
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
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ROUT
Decisive defeat
Universal Crossword · Jan 24, 2026
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CASTLED
Made a two-piece chess move
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 12, 2025
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PAWN
Minor chess piece
Universal Crossword · Oct 1, 2025
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LOSE
Suffer defeat
Universal Crossword · Aug 25, 2025
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HES
"___ his own worst enemy"
Universal Crossword · Aug 22, 2025
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SAC
Strategic chess move, casually
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 2, 2025
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SORELOSERS
People who can't handle defeat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2025
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FINDINGAMATE
Playing chess?
Universal Crossword · Jun 30, 2025
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MOVE
Take a turn, in chess
Universal Crossword · May 29, 2025
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ENDGAMES
Final chess stages
Universal Crossword · May 25, 2025
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ESSO
Gas station brand hidden in "chess opening"
Universal Crossword · May 15, 2025
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DEE
Not quite the worst grade
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 1, 2025
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MATE
Word you don't want to hear when playing chess
Universal Crossword · Apr 27, 2025
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SORELOSER
Player who is not graceful in defeat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 22, 2025
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AWFUL
The worst
Universal Crossword · Mar 16, 2025
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METALKING
Important piece in a fancy chess set?
Universal Crossword · Mar 7, 2025
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TOOKTHEL
Accepted defeat, and what 17-, 24-, 40-, and 51-Across did?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 7, 2025
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MATED
Defeated in chess
Universal Crossword · Mar 4, 2025
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SHOGI
Japanese game similar to chess
Universal Crossword · Feb 15, 2025
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PIECE
King or queen, in chess
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 9, 2025
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ANAND
Viswanathan of chess
Premier Sunday Crossword · Feb 2, 2025
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
"That is the worst news ever!!"
Universal Crossword · Jan 29, 2025
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ILOSE
Admission of defeat
Universal Crossword · Dec 21, 2024
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CROWSANDPAWNS
Some pieces in an avian-themed chess set
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 20, 2024
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ALARMED
Fearing the worst
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 8, 2024
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UGH
"This is the worst!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 6, 2024
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WHITEQUEEN
Wonderland resident who starts out as a chess piece
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 10, 2024
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MATEINTWO
Declaration of an imminent chess victory ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme
Universal Crossword · Nov 5, 2024
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EDGE
Narrowly defeat
Universal Crossword · Sep 20, 2024
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ASBESTOS
Insulation material on Time's list of the 50 worst inventions
Universal Crossword · Sep 17, 2024
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TIMED
Like games at chess tournaments
Universal Crossword · Jul 12, 2024
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MATING
Defeating in chess
Universal Crossword · Jul 4, 2024
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PAWNS
Much of a chess set
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Jul 2, 2024
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KNIGHT
Bishop's neighbor on a chess board
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2024
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STEED
Animal evoked by a chess knight
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 2, 2024
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IRENECASTLES
Old foxtrot dancer makes a two-in-one chess move?
Premier Sunday Crossword · Mar 24, 2024
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SIXTYFOUR
Number of squares on a chess board
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 8, 2024
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GARRYKASPAROV
Russian chess grandmaster
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Jan 6, 2024
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PROSPEROUS
The worst description of poor purses?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 29, 2023
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SOSO
Not the worst
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 24, 2023
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TWO
Number of players in a chess game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 11, 2023
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CATASTROPHIZE
Think the worst
Universal Crossword · Sep 9, 2023
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WELOST
Admission of defeat
Universal Crossword · Sep 3, 2023
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IDES
Caesar's worst day
Universal Crossword · Aug 31, 2023
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CREAM
Decisively defeat
Universal Crossword · Aug 1, 2023
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YUGO
Car on many "worst cars of all time" lists
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 30, 2023
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THEL
Take __: admit defeat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2023
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SOBAD
"The worst!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 4, 2023
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FORKS
Multipronged chess tactics
Universal Crossword · Jul 3, 2023
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DRAW
Tie, in chess
Universal Crossword · Jun 30, 2023
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TEAMGAME
Bughouse chess, but not classic chess
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 18, 2023
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GRANDMASTER
Top chess player
Thomas Joseph Crossword · May 15, 2023
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ENDLESSMOVE
*Game delay prevented by a chess clock?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 5, 2023
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TIMERS
Speed chess equipment
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 20, 2023
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LOSEBIG
Suffer a major defeat
Universal Crossword · Mar 20, 2023
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PLATH
Poet who wrote, "The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 1, 2023
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GAME
Checkers or chess
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 26, 2022
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OPENS
Goes first, in chess
Universal Crossword · Dec 25, 2022
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EDGEOUT
Narrowly defeat
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Oct 29, 2022
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CHECKPLEAS
Court statements from chess players?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 21, 2022
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GODSAVETHEQUEEN
Prayer for a chess player?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 18, 2022
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AGONY
"... the __ of defeat": "Wide World of Sports" phrase
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2022
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DISASTERREF
*Football official who makes the absolute worst calls?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 19, 2022
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DRILLMASTER
Medical pro who is a sick chess player?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 22, 2022
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JUSTTAKETHEL
"Oh, admit defeat already!," and advice that was followed to form the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2022
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SAYUNCLE
Admit defeat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 26, 2022
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DEWEY
He didn't defeat Truman, despite a 1948 headline
Universal Crossword · Jun 25, 2022
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KNIGHTSTOUR
Math problem involving the movement of a chess piece
Universal Crossword · Jun 23, 2022
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THEQUEENSGAMBIT
*Netflix series about a chess prodigy
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2022
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RESIGN
Surrender, in chess
Universal Crossword · Apr 2, 2022
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MAN
Even the queen, in chess
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 16, 2022
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OOO
Castle queenside, in chess notation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 3, 2022
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BOTTOMOUT
Reach the worst point
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Jan 27, 2022
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CASTANDFURIOUS
Like an actor who got the worst role?
Universal Crossword · Jan 3, 2022
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TAL
Latvian chess champ Mikhail __
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 7, 2021
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WHITE
First color to move, in chess
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2021
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MEN
Knights, e.g., in chess
Universal Crossword · Aug 1, 2021
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MEGHANMARKLE
The Duchess of Sussex
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
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LAILA
Undefeated boxer Ali
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 4, 2026
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MARKLE
Duchess Meghan
Universal Crossword · Feb 15, 2025
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LOSEATURN
Second-worst possible "Wheel of Fortune" spin
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 8, 2025
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EDGED
Barely defeated
Universal Crossword · Feb 6, 2025
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REKT
Totally defeated, in gamer lingo
Universal Crossword · Jan 22, 2025
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MATES
Finishes off, on the chessboard
Universal Crossword · Aug 3, 2024
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IGA
Swiatek who defeated Coco Gauff at the 2024 French Open
Universal Crossword · Jul 22, 2024
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LOSES
Is defeated
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jun 30, 2024
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LICKS
Soundly defeats
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 15, 2024
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LAILAALI
Undefeated boxer nicknamed “Madame Butterfly”
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Feb 28, 2024
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TITLE
Queen, duchess or countess
Universal Crossword · Feb 5, 2024
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FIREMARIO
Video game hero who defeats Goombas with flaming projectiles
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 5, 2024
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MEDUSA
Gorgon defeated by Perseus
Universal Crossword · Dec 14, 2023
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ALI
Undefeated boxer Laila
Universal Crossword · Dec 7, 2023
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JABBA
Villain defeated by Leia
Universal Crossword · Dec 5, 2023
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MARIELOUISE
Duchess of Parma who was Napoleon's second wife
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 31, 2023
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ALBA
Goya’s duchess
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Oct 17, 2023
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TAKENAPART
Comprehensively defeated
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 14, 2023
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LOSTTO
Was defeated by
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Sep 16, 2023
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LOSETO
Be defeated by
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Jul 8, 2023
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SWEEP
Go undefeated in a tournament
Universal Crossword · May 15, 2023
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WATERLOO
ABBA hit with the line "I was defeated, you won the war"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 26, 2022
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SWEEPS
Goes undefeated in
Universal Crossword · May 6, 2022
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SCIPIO
Roman who defeated Hannibal
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 13, 2022
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TREY
Deuce defeater
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 30, 2021

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How many possible solutions does "Worst defeat in chess" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 115 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is FOOLSMATE (9 letters).
What is the best answer for "Worst defeat in chess"?
The best answer for "Worst defeat in chess" is FOOLSMATE with 9 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Worst defeat in chess" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in Universal Crossword. It was last seen in the Universal Crossword on April 20, 2020.
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