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Across 1. A woman who made it to the chess top-10 by FIDE rating 8. The World Chess Champion has died undefeated. 11. Country of origin of chess 13. Won more Russian champion titles than anyone else 14. Won 17 Olympic chess medals and played in the Candidates Final at age 62 16. "Pawns are the soul of chess" - author 17. Patriarch of the Soviet Chess 19. Played more games against Kasparov than anyone else 21. First woman in history to earn the GM title 23. This country won the Chess Olympiad (Open) in 2012 24. A person who pads a handicap or acts as if he is at a lower skill level than he actually is so he can achieve better during competition 25. Winner of Chess Oscar-2011 27. Highest-rated chess player ever 28. He has written more chess books than anyone else 29. World Chess Federation is also known as 30. Most popular chess website in the world - *****.com

Down 2. Runner-up at the World Chess Championship-2012 3. Rapper, member of Wu-Tang Clan, avid fan of chess 4. One of the epithet-names of Vassily Ivanchuk 5. A poor or amateurish chess player 6. Time trouble 7. A famous illusionist & also the name of a chess engine 9. She is known as "Chess Queen" 10. The first player from the USA to break Bobby Fischer's rating record 12. This country has more grandmasters than any other 15. Highest professional title in chess 18. Name of the prize awarded to the best female chess player 20. Oldest living chess grandmaster in the world 22. Youngest GM ever 26. A common chess tactic; can also be used for cooking