Opening Ploy In Chess Crossword Clue

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	99%	6		Exact Match!
	noun • an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker • a maneuver in a game or conversation • a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position
	37%	7		Artist and chess player who said "While all artists are not chess players, all chess players are artists"
	noun • French artist who immigrated to the United States; a leader in the dada movement in New York City; was first to exhibit commonplace objects as art (1887-1968)
	36%	12		A common chess opening named after a 19th-century English chess player
	noun • a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess

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