| 100% | GAMBIT | 6 | A chess move of sacrificing a pawn for advantage |
| 44% | MATE | 4 | "Check" follower for a chess move |
| 44% | SACRIFICE | 9 | Tactical move of surrendering a chess piece |
| 41% | SIXTEEN | 7 | Number of pawns that start a chess game |
| 41% | CHECKMATE | 9 | Winning move to end a game of chess |
| 41% | ENDGAME | 7 | Final stages of a chess match, for example |
| 41% | OCTET | 5 | A side of pawns, in chess |
| 40% | MATE | 4 | Suffix with "check" for a chess match-ending move |
| 39% | STEADICAM | 9 | Piece of filming equipment that allows for a smooth moving shot |
| 39% | CHECKMATE | 9 | Winning move in a game of chess |
| 39% | RBI | 3 | Result of a certain sacrifice, for short |
| 38% | GAMBIT | 6 | A move in chess used to gain an early advantage |
| 38% | PAWN | 4 | First piece moved in a game of Chess, often |
| 37% | CHECKMATE | 9 | Winning move at the end of a game of chess |
| 37% | PAWN | 4 | The first piece usually moved in a game of chess |
| 37% | PAWN | 4 | Usually the first piece moved in a game of chess |
| 37% | CARAVAN | 7 | Word for a group of mounted traders moving as one |
| 37% | SIXTEEN | 7 | Number of pawns at the start of a game of chess |
| 36% | ZUGZWANG | 8 | Term in chess for a situation in which any move would worsen a player’s position |
| 36% | BLUNDER | 7 | Chess move notated with a "??" |
| 35% | CASTLE | 6 | Make a chess move |
| 35% | CASTLED | 7 | Made a chess move |
| 35% | CLIMATE | 7 | Finale of a 151-move chess game |
| 35% | DEC | 3 | Roman month when they made a sacrifice at the Temple of Saturn, for short |
| 35% | BACKGAMMON | 10 | Board game for two played with pieces moved according to throws of a dice |
| 35% | BACKGAMMON | 10 | Board game for two played with pieces moved according to throws of a die |
| 34% | LIEU | 4 | In___ of (as a substitute for) |
| 34% | LIEU | 4 | In ___ of (as a replacement for) |
| 34% | LIEU | 4 | In ___ of (as a substitute for) |
| 34% | LIEU | 4 | In __ of (as a substitute for) |