| SPASSKY | Boris -; Russian chess grandmaster who was world champion from 1969-72 (7) |
| KARPOV | Anatoly ___, Russian chess grandmaster who was the 12th official world champion from 1975 to 1985 (6) |
| PETROSIAN | Tigran ___, chess grandmaster who was World Champion from 1963 to 1969 |
| BORIS | World chess champion from 1969-72 (5,7) |
| BORISSPASSKY | World chess champion from 1969-72 |
| EMANUEL | German chess player who was World Champion from 1894 to 1921 (7,6) |
| FISCHER | Bobby ___, US chess player who was world champion from 1972 to 1975 |
| CARLSEN | Norwegian chess grandmaster who retained the title of World Chess Champion on his birthday in November this year (7) |
| SNOOKER | Game at which Stephen Hendry was world champion from 1992 96 (7) |
| BOTVINNIK | Mikhail ********* , chess grandmaster who was the sixth World Chess Champion (9) |
| NAPOLES | Jose ?, undisputed World Welterweight boxing champion from 1969-70 (7) |
| MANSELL | Former British Formula One driver who was World Champion in 1992 (7) |
| HIGGINS | Alex ---, Northern Irish snooker player who was World Champion in 1972 and 1982 (7) |
| REARDON | Ray _, late snooker player who was World Champion six times (7) |
| ANATOLYKARPOV | Russian chess player who was world champion from 1975 to 1985 (7,6) |
| FLAVELL | Bobby ..., 1965-66 and 1969-72 Albion Rovers boss (7) |
| YELTSIN | Boris --, Russian statesman (7) |
| LASKER | German chess player who was World Champion from 1894 to 1921 (7,6) |
| ALEKHINE | Alexander ___, Russian-born French chess player who was world champion from 1927 to 1935 and 1937 to 1946 (8) |
| GODUNOV | Boris -, Russian tsar |
