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Arcane Stratagems of Ancient Games
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Compelling plight where any move worsens position, from deep chess lore
  • 2. A covert maneuver often found in vintage board game tactics and deception
  • 3. Backward move involving reversal of progress, common in ancient chaturanga variants
  • 7. Defensive blockade formation used in historical strategy board games to stymie foes
  • 8. An all-encompassing capture or sweep move symbolizing total dominance
  • 10. Deliberate offering of a valued piece to gain advantage in a classic contest
Down
  • 4. A serpentine retreat-and-advance move typical of elaborate historical board strategies
  • 5. Tactical redirection of pieces to unsuspected squares in strategic vintage games
  • 6. A delicate poise move from the classic French card-inspired board contest
  • 9. Conceding a turn or game segment due to strategic impasse or error
  • 11. Avoidance technique in archaic games, bending low to evade capture or check
  • 12. Phantom pawn capture, slipping past a step in eighteenth-century chess play
  • 13. A royal refuge switch, safeguarding king and rook simultaneously in medieval chess

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