| Wed |
| Joined |
| Paired |
| Coupled |
| Matched |
| Married |
| In pairs |
| Paired up |
| Dovetailed |
| Paired off |
| Matched up |
| Beat Karpov |
| Checked out |
| Got together |
| Beat Spassky |
| Coupled with |
| Won at chess |
| Beat at chess |
| Won, in chess |
| Beat, in a way |
| Became hitched |
| Beat, in chess |
| Didn't abstain? |
| Brought together |
| Beaten, in a way |
| Beaten at chess. |
| Defeated Spassky |
| Whipped in chess |
| Beaten by Fischer |
| Captured the king |
| Matched, as socks |
| Didn't just check |
| Defeated in chess |
| Beat at the board |
| Defeated at chess |
| Ended a chess game |
| More than checked? |
| Paired up to breed |
| With king captured |
| Took out the king? |
| Defeated, in a way |
| Beaten by Botvinnik |
| Beat Magnus Carlsen |
| Checked thoroughly? |
| Like pairs of socks |
| Like shoes and socks |
| Out of moves, in chess |
| Beaten in chess, briefly |
| Defeated in a chess game |
| Out of the game, in chess |
| Beaten, a la Bobby Fischer |
| Unable to avoid the check? |
| Unable to escape, in a way |
| Checked for the last time? |
| Defeated a la Bobby Fischer |
| Like a defeated chess player |
| Made the last move, in a way |
| Defeated a la Magnus Carlsen |
| Victimized with one's endgame, say |
| Put the king into a sticky situation |