MATES

Pub pals

• The Newlywed Game contestants

• A couple

• Aussie pals

• Aussie's friends

• Beats Kasparov

• Beats, in a way

• Beats, in chess

• Better halves

• Blokes

• Board wins

• Breeds

• British buddies

• Buddies

• Buds

• Captains' subordinates

• Chess defeats

• Chess endings

• Chess match enders

• Chess victories

• Chess wins

• Companions

• Corners his majesty

• Couples (with)

• Crew members

• Deck officers

• Ends a chess game

• Final checks for Karpov

• Final checks?

• Finishes a certain board game

• Finishes a chess game

• Finishes off, in chess

• First and third, e.g.

• Friends in Melbourne

• Good buddies

• Hubbies

• Husband and wife

• Husbands and wives

• Husbands or wives

• Identical socks

• Identical socks, e.g.

• Karpov victories

• Makes dull

• Mom and dad, e.g.

• Officers on deck

• Pair of socks

• Paired socks

• Pairs up

• Pals

• Pals Down Under

• Pals, down under

• Partners

• Perth pals

• Pub buddies

• Ship buddies

• Ship workers

• Ship's crew

• Ship's officers

• Significant others

• Singer Johnny and kin

• Some game enders

• Some game endings

• Spouses

• Team and check followers

• These sailors work in teams

• They're matched

• They're well matched

• Threatens Kasparov?

• Traps the king

• Two of a kind

• What some socks are missing

• Winners' checks?

• Wins a board game

• Wins at chess

• Wins, a la Karpov

• A pair of people who live together