Japanese crossword «Chess»

Fédération Internationale des Échecs =)

The chessboard is oriented incorrectly. The bottom-right corner (square h1) should be white, not black. The mnemonic is “White right.”

Excellent, well thought out and creative; I really enjoyed working on the puzzle

Good

Just once I guessed the whole thing from the start and just filled it in as it grew almost without counting. So sue me.