Chess Masters: The Endgame

Sue Perkins hosts this high-stakes chess contest, following 12 rising stars of the UK’s booming chess community as they battle it out to be crowned champion.

Type: tv

Season: 1

Episode: 1

Duration: 29m

Release:

Rating: 3.0

Season 1 - Chess Masters: The Endgame
2025-03-10
"In the first of two heats, six talented players from across the UK arrive at Cardiff\u2019s former coal exchange. They face a brain-boggling puzzle and a high-stakes speed chess battle."
2025-03-17
"The five remaining players from the first heat return to the Great Hall to battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals."
2025-03-24
"The four remaining players from the first heat return to the Great Hall to battle it out for a coveted place in the semi-finals. They are faced with a giant projection screen, and realise an innovative challenge awaits - a memory test set by world number one chess player Magnus Carlsen."
2025-03-31
"In the second heat, six new players face a gruelling game of speed chess and a puzzle called 'the raging rook', which allows the players to showcase their mastery of one of the most powerful pieces."
2025-04-07
"The five remaining players from the second heat return to the Great Hall to battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals."
2025-04-14
"The four remaining players from the second heat face a memory puzzle set by chess superstar and world number one Magnus Carlsen."
2025-04-21
"Six semi-finalists face child prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan in their toughest challenge yet."
2025-04-28
"The four finalists return for the last time to the Great Hall, ready to be put through their chess-playing paces like never before. Who will lift the winner\u2019s trophy?"