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.
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Series 1: Episode 4
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 ...
31-03-2025
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 3
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, a ...
24-03-2025
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 2
The five remaining players from the first heat return to the Great Hall to battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
17-03-2025
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 1
Sue Perkins hosts this high-stakes chess contest, following 12 rising stars of the UK’s booming chess community as they battle it out via a gauntlet of brain-bending puzzl ...
10-03-2025
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 3
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, a ...
24-03-2025
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 2
The five remaining players from the first heat return to the Great Hall to battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
17-03-2025
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 4
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 ...
31-03-2025
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 1
Sue Perkins hosts this high-stakes chess contest, following 12 rising stars of the UK’s booming chess community as they battle it out via a gauntlet of brain-bending puzzl ...
10-03-2025
BBC 2