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 8
The four finalists return for the last time to the Great Hall, ready to be put through their chess-playing paces like never before. A series of mind-melting chess challenges awa ...
28-04-2025
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 7
The three strongest players from both heats come face to face for the first time. The six semi-finalists collide, ready to be pushed to their limits and fight for a space in the ...
21-04-2025
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 6
The four remaining players from the second heat face a memory puzzle set by chess superstar and world number one Magnus Carlsen.\n\nThe players have one minute to study the boar ...
14-04-2025
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 5
The five remaining players from the second heat return to the Great Hall to battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. The sense of trepidation is palpable as they face a ...
07-04-2025
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 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 7
The three strongest players from both heats come face to face for the first time. The six semi-finalists collide, ready to be pushed to their limits and fight for a space in the ...
21-04-2025
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 6
The four remaining players from the second heat face a memory puzzle set by chess superstar and world number one Magnus Carlsen.\n\nThe players have one minute to study the boar ...
14-04-2025
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 5
The five remaining players from the second heat return to the Great Hall to battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. The sense of trepidation is palpable as they face a ...
07-04-2025
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 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 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 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 8
The four finalists return for the last time to the Great Hall, ready to be put through their chess-playing paces like never before. A series of mind-melting chess challenges awa ...
28-04-2025
BBC 2