Sue Perkins
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Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes2025
Chess Masters: The Endgame
Series 1
Twelve rising stars of the UK’s booming chess community battle it out.
Episodes
Each episode has its own detail page.
Episode 129 min2025-03-10
Episode 1
In the first of two heats, six talented players from across the UK arrive at Cardiff’s former coal exchange. They face a brain-boggling puzzle and a high-stakes speed chess battle.
Episode 229 min2025-03-17
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.
Episode 329 min2025-03-24
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, and realise an innovative challenge awaits - a memory test set by world number one chess player Magnus Carlsen.
Episode 429 min2025-03-31
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 most powerful pieces.
Episode 529 min2025-04-07
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.
Episode 629 min2025-04-14
Episode 6
The four remaining players from the second heat face a memory puzzle set by chess superstar and world number one Magnus Carlsen.
Episode 729 min2025-04-21
Episode 7
Six semi-finalists face child prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan in their toughest challenge yet.
Episode 829 min2025-04-28
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. Who will lift the winner’s trophy?