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E1
29 min 1. 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.
E2
29 min 2. 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.
E3
29 min 3. 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.
E4
29 min 4. 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.
E5
29 min 5. 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.
E6
29 min 6. Episode 6
The four remaining players from the second heat face a memory puzzle set by chess superstar and world number one Magnus Carlsen.
E7
29 min 7. Episode 7
Six semi-finalists face child prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan in their toughest challenge yet.
E8
29 min 8. 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?
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.
Genres: Reality
Stars: Sue Perkins, David Howell, Anthony Mathurin
