Chess Masters: The Endgame
Chess Masters: The Endgame is a TV show on BBC2. Make the first move. Sue Perkins challenges rising chess stars to take on the legendary game of psychology, strategy and intensity. It'll take nerves of steel to win the title. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 8 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in April 2025.
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Chess Masters: The Endgame
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?
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The three strongest players from both heats come face to face for the first time in the semi-finals. They meet child prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan in their toughest challenge yet.
The four remaining players from the second heat face a memory puzzle set by chess superstar and world number one Magnus Carlsen.
The five remaining players from the second heat return to the Great Hall to battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
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.
The four remaining players face a memory test set by the world number one chess player, Magnus Carlsen.
The five remaining players from the first heat return to the Great Hall to battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals.