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Chess Masters: The Endgame is scheduled to air at these times (may include spoilers):
Sue Perkins hosts this high-stakes contest following 12 rising stars of the UK's chess community as they battle it out in a series of puzzles and eliminators. The contest kicks off with the first of two heats, which sees six plays from across the UK arrive in Cardiff where they face a brain-boggling puzzle and a high-stakes game of chess
More details for Chess Masters: The Endgame, Tue 17, 2:30 pm
Sue Perkins hosts the high-stakes contest, which sees the five remaining players from the first heat return to the Great Hall to battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals
More details for Chess Masters: The Endgame, Wed 18, 2:30 pm
The four remaining players from the first heat battle it out for a 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. Presented by Sue Perkins, with analysis from David Howell and Anthony Mathurin
More details for Chess Masters: The Endgame, Thu 19, 2:30 pm
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. Presented by Sue Perkins, with analysis from David Howell and Anthony Mathurin
More details for Chess Masters: The Endgame, Fri 20, 2:30 pm
The five remaining players from the second heat battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals, facing a puzzle that involves showing their mastery of the most powerful piece on the board, the Queen. They then face off in a challenge that mirrors the final stages of most chess games, when often there is only the King and Pawns left on the board. Presented by Sue Perkins, with analysis from David Howell and Anthony Mathurin
More details for Chess Masters: The Endgame, Mon 23, 2:30 pm
The four remaining players from the second heat battle 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. This is followed by a team chess game - with a sting in the tail. Presented by Sue Perkins, with analysis from David Howell and Anthony Mathurin
More details for Chess Masters: The Endgame, Tue 24, 2:30 pm
The six best players come together in the semi-final, beginning with a series of highly tactical game sin which they can select the same piece more than once and position them on the back rank as they wish. The three losers then fight for their place by facing off against nine-year-old chess prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan, the youngest player ever to represent England in an international competition. Presented by Sue Perkins
More details for Chess Masters: The Endgame, Wed 25, 2:30 pm