E01 · Episode 1 29m
3/10/2025
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.
E02 · Episode 2 29m
3/17/2025
The five remaining players from the first heat return to the Great Hall to battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
E03 · Episode 3 29m
3/24/2025
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.
E04 · Episode 4 29m
3/31/2025
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.
E05 · Episode 5 29m
4/7/2025
The five remaining players from the second heat return to the Great Hall to battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
E06 · Episode 6 29m
4/14/2025
The four remaining players from the second heat face a memory puzzle set by chess superstar and world number one Magnus Carlsen.
E07 · Episode 7 29m
4/21/2025
Six semi-finalists face child prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan in their toughest challenge yet.
E08 · Episode 8 29m
4/28/2025
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?
