Our brand new Factual Entertainment competition format, Chess Masters: The End Game, launched on the BBC and iPlayer in March.

Across the series, passionate and highly-skilled players from all backgrounds will battle it out across a series of rapid chess games before one will be crowned the title of Chess Master.  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.

Chess is the fastest growing sport in the world. It was the most watched game on Twitch in 2021, the most downloaded app from the iPhone store in February 2023 and has 605 million adults playing regularly across the globe.