Can a new Sue Perkins-fronted chess competition whip up some The Queen's Gambit-style excitement about the game?

Twelve rising stars of the UK chess scene will be competing in the BBC’s new ‘high-stakes’ contest. Across eight episodes, ...

Across eight episodes, passionate and highly-skilled players from all backgrounds will battle it out across a series of rapid ...

“Could the BBC succeed in making chess sexy? Not quite but they did make it pretty darned exciting. Chess Masters: The ...

Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram’s coach Ramesh RB, a Dronacharya awardee, feels the 25-year-old is more talented ...

Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram won the Prague Chess Masters 2025 with an impressive 6/9 points. His draw in the final ...

Chess Masters: The Endgame is the BBC’s new ‘high-stakes’ contest. It is hosted by former GBBO favourite Sue Perkins. But who are the contestants taking on the fierce competition?

Indian chess Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram finished ahead of a stacked field comprising compatriot R Praggnanandhaa, ...

CHESS legend David Howell is set to star in a new BBC series – looking to find the next Grandmaster. Three-time British ...

In 1929 and 1930, the Cambridge top board lost his queen very early, once to a knight fork and then to a bishop pin. Matches ...