- Created By
- First Aired on
Mar 10, 2025
- Popularity: 5.5177
- 2 votes
- Networks
- (GB)
- Production
Curve Media (GB)
- Status: Returning Series
In Production
1 seaons till Apr 28, 2025
Last episode: Episode 8
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 8 episodes

Series 1
Aired
Episode 1Episode 129 min
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.
Episode 2Episode 229 min
The five remaining players from the first heat return to the Great Hall to battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
Episode 3Episode 329 min
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.
Episode 4Episode 429 min
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.
Episode 5Episode 529 min
The five remaining players from the second heat return to the Great Hall to battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
Crew & Team

Producer

Executive Producer