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

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

Some viewers suggested the show, which sees real-life chess experts, David Howell and ex Traitors star Anthony Mathurin join Perkins for analysis, was so bad it should be 'pulled after one episode'.

The Endgame competition format was inspired by so much more than The Queen’s Gambit, its producer has revealed. For Camilla Lewis, who runs Chess Masters producer Curve Media, this one is a personal ...

Grandmaster David Howell, a close friend of Carlsen’s who is also one of the official match commentators in Singapore, believes the world championship still holds a special place in the chess ...

Hosted by Sue Perkins, the new BBC Two series will run across eight episodes, with players from all backgrounds battling it ...

Meet the rising stars from the UK’s booming chess scene as they share their gameplay - and why Sue Perkins calls chess ‘sexy' ...

Sue Perkins hosts this high-stakes chess contest, following 12 rising stars of the UK’s booming chess community as they ...

The now 34-year-old was a child prodigy and a Grandmaster by the age of just 16Credit: PA Howell has been playing chess since the age of five and is the second youngest Briton ever to achieve the ...

The show will tell the story of its diverse contestants and brings presenting firepower with Sue Perkins alongside expert contributors in chess grandmaster David Howell and a serious coup in ...