Browse episode ratings trends for Chess Masters: The Endgame. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of Chess Masters: The Endgame's 8 episodes.
Best Episodes of Chess Masters: The Endgame
Episode 8
S1 Ep8
10.0
28th Apr 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?
Episode 5
S1 Ep5
10.0
7th Apr 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.
Worst Episodes of Chess Masters: The Endgame
Episode 6
S1 Ep6
6.0
14th Apr 2025
The four remaining players from the second heat face a memory puzzle set by chess superstar and world number one Magnus Carlsen.
Episode 2
S1 Ep2
6.5
17th Mar 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.
Chess Masters: The Endgame Episode Guide
Episode 1
S1 Ep1
7.3
10th Mar 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.
Episode 2
S1 Ep2
6.5
17th Mar 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.
Episode 3
S1 Ep3
8.7
24th Mar 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.
Episode 4
S1 Ep4
31st Mar 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.
Episode 5
S1 Ep5
10.0
7th Apr 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.
Episode 6
S1 Ep6
6.0
14th Apr 2025
The four remaining players from the second heat face a memory puzzle set by chess superstar and world number one Magnus Carlsen.
Episode 7
S1 Ep7
21st Apr 2025
Six semi-finalists face child prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan in their toughest challenge yet.
Episode 8
S1 Ep8
10.0
28th Apr 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?
Sue Perkins hosts this high-stakes chess contest, following 12 rising stars of the UK’s booming chess community as they battle it out to be crowned champion.
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The best rated episodes of Chess Masters: The Endgame are:
Episode 8 S1E8 rated 10.0
Episode 5 S1E5 rated 10.0
The lowest rated episodes of Chess Masters: The Endgame are:
Episode 6 S1E6 rated 6.0
Episode 2 S1E2 rated 6.5
The first episode of Chess Masters: The Endgame aired on March 10, 2025.
The last episode of Chess Masters: The Endgame aired on April 28, 2025.
There are 8 episodes of Chess Masters: The Endgame.
There is one season of Chess Masters: The Endgame.
Yes.
Chess Masters: The Endgame is set to return for future episodes.
