especially in the middlegame and endgame. Humans traditionally viewed the king as a piece to hide, castling early and keeping it safe behind pawns. Chess programs, however, treat the king as a ...

The lesson this week is that king-pawn endgames often devolve into a race. The fat king usually loses. Reach Eric Morrow at ...

Host Sue Perkins does her best to give it "warm, 'Bake-Off' vibes" and the 12 contestants have clearly been chosen for their ...

"Ding seemed to have a risk-free chance to push for a win but instead liquidated into a pawn-down endgame," Chess.com wrote ...

The players soon reached a rook and pawns endgame where Aravindh was a pawn less but had enough counter-play. The position petered out to be a theoretically drawn when Aravindh gave up a second ...

Chess Masters: The Endgame (BBC Two) attempted to exploit the game’s popularity boom by turning it into TV entertainment. The result was quietly compelling and full of chequered charm.

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?