I'm sure they had fun making it, but #ChessMasters is crap tv.
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BBC4 really pushing #ChessMasters and who can blame them when it's as utterly appalling as it is?
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Nailed it. (Or as they'd've no doubt predictably said in the program, checkmate) #ChessMasters #chess https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/mar/10/chess-masters-the-endgame-review-so-dull-its-almost-unwatchable
The Guardian · Chess Masters: The Endgame review – so dull it’s almost unwatchable
Yes, it was gimmicky but it was great to see #chess on the BBC in prime time. #ChessMasters
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#ChessMasters was an unbelievably poor high-brow replacement for #OnlyConnect but it could have been worse. We could have had sob stories. They could have started singing.
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This isn’t getting recommissioned. #ChessMasters #chess #BBC
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The faux tension and excitement of the ridiculously easy "puzzle" section. Jesus.
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Well, this is just awful. Everything bad about reality TV shows. Players clearly been told to act up. (Badly) #ChessMasters #chess
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A speed chess game where only a handful of moves can be shown to explain the strategies or risks because trying to do that in real time would miss a quarter of the game does not make for great television.
Okay, no idea what to really expect from #ChessMasters on BBC2 now but let's give it a go.
The first 30 seconds of #ChessMasters mskes it seem awful, but here goes… #BBC
Anthony Scaramucci Hosting U.S. Edition Of ‘The Rest Is Politics’; BBC Makes ‘Chess Masters’ Play; Erin Richards To Star In Welsh Drama ‘Mudtown’ — Global Briefs
#Casting #News #Podcast #All3MediaInternational #AnthonyScaramucci #BBC #ChessMasters #Kattykay #Mudtown #S4C #TheRestIsPolitics
Deadline · Anthony Scaramucci Hosting U.S. Edition Of ‘The Rest Is Politics’; BBC Makes ‘Chess Masters’ Play; Erin Richards To Star In Welsh Drama ‘Mudtown’ — Global Briefs
Disappointed to see that #WesleySo did not repeat the opening during the Armageddon time bonus debacle against #HikaruNakamura #chess #ChessMasters