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Chessmen v Charity Puzzlers

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Last broadcast on Sat, 21 Nov 2009, 00:10 on BBC Four (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital.

Three dedicated chess players pit their strategic prowess against a team who have honed their lateral thinking skills writing puzzles to raise money for their local hospice. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random.

Credits

Presenter
Victoria Coren
Director
Sian G Lloyd
Producer
Peter Jamieson

Broadcasts

  1. Mon 3 Aug 2009
    20:30
  2. Tue 4 Aug 2009
    01:30
  3. Tue 4 Aug 2009
    19:30
  4. Wed 5 Aug 2009
    02:55
  5. Sat 8 Aug 2009
    19:00
  6. Sun 9 Aug 2009
    03:30
  7. Sat 21 Nov 2009
    00:10

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Duration

30 minutes

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