Close menu

Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 278,126 playable programmes from the BBC

The Master Game

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

An international knockout chess tournament, presented by Jeremy James , with expert commentary by William Hartston.
Eight of the world's strongest players battle for the first prize of £1,500and the Master Game Trophy in a competition unique to the world of chess.
Round 1, Game 2: Nunn v Hort
' I have a really good position here - I didn't expect to get such a good position against a strong player like Vlastimil Hort ,' says John Nunn, Britain's newest Grand-master, whose opening play in this game puts Hort (Czechoslovakia), the favourite to win the Master Game title, in a terrible tangle!

Contributors

Presented By:
Jeremy James
Commentary By:
William Hartston
Designer:
John Bone
Director:
Sandra Wainwright
Producer:
Robert Toner
Source: Radio Times

BBC Two England

About BBC Two

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More