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Series 2

Episode 7: Chessman v Mathematicians - The Competition for Third Place

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

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

Three avid chess players take on a trio unified by their love of mathematics as they compete for the glory of third place in the series, trying to draw together the connections between elements which, at first glance, seem utterly random. Show less

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