Checkmate TV Show launches a brand new chess tournament and TV series hosted by TV celebrity Anna Richardson and commentated by Simon Williams, a chess Grandmaster himself from Mediterranean Malta sister’s island Gozo.

Checkmate TV Show is for the uninitiated it is an introduction to a fascinating world of chess. For the non-experienced player, it is an opportunity to learn more about chess and for those, they are experienced great games to watch. This format is for a repeatable 6 x 30 minute shows. The series is built around world class players and their games as they progress through a specially staged tournament. Players competing for the main cash prize 20,000 euros and Checkmate trophy.

The series revolves around a tournament that takes place in a hotel venue. It is a ten player all-play-all tournament; 45 games of chess over 9 days. In each episode we pick the specific game of the day, which Anna and Simon comment on. The games of the day has been broken down to opening, middle game and end game by Anna and Simon which between we add VO of each player. Giving the feel to the show we are intruding each episode something interesting from Gozo island as Anna introducing each day of Checkmate tournament.

Starring: Anna Richardson, Simon Williams, Wenjun Ju, Jovanka Houska, Tiger Hillarp Persson, Irina Krush, Nino Maisuradze, Elisabeth Pähtz, Arkadij Naiditsch, Richárd Rapport and Igor Lysyj.

Creator: Monika Gergelova

Director: Ilyas Kaduji

Producers: Monika Gergelova, Malcolm Winter

Country: United Kingdom, Malta-Gozo

Released: 2016/2018

Duration: 2h 44min

Language: English