The Master Game

Contents

Host

Jeremy James

Co-hosts

Leonard Barden (1977)

William Hartston (1979-81)

Broadcast

BBC2, 2 July 1975 to 1 April 1981 (6 series)

Synopsis

Chess competition featuring many of the world's best players competing for the Wedgewood Trophy and £1500 (later £2500) prize money. Thirty years on, the show is still fondly recalled as perhaps the most successful attempt at televising chess (as also suggested by the fact that it ran for six series - in prime time, as well), thanks especially to its innovation of having the players provide their own commentary which was recorded after the game and edited in.

Champions

1975 William Hartston
1977 William Hartston
1978 Anatoly Karpov
1979 Bent Larsen
1980 Lothar Schmid
1981 Nigel Short

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