As a new BBC show with Sue Perkins brings the game back to the small screen, it’s also winning legions of young fans

Castling. The Berlin defence. En ­passant. If you haven’t heard these terms, chances are you soon will. School chess clubs are booming, new apps are capturing a gen-Z ­audience and stone chess boards have been installed in parks across the country.

This year, a chess competition show comes to the BBC: Sue Perkins and The Traitors star Anthony Mathurin will present Chess Masters, in which 12 players battle it out.