in the semifinal the world number two in 2018 world challenger. it is either a product two in 2018 world challenger. it is either a product of the burgeoning chess revolution in india? i don t know much about chess in india but it s not one of the countries you instantly think about when you think of grandmasters. you instantly think about when you think of grandmasters. instantly think about when you think of grandmasters. you should because it s exoanding of grandmasters. you should because it s exoanding at of grandmasters. you should because it s expanding at an of grandmasters. you should because it s expanding at an incredible - it s expanding at an incredible rate. i m hearing about chess and school programmes with hundreds of thousands of children. they now have 93 grandmasters. it s probably 94 because i can t keep up with a number of grandmasters they are producing. the former world chess champion is actually as popular and is well known in india as the.. the country
100 tables in public parks. so are we seeing the beginnings of a world chess renewal? could we be returning to the heady days of the cold war match ups between the american bobby fisher and the soviet union s boris spassky? i m joined now by the director of international chess at the english chess federation, malcolm payne. we don t often have chess on the programme. you ll have to bear with us because we don t know a lot about the indian challenger. 0ne us because we don t know a lot about the indian challenger. one of the youngest grandmasters, how good is he? he youngest grandmasters, how good is he? , , , ., ., ., ., youngest grandmasters, how good is he? he is risen up to world of a 23 on the rankings he? he is risen up to world of a 23 on the rankings up he? he is risen up to world of a 23 on the rankings up to he? he is risen up to world of a 23 on the rankings up to his draw- on the rankings up to his draw today. he turned 18 during the tournament. the tournament has $2.5
amongst the festivities, food, dancing, and masquerades, with a huge emphasis on dress as part of the ibo culture. of the igbo culture. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you re live with bbc news. the first game of the chess world final ended in a draw today and after 35 moves. the final is between the young indian challenger 18 year old rameshbabu praggnananadhaaa and the no one ranked norwegian grandmaster magnus ca rlsen. they will resume tomorrow. the tournament which is being run by the international chess federation is enthralling millions of indians, and seemingly has caught the interest of the british prime minister rishi sunak, who himself, of course, has indian heritage. the uk government announced today it plans to plough almost £1 million into chess to promote the game in english schools and will install
table, is a renewal? table, is a renewal? absolutely. we are seeinu table, is a renewal? absolutely. we are seeing a table, is a renewal? absolutely. we are seeing a new table, is a renewal? absolutely. we are seeing a new geopolitical- table, is a renewal? absolutely. we are seeing a new geopolitical battle| are seeing a new geopolitical battle between the two powers in asia india and china. so china currently has the two world champions, the open world champion who took the title because he got bored with defending it. the women s world champion is also chinese. but india is the rising power. russia has declined. in the last eight of the world cup there were no russians. there are four indians. this is a clear sign of where the balance of power and world chess is shifting for the extraordinary. world chess is shifting for the extraordinary. world chess is shifting for the extraordina . , ., ~ ., , extraordinary. let s talk about this world cup final extraordinary. let s tal
thing we need for society. chess is a wonderfully inclusive game, it crosses all areas. it s also very good for children to learn at a young age. it teaches them how to concentrate. it s the state of instant gratification in video games, something in school where children focus on a specific task and learn to think ahead i think is and learn to think ahead i think is a very good thing. it is actually a complete coincidence that the announcement was made today when he was playing because actually working with the on this for the last few months. lobbying them and secondly explaining to them particularly the department for culture, media and sport why chess is such a good thing. in sport why chess is such a good thin. ., . , sport why chess is such a good thin. ., ., sport why chess is such a good thin. ., . , ., ., thing. in the old days of the two bobby fischer thing. in the old days of the two bobby fischer it thing. in the old days of the two bobby fischer it was thing. in th