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Ian Nepomniachtchi’s feat in qualifying as Magnus Carlsen’s official challenger in a €2m, 14-game world title series at Dubai in November has sparked Carlsen into a strong demonstration of his own skills. This week the Norwegian began the online New in Chess Classic with a 26-game unbeaten run as he aimed for his first victory of the Champions Chess Tour.
Meanwhile, Nepomniachtchi’s celebrations this week at winning the Candidates with a round to spare were hit by a defeat in Tuesday’s dead rubber against China’s Ding Liren. The 30-year-old Muscovite said later that he lacked motivation for the game, a strange comment when a win would have raised his Fide world rating close to 2800, the super-elite level, while as it was Ding’s victory regained the No 3 spot in the ratings that he had briefly let slip a few days earlier.
Has New Zealand fallen under Chinese influence?
The question sounds absurd until one reads and checks successive utterances from New Zealand ministers in recent months, culminating in the quite open statements from Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta that the island country is going cool on its membership in the Five Eyes intelligence alliance that counters Chinese moves in Asia and around the world. And Mahuta said that is because New Zealanders are no longer “comfortable” with this long-standing alliance and the pitch of its anti-Chinese statements.
At first sight this seems strange. The Five Eyes alliance, consisting of the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, has long been known for its more subtle and balanced efforts in addressing Chinese power while maintaining a fair and equitable relationship with the rising world giant. Both India and Japan have indicated an interest in being more involved. The focus has always been sensibly on containment, as well
New Zealand: A weak link or clever player?
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Magnus Carlsen storms into lead
Carlsen extends unbeaten streak to 10
Nakamura moves ominously up the leaderboard
Top 8 tomorrow progress, bottom 8 go out
Magnus Carlsen cranked up the gears to move smoothly into the lead in the New In Chess Classic on Sunday. The World Champion said felt comfortable as he stretched his unbeaten run in the $100,000 online event to 10 games.
Breathing down Carlsen s neck are long-time rival
Hikaru Nakamura, who is also 10 unbeaten, and Iranian wunderkind
Alireza Firouzja.
Nakamura showed he is back in form and nearly broke through against Carlsen in the final round of the day. Firouzja, meanwhile, got himself into the mix by closing the day with two wins.
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