world chess champion, with china now holding both the men s and women s world titles. it s six in the morning in singapore, and midnight in the sudanese capital, khartoum where the two rival military factions have announced a new ceasefire, but are showing no sign whatsoever of stopping their fighting in the capital khartoum. the united nations and african union are warning that the people of sudan are in dire need of a humanitarian truce. thousands of people are still trying to get out of the country. our africa correspondent, andrew harding, has been speaking to some of them. we are crossing the red sea, heading towards the coast of sudan. a night time rescue mission organised by saudi arabia s navy. it s not quite dunkirk, but many warships and ferries are now involved in this giant evacuation. tight security as the lights of port sudan gleam on the horizon. we head to shore on a smaller tug boat, to the edge of a country consumed by conflict. we arejust coming in now to p
know that china is one of the strongest chess countries and their role in the chess world is very massive and important. if role in the chess world is very massive and important.- role in the chess world is very massive and important. if we can ust take massive and important. if we can just take a massive and important. if we can just take a step massive and important. if we can just take a step back massive and important. if we can just take a step back now- massive and important. if we can just take a step back now and - massive and important. if we can | just take a step back now and look at how chess has become part of popular culture. a bit more, i suppose. do you think it s fair to say, after the success of streaming series like the queens gambit, for instance, that comes to mind in this post and 1 s do you see that that is helping to boost the appeal of chess around the world? yes. helping to boost the appeal of chess around the world? around the world? yes, and also aft
finally some big chess news china now holds both the men s and women s world titles after ding liren became china s first world chess champion. ding takes over as winner of the world chess championship from norway s magnus carlsen, who chose not to defend his title after a 10 year reign. 30 year old ding won the rapid chess playoff against russian born ian nepomniachtchi in astana, in kazakhstan. well, to discuss this further, i m nowjoined by shohreh bayat who is an arbiter for the international chess federation. it s great to get you on the programme. some really exciting news in the chess world, i have to say. what does this victory for china s ding liren mean for the world of chess and for china?. i think that it s very important for china because this is the first time that the chinese when the title. but on the other hand, for chess
is no motivation for magnus to play for world champion, because that s what chess people in the world want to see. and they want magnus to compete and come back. for to see. and they want magnus to compete and come back. for china you have talked about compete and come back. for china you have talked about how compete and come back. for china you have talked about how important - compete and come back. for china you have talked about how important this | have talked about how important this victory is. just elaborate how much effort china has been putting into the world of chess. the years of investment, the decades of really trying to make a dent in the global chess field. h trying to make a dent in the global chess field. ~ . , trying to make a dent in the global chess field- chess field. i think china is one of the most important chess field. i think china is one of the most important federations . the most important federations in the most important federations in the world.
world chess champion, with china now holding both the men s and women s world titles. it s six in the morning in singapore, and midnight in the sudanese capital, khartoum where the two rival military factions have announced a new ceasefire, but are showing no sign whatsoever of stopping their fighting in the capital khartoum. the united nations and african union are warning that the people of sudan are in dire need of a humanitarian truce. thousands of people are still trying to get out of the country. our africa correspondent, andrew harding, has been speaking to some of them. we are crossing the red sea, heading towards the coast of sudan.