the norwegian won over fabiano caruana, his challenger.erican since bobby fischer in 1972 to win the world championship. but carlsen proved too strong in the tie—break games. they of course were rapid—fire games against the clock, and that was all due, and needed, because the first three weeks of this championship resulted in 12 tied games. it tookjust over three hours for the title to be resolved, carlsen showing why he is the number one in the rapid form of the game, and despatching the american in efficient style. he, of course, will now cement his position as the number one player in chess. he is already the rock star, the poster boy of the sport. he has been a guest star on the simpsons, he has got fashion contracts, he is friends with hollywood a—listers. he will go on from this, surely, to more fame and fortune. so the position here is that carlsen wins yet again. he is still the world champion. is very special for me to win this time. ifeel is very special for me to win this time. i feel that fabiano is very special for me to win t

crown at the world chess championship in london the twenty eight year old norwegian beat american fabiano caruana in three straight games in the rapid chess tiebreakers on wednesday after no winner emerged in nearly three weeks of face all. twelve games had not managed to produce a winner with all twelve indeed in draws a novelty and a world championship but it wasn't quite unexpected magnus carlsen and challenger fabiano carolina were the two best chess players in the world it's possible defending champion carlsen had decided. to paint his fortunes on the quick fire tiebreakers after all that's how he won the title two years ago for his latest triumph the norwegian will take home five hundred fifty thousand euros and it was also a good day at the office for the loser fabiano care a lot of will make only one hundred thousand euros less but it's magnus carlsen who hosts the trophy for the fourth time. they were watching was a you against. the story challenge the story of the first move more toward different perspectives by peter creighton from the east and here.

he wrapped it up fairly efficiently against fabiano carauna.ld title stays with magnus carlsen. he, rock starstatus the world title stays with magnus carlsen. he, rock star status within his work, he has appeared as a guest on the simpsons, he has a fashion contract, he is friends with hollywood a—list is, this will submit his position as the number one player in the world chess. the sport has grand ambitions as a mind for that is been hundreds of thousands of people watching online, major taking it and i need you to the nine—game website and paying pay—per—view through the official size, the press conference going on and next to me, dissecting the past three weeks, but the main point here todayis three weeks, but the main point here today is that magnus carlsen is once again the champion of world chess. richard, thank you. they say test match last too long. before we go a reminder you can hear full commentary of liverpool's trip to paris st—germain in the champions league on bbc radio slive. all the build up from seven with updates of spurs mu

the norwegian won over fabiano caruana, his challenger.win the world championship. but carlsen proved too strong in the tie—break games. they of course were rapid—fire games against the clock, and that was all due, and needed, because the first three weeks of this championship resulted in 12 tied games. it tookjust over three hours for the title to be resolved, carlsen showing why he is the number one in the rapid form of the game, and despatching the american in efficient style. he, of course, will now cement his position as the number one player in chess. he is already the rock star, the poster boy of the sport. he has been a guest star on the simpsons, he has got fashion contracts, he is friends with hollywood a—listers. he will go on from this, surely, to more fame and fortune. so the position here is that carlsen wins yet again, he is still the world champion. well, let's hearfrom the man himself, world number one magnus carlsen. this one is huge for me. fabiano played very well, and he's an extremely strong player. so it's very speci

chess championship has finally produced a winner magnus carlsen has defended his crown by beating fabiano cover off in a series of quickfire time. it's good to have you with us tonight ratcheting up the tension russia's president vladimir putin is accusing ukraine of orchestrating sunday's naval standoff now russia seized three ukrainian boats and at least twelve ukrainian sailors they've been detained pending trial u.s. president says he is deeply concerned about what happened ukraine's president has declared martial law in the border regions and he is mourning that russia is preparing for war again. this is what life has become for many living around. it's the closest ukrainian city to. both of which are now controlled by russian backed separatists. clash with russia ukraine has begun to impose martial law. so you are the country's president petro poroshenko has warned there could be a russian invasion will sit on. these tanks have not yet been removed from their will there i don't want anybody to think that those are toys the country is under threat of a food scale war with russia. and

championship that since rolling chess funds defending champion not ignites carlsen and his challenger fabiano caruana have played ten matches but neither can break free to victory. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us we start with some breaking news coming to us from pakistan attackers have stormed the chinese consulate in the city of karachi police say three suicide bombers and at least two policemen were killed in the assault but the pakistani foreign minister says all twenty one chinese staff inside the consulate are safe a group called the bull not just a liberation army has claimed responsibility for that assault. all short while ago i spoke to the journalist shah meir by loach in karachi i asked him who the baluchistan liberation are. working for the day and they're fighting for the. sunday are said to be similar to dates back to the early two thousand when they started taking security forces pretty clearly is in his will to have been involved in the taking on the chinese is a few months ago when chinese when was carrying some tallies indian yet in. to. take on the chinese e

produces a winner in a nail biting series of fire tie breakers magnus carlsen defends his crown beating fabiano caruana. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us we begin at the u.s. mexican border there more than seven thousand central american migrants are living in squalid conditions piles of trash open sewers and. risk of disease or of daily reality authorities say the camp is on the brink of a health crisis the migrants are trying to get into the u.s. but with tight security on both sides of the border their hopes for a better life are all on hold and their numbers are growing this week a second caravan arrived in the border town of. some americans though have little or no sympathy for their plight. correspondent stuff met with a group of self-styled patriots who are voluntarily patrolling the border near the town in california. we're following a member of a private and controversial border watch project called minutemen robert crooks sixty seven year old retiree from las vegas patrols the u.s. mexican border in the campo area about ninety six kilometers southeast assented cooks has

fabiano was very strong. and the match, although iam very very strong.ork on still. and you know, the next time i have to raise my level again further. congratulations to magnus carlsen. to raise my level again further. congratulations to magnus carlsenlj am going to challenge magnus. watch out for me. i bet he is watching and he is worried. you have been watching newsday. i'm cassia madeira in london. and i am rico hizon in singapore. we will be talking about the wall street rally overnight, the dowjones surging 600 points after the fed hinted that rate hikes might slow. we will see how that impacts the asian markets. we will see you soon. the asian markets. we will see you soon. i have a great story, for every family, and out in gender of your baby is eight the moment. one couple in arizona thought they would do it with a bang. watch this. now, that blue powder released by the explosion indicates a boy, but that fire them cause an awful lot of damaged. —— then caused. it burned for weeks. the advice is, don't do this at home. hello there. the atlantic

the fabiano was a strong discipline and it's i mean in classical chess you know i was at this point justas much rights rights as off the bus in world it's magnus carlsen who hoists the trophy for the fourth time. now and a grim prediction in the. chess game of bragg's it that's right it's no surprise really that the u.k. leading the european union with no deal would have devastating consequences for the british economy that's the consensus of both the government reports hansen analysis by the bank of england in any case britain would be poorer outside the bloc both polls suggest but a disorderly divorce would multiply the negative impacts in two weeks from now british m.p.'s are set to vote on a prime minister to resumes brags that plan. a no deal breck's it would hit britain's economy hard the bank of england predicts traumatic consequences if that happens. by the end of twenty twenty three g.d.p. is more than ten percent lower in the disorderly scenario compared to that made twenty sixteen trillion the bank also said if the island nation has to leave the e.u. in a hard breck said the p

fabiano caruana will make only 100,000 euros less.ut it is magnus carlsen who hois the trophfofor thfour time. brent: over to kingmaker christoph and the u.s. federal reserve sounding the alarm over growing hazards to the financial system. christoph: the federal reserve haissued a stark warning about the outlook for the u.s. financial system. it says historically high corporate debt and trade tensions could cause asset prices to plplummet. in his first report on the stability of the u.s. financial system, the fed acknowledges that regulation brought in after the 2008 financial crisis has made the banking system more resilient, but it says increasingly aggressive risk-taking could lead to more vulnerabilities. for more on this let's bring in our financial correspondent jens korte in new york. jens, fed chair jerome powell just finished speaking at the new york economic club. tell us more about what he had to say. jens: well, overall he is quite upbeat when heooks at the current economic situations in the united states. there are no sig

fabiano played very well, and he's an extremely strong player. was very close, and fabiano is very strong. and the match, although i'm very happy that i won it, it shows i have a lot to work on still. and, you know, next time i have to raise my level again further. just time before we go to show you this... a not—so—serious pa pal security breach. a young argentine boy broke free of his mother's clutches to play with pope francis and one of his guards during a vatican audience — much to the pope's delight. that's it for now. thank you very much for watching. hello there. the atlantic is set to be pretty relentless in terms of throwing spells of wet and windy weather our way in the coming days. this hook of cloud here is the spell of windy weather and rain that we had on wednesday. that low centre rolling away. this one, though, developing quite explosively as well to the south—west, as we go through the early part of thursday, promises even stronger winds than we saw yesterday, and some very heavy rain. certainly not looking great for the morning

passions are running high in london which is hosting the world chess championship and grandmasters fabiano caruana and magnus carlsen are battling it out for the cherished title but we spoke to a. russian grandmaster who gave us his predictions for the clash. i think magnus carlsen has more chances in the speeches he is a stronger and faster player he plays with intuition where is far beyond zero khurana prefers to think and contemplate for longer from this point of view canceling is the top pick there's still four games to go before the end of the championship there currently time everything is possible one mistake can ruin the game council has to be careful if we end up with a time it will be in his favor because he will have more chances in the tie break many people think that chess players are nerds than i mocked at school but i can prove that they are fun people with a lot of hobbies but all work we've seen how a robot was playing against a person and it was even speaking in a joking it was funny and interesting however it was more like a show than

winner in a nail biting series of quickfire tiebreakers magnus carlsen defends his crown beating fabiano caruana. and is a whole really are and who owns it anyway we'll have a report on the plight of the aged hole of mannheim which was destroyed when the german city's old art gallery was made or made way for a modern museum. hello i'm terry marchant good to have you with us we begin at the. the u.s. mexican border more than seven thousand central american migrants are living there in squalid conditions piles of trash open sewers and the risk of disease are a daily reality the migrants are trying to get into the u.s. but with tight security on both sides their hopes for a better life are on hold and their numbers are growing this week a second caravan arrived at the border town of tia want to some americans though have little or no sympathy for their plight. our correspondent stefan seem met with a group of gun toting vigilantes who are voluntarily patrolling the border near the border town of cumple in california. we're following a member of a private and controversial border watch proje

his rival fabiano carroll wanna is a lot more ritzer off to the italian american sees his place in the london showdown by winning a qualification event in berlin in march he went on to win two tournaments mocassin was also playing he knows the champ is only human. well i don't think that this has any clear weaknesses usually it was the mistakes he makes or are very individual and they don't have a clear pattern to them but. he still makes mistakes and we all do and the only challenges to to be ready to take them when they come. this match is the best stuff twelve games twenty seven year old consonant against twenty six year old carol wanna chess has to chance to appeal to a new generation. now gary hart is here we're talking about some potential fall out for deutsche bank after the mid-term elections in the us as rather after the u.s. midterms the new head of the financial services committee in congress will be democrat maxine waters a known adversary of president donald trump waters new position could spell trouble for trump as she now has subpoena power on her radar screen is back to

fabiano played very well, and he's an extremely strong player.no is very strong. and the match, although i'm very happy that i won it, it shows i have a lot to work on still. and, you know, next time i have to raise my level again further. of course that rivalry certain to continue. much more on the bbc website. thank you for watching. hello there. the atlantic is set to be pretty relentless in terms of throwing spells of wet and windy weather our way in the coming days. this hook of cloud here is the spell of windy weather and rain that we had on wednesday. that low centre rolling away. this one, though, developing quite explosively as well to the south—west, as we go through the early part of thursday, promises even stronger winds than we saw yesterday, and some very heavy rain. certainly not looking great for the morning rush hour. there will be a risk of some disruption, and bbc local radio is a great place to head to, to get the details where you are. this is what that will look like, however. 6:00am, pretty much, just about everywhere seein

fabiano? >> it's a great learning experience. >> reporter: chess bae?ayed. he has just as much right as i to call himself the best in the world. >> so there you have it. ladies love the chess players. >> do they? >> espn has been fighting for the rights for that for years. they have not been able to get it. >> one day, though. >> one day. >> it's coming. >> so the winner gets $600,000. second place, $500,000. >> bobby fischer was the last one. remember bobby fischer? 1972. >>> this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. >>> good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> >>> good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm janai norman. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." president trump is making it clear that he is not ruling out a possible pardon for former campaign chairman paul manafort. it follows the revelation that manafort has been feeding trump information about the russia probe. >>> west coast residents are preparing for heavy rain and snow as well as the possibility of flash flooding

cover one of those of it came after a record-breaking -- fabiano caruana.riday a group of 20 nations willeet in buenos aires, well much of the andntion has been on russia saudi arabia, thereris growing coabout venezuela. the country's economy has been in recession since 2014, with siits economing by a third since then. the bbc sent this report from caracas. reporter: a supermarket ind caracas empty llow. many shelves have been left empty as the country struggles to deal with the worst economic crisis. in the last three years, the ecomy has shrunk by a thir the government blames u.s.-led sanction but the widespread view is that this is more the result of the mismanagement of the country's vast oil resources. with little food in supermarkets, it's here where venezuelans come to find whatt they need, strrkets. but prices here rise fast. this farmer's market is anpl exof hyperinflation here.do prices havled or tripled in less than a month. take tomatoes. at the beginning of the time i was in caracas, they were sold for 45 bolivars. a few weeks ter they had rise

fabiano caruana the new kid on the board has been given a genuine chance of victory by chess experts his mother encourage him to take up the game as a small boy in brooklyn and he's been absorbed by it ever since it's taken him to what's been called the most eagerly awaited title match in chess history do you think this is your profiles no i is making chess cool. so i think that chess has definitely come in color and and there are a lot of people. in the celebrity world in movies and music who who have an interest in chess. so i think it's definitely gaining more exposure. and i also think that there's a great thing. and definitely can be very beautiful and can also be caught and and accessible to the larger audience do we have the male support for this much do you have female support for this match i don't think so women hate me our republic. thank you magnus prize money on offer is over a million dollars it costs over one hundred dollars per ticket for some of the four hundred spectators per day in a venue customized for chess millions will watch streamed coverage around the globe

magnus carlsen and fabiano cara one already know each other well they faced off thirty three times the wood champion from norway won ten of those his challenger five the rest of the eighteen contests ended in draws but when they meet in london the world title will be on the line. constance defending his crown for the third time since he became a champion in twenty three when he was just twenty two and he has no shortage of self-confidence. if you have been the number one ranked player in the world for seven years and you're born three world championships in a row and you consider yourself an underdog then there's something seriously wrong with your psyche i think. this pop star has played against bill gates and traced multiple opponents while blindfolded. he's been a special guest at other sporting events and throughout it all he just keeps having fun. his rival's hobby i know carol wanna is a lot more reserved the italian american sees his place in the london showdown by winning a qualification event in berlin in march he went on to win two tournaments mocassin was also playing he kno

defended his crown at the world chess championship in london the twenty eight year old beat american fabiano caruana in three straight rapid chess tiebreakers on wednesday after no winner had emerged in nearly three weeks of face offs. twelve games had not managed to produce a winner with all twelve indeed in drawing a novelty and a world championship but it wasn't quite unexpected magnus carlsen and challenger fabiano carolina were the two best chess players in the world it's possible defending champion carlsen had decided to pit his fortunes on the quick fire tiebreakers after all that's how he won the title two years ago for his latest triumph the norwegian will take home five hundred fifty thousand euros since very special for me to win this time i feel like i've played the fabiana was a strong discipline and it's i mean in classical chess you know it's at this point just as much rights right inside. the bus and once it's magnus carlsen who hoists the trophy for the fourth time. a german court is set to rule today on a legal battle between an installation artist and a museum. it concerns

the playing part i don't care so much about the other stuff and more his opponent fabiano caruana the new kid on the board has been given a genuine chance of victory by chess experts his mother encourage him to take up the game is a small boy in brooklyn and he's been absorbed by it ever since it's taken him to what's been called the most eagerly awaited title match in chess history do you think this is your profiles in your eye is making chess cool so i think that chess has definitely come in cooler and and there are a lot of people in the celebrity world in movies and music who who have an interest in chess. so i think it's different gaining more exposure. and i also think that there's a great thing. and definitely can be very beautiful and can also be cool and accessible to the larger audience do we have female support for this much do you have female support for this match i don't think so women hate me i rip over to thank you magnus prize money on offer is over a million dollars it costs over one hundred dollars per ticket for some of the four hundred spectators per day in a venu

remaining have a look this final is guaranteed to go down in the history books magnus carlsen and fabiano caruana have drawn all ten of their matches so far a world record. carlson the undisputed king of the chess world has been world champion since twenty thirty nine boss this year he's facing his toughest challenge in quite some time is known for his aggressive openings and experts have noted his meticulous preparation if when it doesn't emerge after twelve matches that's just sort of the top hold that would hand the advantage to carlsen who hasn't lost a top rank in thirteen years i call not the world champion will be decided within the next week with the window receiving one million dollars in prize money. it was fifteen years ago today on nov twenty second one nine hundred sixty eight that the fab four released from liverpool released their night studio album very simply titled the beatles and thanks to its plain white sleeve it came to be known as the white album a record that went down in history as a turning point and provoked very mixed reactions let's bring in karen helm stat fr

take home five hundred fifty thousand euros and it was also a good day at the office for the loser fabiano carolina will make only one hundred thousand euros less but it's magnus carlsen who hosts the trophy for the fourth time. they are watching will see you again soon. the story shall the story of the first one more told from different perspectives by peter craven from the eastern european perspective can become fridge and perspective from the perspective of turkey from the arab world. the w dot com slash w w one. with different languages we fight for different things that's fine but we all stick up for freedom freedom of speech and freedom of press . giving freedom of choice global news that matters for the w made for minds. you could hear it all over the city this five hundred year old barrel organ it was known as the science book bull for centuries its horn shook the citizens out of their sleep every morning and for. the power of science course archbishops was not just horrible but also highly visible to all the inhabitants. one glimpse of the fortress was enough it represented a thre

past three weeks the best two chess players in the wild magnus carlsen the champion from the life of fabiano caruana the challenger from brooklyn have been locked in battle draw off to draw millions of chess fans absorbed by the attention but they can only be one champion some think has now got to give this is the final shot jude guy going twelve eleven join gangs up to this point is a situation that had not happened in the history of the tournament why could they not be separated in fact they have taken a look at some risks old world but there are some good too depends both on them so it's just been a very interesting game since i can see it's not the only game similar just defense and soulmates i think it's been very very interesting out of attacking games the apparent deadlock has been gripping for those that understand the levels of skill and concentration but this is main chess one break out when new funds to support a much between two cool guys in their twenty's showing off their moves i feel that we have a bigger interest also from my mainstream media than ever before and they are all

i mean just the playing part i don't care so much about the other stuff any more his opponent fabiano caruana the new kid on the board has been given a genuine chance of victory by chess experts his mother encourage him to take up the game as a small boy in brooklyn and he's been absorbed by it ever since it's taken him to what's been called the most eagerly awaited title match in chess history do you think this is your profile is no i is making chess cool. so i think that chess has definitely come in color and and there are a lot of people. in the celebrity world in movies and music who who have an interest in chess. so i think it's definitely gaining more exposure. and i also think that is a great thing. and definitely can be very beautiful and can also be caught and and accessible to the larger audience do we have the male support for this much do you have female support for this match i don't think so women hate me our republic. thank you magnus prize money on offer is over a million dollars it costs over one hundred dollars per ticket for some of the four hundred spectators per d

i mean just the playing part i don't care so much about the other stuff anymore he's opponent fabiano caruana the new kid on the board has been given a genuine chance a victory by chess experts his mother encourage him to take up the game as a small boy in brooklyn and he's been absorbed by it ever since it's taken him so what's been called the most eagerly awaited title match in chess history do you think this is your profound no i is making chess cool. so i think that chess has definitely come in color and and there are a lot of people in the celebrity world movies and music who who have an interest in chess. so i think it's definitely gaining more exposure. and i also think that is a great thing. and definitely can be very beautiful and can also be caught and and accessible to the larger audience do we have the male support for this much do you have female support for this match i don't think so women hate me our republic. thank you magnus prize money on offer is over a million dollars it costs over one hundred dollars per ticket for some of the four hundred spectators per day in a

how will you prepare for your match against fabiano caruana, and how do you plan to win?o that is i have a pretty universal chess style, so i'm not really afraid of him in any particular part of the game, and i'm just going to try to impose my will. do you have something that you would like to say, you guys? good luck. thank you very much, and good luck to you guys for your chess. the most important thing is to enjoy it, so i hope you do. and best of luck to magnus carlsen for later on today. the belongings of stephen hawking, the renowned physicist, have raised over $2 million for the stephen hawking foundation and the motor neurone disease foundation. christie ‘s said the collection of items represented the collection of items represented the ultimate triumph of scientific brilliance over adversity. professor hawking's signed copy of his 1965 ph.d. thesis sold for $500,000. an early wheelchair raised $400,000 and a script for his appearance on the simpsons sold for $10,000. his book on which he signed with a thumbprint in1988, on which he signed with a thumbprint in 198

i mean just the playing part i don't care so much about the other stuff anymore he's opponent fabiano caruana the new kid on the board has been given a genuine chance of victory by chess experts his mother encourage him to take up the game as a small boy in brooklyn and he's been absorbed by it ever since it's taken him to what's been called the most eagerly awaited title match in chess history do you think this is your profile is not i is making chess cool. so i think that chess has definitely come in color and and there are a lot of people. in the celebrity world in movies and music who who have an interest in chess. so i think it's definitely gaining more exposure. and i also think that is a great thing. and definitely can be very beautiful and can also be caught and and accessible to the larger audience do we have female support for this much do you have female support for this match i don't think so women hate me i recall the. thank you magnus prize money on offer is over a million dollars it costs over one hundred dollars per ticket for some of the four hundred spectators per da

he did take an invincible champion to the brink and it was fun while it lasted. >> fabiano is great on has put american chess on the map. >> if you are like most americans you will probably do a lot of your holiday shopping online, that means packages being delivered to your doorstep, but there's warnings had this season, that a new digital notification system offered by the post office could make you vulnerable to high tech porch pirates. ones that roll up and steal your packages. we have the details. >> reporter: the u.s. postal service took a leap in to the digital age last year with a service called "informed delivery," if you sign up, they will send you a preview by e-mail every day, what is coming in the real mail later that day. now, privacy advocates have a warning. >> you have got mail. that is the message each morning in the e-mail in box of 13 million people who signed up with the post office for informed delivery. wherever you are. i can see my mail. an e-mail arrives with a scan of any mail on its way that day. >> so, you can be sitting in the coffee shop had in the mornin

and i mean just the playing part i don't care so much about the other stuff anymore he's opponent fabiano caruana the new kid on the board has been given a genuine chance of victory by chess experts his mother encourage him to take up the game as a small boy in brooklyn and he's been absorbed by it ever since it's taken him to what's been called the most. title match in chess history do you think this is your profile is no i is making chess cool. so i think that chess has definitely come in cooler. and there are a lot of people. in the celebrity world movies and music who who have an interest in chess so i think it's definitely gaining more exposure. and i also think that chances are there's a great thing. and definitely can be very beautiful and can also be cool and under the support of the larger audience do you have female support for this much do you have female support for this match i don't think so women hate me our republic. thank you magnus prize money on offer is over a million dollars it costs over one hundred dollars per ticket for some of the four hundred spectators per day i

american fabiano caruana and norwiegan magnus carlsen are both grandmasters.uest can explain it a bit better. sarah hegarty is a chess player and former uk under 18 champion. we arejust we are just looking at these pictures. can you explain who is winning at the moment? yes, so they have played 12 classical games and a great one has been a drop which is unprecedented, but they have actually been really exciting games and now it has gone to the rapid place. the first match kicked off at three p:m.. i was watching it before icame into three p:m.. i was watching it before i came into the studio and it looked like magnus was on top. the action is probably taking place right now and it is very exciting. he plays white in this first games would be expected to push for the wind. that is clearly commentary on this and i have never heard jess commentary in my life, can be listening? this will not happen. the big word that nobody will say, this will not happen. i think magnus will be pushing for a wind for the rest of the game.” don't know about you, i can understand wh

championship is in drawling fans around the world defending champion magnus carlsen and his challenger fabiano caruana remain in deadlock after nine matches with the tenth game currently ongoing the type battle has seen a surge in popularity for the sport. this final is guaranteed to go down in the history books magnus carlsen and carolina have drawn all no one of their matches so far a world record carlsen the undisputed king of the chess world has been world champion since twenty thirteen boss this year he's facing his toughest challenge in quite some time is known for his aggressive openings and experts have noted his meticulous preparation if the wind doesn't emerge after twelve matches. just saw at the top of that would hand the advantage to carlsen who hasn't lost a tie break in thirteen years tyree call not the world champion will be decided within the next week with the window receiving one million dollars in prize money. and with that now you're up to date on news i'm sarah kelly in berlin the news continues at the top of the hour but we will leave you now with some. it has been exact

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two chess grandmasters, magnus carlsen of norway and the american fabiano caruana, have spent novemberocked in stalemate, with the world title up for grabs. a series of tie—breaking games must now be played to decide the contest. stay with us. and the top story in the uk: there has been a sharp increase in migrant boats crossing the channel to the uk. the government says the traffic is being organised by criminal gangs. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. trade war all its branch. donald trump's economic adviser is sick —— seek out a deal with china may be possible, asian stolid —— asian stocks follow the us. brexit impact. the bank of england will today laid out to the assessments of how britain leaving the eu will affect the uk economy. hello and welcome to asia business report. asian stocks have followed the us higher and that is after donald trump's economic adviser signalled that the deal may be possible to end the us china trade war, while beijing's response so far has been disappointing, it was added that there was a good possibility that there was a goo

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sing a tough test against challenger fabiano caruana. your. heart thanks so much for your company everyone while we start with the u.k. that country's prime minister to resign may has been facing heavy opposition in parliament after delivering a statement on a draft deal agreed with the european union on the two sides relationship after the u.k. leaves the block on speaking in the house of commons some time ago when may said it was a good deal for both for britain and for the european union but opposition labor leader jeremy corcoran tore into the deal saying nothing had been agreed and described as a quote blind fold brags that well you leaders are hoping to sign off on both the declaration and on the break that treaty itself at a summit in brussels this sunday of the documents are i want to be a good mass is standing by for us and of brussels bureau chief max hoffman is at the e.u. h.q. to talk more about these latest developments first guys let's take a quick listen to what to recent may said in the parliament some time ago. mr speaker the

have been decided by now — the norwegian magnus carlsen is defending his title against the american fabiano an advantage. this was the press conference afterwards. he was on our live show today and he said on balance he thinks that fabiano showed slightly better preparation over the 12 games. i‘m curious if you agree with that. magnus. i don't know. i think at this point it is absolutely relevant. laughter i mean, the match is equal so far. i mean, i don't know. it is not very interesting right now. before we read too much into that, he has always low—key. but a giant of the chess world has been tweaking... —— tweaking... that‘s a reference to the fact that we‘re now into a series of rapid—fire games — starting on wednesday — tomorrow. if that doesn‘t do it — we‘re into what‘s called an armaggedon game — where there must be a winner. judit polgar has been commentating on the games — a role for which she‘s extremely qualified, she‘s a grandmaster, and generally considered the greatest female player of all time. i spoke to her earlier and asked whether all these draws were good for the game.

and i mean just the playing part i don't care so much about the other stuff anymore he's opponent fabiano caruana the new kid on the board has been given a genuine chance a victory by chess experts his mother encourage him to take up the game as a small boy in brooklyn and he's been absorbed by it ever since it's taken him so what's been called the most eagerly awaited bowl title match in chess history do you think this is your profiles no i is making chess cool. so i think that chess has definitely come in color and and there are a lot of people in the celebrity world movies and music who who have an interest in chess. so i think it's definitely gaining more exposure. and i also think that is a great thing. and definitely can be very beautiful and can also be call and and accessible to the larger audience do we have female support for this much do you have female support for this match i don't think so women hate me our republic. thank you magnus this prize money on offer is over a million dollars it costs over one hundred dollars per ticket for some of the four hundred spectators per da

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past three weeks the best two chess players in the wild magnus carlsen the champion from the life of fabiano caruana the challenger from brooklyn have been locked in battle draw off to draw millions of chess fans absorbed by the attention but they can only be one champion some think has now got to give this is the final shot good guy going twelve eleven joined games up to this point is a situation that had not happened in the history of the tournament why could they not be separated in fact they have taken a look at some risks old world but there are some good too depends both on them so because been a very interesting game since i can see it's not the only game similar just defense and soulmates i think it's been very very interesting out of attacking games the apparent deadlock has been gripping for those that understand the levels of skill and concentration but this is main chess for breakout when new funds to support a much between two cool guys in their twenty's showing off their moves i feel that we have a bigger interest also from my mainstream media than ever before and they are all

two chess grandmasters, magnus carlsen of norway and the american fabiano caruana, have spent november locked in stalemate, with the world title up for grabs. a series of tie—breaking games must now be played to decide the contest. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, hardtalk‘s stephen sackur speaks to saudi dissident abdullah alaoudh. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. president trump says he doesn't know whether saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman ordered the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi and frankly, he doesn't seem to care. safe to assume then that he also doesn't care about the hundreds of clerics, intellectuals and dissident activists locked up by mbs‘s security forces. my guest today is abdullah alaoudh, a saudi exile whose father is facing charges that carry a death sentence. can anyone — or anything — challenge saudi authoritarianism? abdullah alaoudh, welcome to hardtalk and thank you forjoining me from chicago. thank you so much for hosting me. let start on your reflections on a pretty remarkable and pretty grim two months for those people

around the world it turns out these days because defending champion magnus carlsen and his challenger fabiano caruana remain in a deadlock after nine matches with the tenth game currently ongoing the tight battle has seen a surge in popularity for the sport. this funnel is guaranteed to go down in the history books magnus carlsen and carolina have drawn old none of them much is sort of a world record carlsen the undisputed king of the chess world has been world champion since twenty thirteen boss this year he's facing his toughest challenge in quite some time is known for his aggressive openings and experts have noted his meticulous preparation if the wind doesn't emerge after twelve matches that's all i just saw at the top all that would hand the advantage to call someone who hasn't lost a tie break in thirteen years top right call not the world champion will be decided within the next week with the window receiving one million dollars in prize money. of today is an important anniversary for any fan of music it is exactly fifty years since the beatles were at least their white album. and wit