A minor Ukrainian Grandmaster, Andrey Vadimovich Baryshpolets, has advanced his candidacy to the post of FIDE President, in an attempt, whether seriously or not, to set a challenge to incumbent Arkady Vladimirovich Dvorkovich. On the wings of enthusiasm Danish Grandmaster Peter Heine Nielsen, also known as the coach of 16th World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen, announced that he will run as Baryshpolets’ Deputy. The apparent naïvety of their electoral programme is in itself a manifesto for captatio benevolentiae, if not for change. So, the question arises, who would Carlsen vote for?
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