Sunday, March 31, 2019

Watching the Wheels

In the meantime, in Belgrade, on the second and final day of the mixed doubles match China–Europe, the Dragon, led by four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) (pictured above), defeated the Old Continent by 5½–2½. The match, sponsored by the Chinese tire manufacturing enterprise Linglong Tire, was held in the breathtaking interiors of the Palace of Serbia (see picture below). The empty chairs and the missing painting on the wall are presumably coincidental. Photos: International Mind Sports Association (IMSA).

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