白晝之夜 (White Night)

• Wayne Cheong, Expert opinion from 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), a chess Grandmaster, Esquire Singapore, June 12, 2019

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán): From time to time, players cannot be rational. Sometimes, emotions can dictate decisions as a chess lover but not as a chess player. A chess lover doesn’t have to follow the principles of chess. You don’t have to study all the chess openings, all the theories; you can do whatever you want because that’s the beauty of chess—exploration. But for chess professionals, it’s difficult. We have obligations so we need to find the most practical way of achieving good results. [Read more].

Four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) was reportedly one of the two guests of honour (along with Georgian pop singer SALIO) of Altergate’s “Chess & Jazz” nuit blanche staged on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at CHIJMES Hall in Singapore. Photo: Esquire Singapore.