World Chess Championship: Three weeks on 64 fields, and then the hangover
The abrupt conclusion of a world chess championship always leaves a void, a sudden vacuum that engulfs everyone involved. Players, coaches, staff, organizers, friends, fans – all are left reeling, disoriented by the swift shift from intense focus to anticlimactic stillness. This year, in Singapore, the void arrived even sooner than usual, compressed into a […]