More on Xiangqi in Columbus Park
Long article about Chinese Chess at New York's Columbus Park.
Nick Bentley's guide to abstract strategy games.
Database of Xiangqi games organized by opening.
"At 42 years of age, Christian Glawe went from 1743 to a peak 1944 (USCF) in 6 months. Here's how he did it."
My favorite tournament report so far.
Wesley So on emigrating to the US and how Chess960 is his favorite variant.
He's no John Bartholomew, but Carlsen is surprisingly good at explaining his moves as he plays.
Across The Board: a series of interviews conducted by Dominic Lawson over a game of chess
On chess livestreamers. I watch some of these people.
An autobiographical comic in two parts by Scott McCloud.
Sports Illustrated's 1961 article on the chess player Lisa Lane.
I think this article spends too much time on the structure and prize purses of top-level women's tournaments, which simply aren't the real barriers to women in chess, but it's otherwise good. I don't think I'd ever even heard of Lisa Lane before.
An enjoyable personal essay about the time Bobby Fischer visited Little Rock to play a simul.
An interview with Hou Yifan and Judit Polgar about women in chess.
FiveThirtyEight writer Oliver Roeder's entertaining account of his game against Magnus in a recent simul.
DrDrunkenstein AKA Magnus Carlsen streaming himself drinking, listening to Eminem, and playing bullet chess for two hours.
This was the 4th Lichess Titled Arena tournament: https://lichess.org/blog/Ws917iQAAH0Eftbz/gm-magnus-carlsen-wins-fourth-consecutive-lichess-titled-arena
Alex Colovic's account of becoming a chess grandmaster.