This won't be an "ask me anything" thread, as I've never been interested in making this blog about me personally and am not about to start doing so now, as the doors are slowly creaking to a close. But I'm open to questions about all sorts of chess matters...
Really, I'm going. But this looks good, so I thought I'd plug it. One book that I've recommended to friends and students since forever is Andy Soltis's Pawn Structure Chess, and the newer, most sophisticated book by Mauricio Flores Rios called Chess Structures...
It's terribly tempting to write a catch-up post, while we're closing up shop, to give the results of recent events. I will do so, but only in the most minimal way. Four big events have finished since we stopped covering tournaments...
The Singapore Contingent for the Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championship 2019 comprised 39 players from Under 6 to Under 18 age group categories. The tournament is currently played at the Asia Hotel in Bangkok from 1 to 10 August.