Tag: sports
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Why Chess is the Greatest Modern Game: An Interview
Created November 17, 2021 as a hypothetical narrative for Sports Illustrated within Practicum: Writing in the Arts Three ice cubes drop into a rocks glass with a clink. The cap is popped off a bottle of McClelland’s single malt scotch. The glass is filled, and through my Discord call, a burly 24-year old carpenter named Nolan settles into…
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How Chess Became the Greatest Game in Quarantine: A Feature
Created November 27, 2021 as a hypothetical feature for Sports Illustrated within Practicum: Writing in the Arts To many, the Covid-19 pandemic marked the end of days where something truly electrifying was allowed to happen on a court of field. It was an acceleration of the sports world’s slow trend downwards into corporate puppeteering. In the past individuals…