https://www.scmp.com/rss/514747/feed Lance Brownfield started his career in journalism in 2017 as a freelancer for his hometown newspaper in Arkansas. He mostly writes long-form feature articles focusing on culture, religion and social issues. He is passionate about studying topics related to Russia, eastern Europe and Israel. en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com There are 32 seconds left on the clock for Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi, and he is scrambling to secure the victory he was denied in his last attempt at the International Chess Federation (Fide) world championship, in 2021. His opponent, China’s Ding Liren, has an advantage in time and in pieces on the board, and one move could mean the end for Nepomniachtchi, who has dominated most of this year’s final, on April 30, in Astana, Kazakhstan. As the fourth and final 10-minute tiebreaker begins, most... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3232932/how-china-became-no-1-chess-and-what-it-means-world-will-look-chinese-people-differently https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3232932/how-china-became-no-1-chess-and-what-it-means-world-will-look-chinese-people-differently Sat, 02 Sep 2023 23:45:17 +0000 “I came alone, without knowing any friends in the US,” recalls Michael Chen of his 1997 arrival in New Jersey. “A Chinese PhD student picked me up from the airport and prepared my first meal; another brought me, and other newly arrived Chinese students, for weekly grocery shopping, which is one reason we couldn’t reject his offer to go to his church.” Having earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering in physics from Tsinghua University, in Beijing, Chen had crossed the Pacific to pursue a master... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3207364/all-inclusive-christ-how-asian-friendly-church-china-swept-us-and-isnt-slowing-down https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3207364/all-inclusive-christ-how-asian-friendly-church-china-swept-us-and-isnt-slowing-down Sat, 21 Jan 2023 23:45:13 +0000