The "wealthy friend" referenced in the first sentence would have to be Rex Sinquefield, aka the billionaire patron of American chess, based in Saint Louis. I wo

The "wealthy friend" referenced in the first sentence would have to be Rex Sinquefield, aka the billionaire patron of American chess, based in Saint Louis. I wonder why Sinquefield would want to remain anonymous for this article. He goes out of his way to plaster his name on everything, not just his chess championships ("Sinquefield Cup") but apparently professorships ("Sinquefield Professor of Economics") [0]. [0] https://unewsonline.com/2018/09/06/sinquefield-donation-causes-controversy/ https://unewsonline.com/2018/09/06/sinquefield-donation-caus...