PremiumEmma Bubola and Ryan MacNew York Times·28 May, 2026 08:36 PM8 mins to readPeter Thiel has a history of collecting backup countries as he hedges his bets against the US. Photo / Andrew White, The New York TimesBorn in Germany and raised in the US, tech billionaire Peter Thiel received citizenship in New Zealand in 2011 and applied for a passport in Malta in 2022. Now he has a new favourite bolthole.

The Saturday tournament at the Buenos Aires chess club hosted its usual lineup of players,