tech librarian, chess hack/#chesspunks, cats & coffee. degrees in sociology and environmental history.she/her

vienna, austria
Joined March 2015
TIL that Scrabble has far the superior Nigel: Nigel Richards. He’s won world championships in languages he doesn’t even speak (FR/ES), and apparently a Scrabble engine once needed two hours to figure out one of his moves. A pity he never hit into chess 😬 youtu.be/zfH2Jwuf3sM
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By the way, do I know anyone here who does genealogy research in the UK and might be able to point me towards the best resources? Thanks!
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too hot for regular coffee πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ
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iris πŸˆβ™ŸπŸ“š retweeted
Walter Benjamin and Bert Brecht are playing chess in the summer of 1934.
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Breaking News: David Hockney, the English artist whose colorful paintings restored the human form to art, defying the abstract schools of the mid-20th century, died at 88. nyti.ms/3S4k0Fx
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Countertenor superstar Jakub OrliΕ„ski's new album has been the soundtrack of my past weeks. Beautifully pared-back interpretations of music by Purcell and HΓ€ndel, accompanied only by piano. Very excited to have managed a last-minute ticket for their sold-out concert on Thursday!
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There are worse ways to spend a Monday evening 😬 Beautiful choral works with a focus on Romantic music and a nice twist: the program was only handed out afterwards.
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rest day routine 😬
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Ende einer Γ„ra. ChessBase, die Firma, die den Schachsport ΓΌber Jahrzehnte geprΓ€gt hat, wird verkauft. Der kasachische MilliardΓ€r Timur Turlov ΓΌbernimmt. Jetzt exklusiv bei den Perlen: Was hinter dem Deal steckt. perlenvombodensee.de/2026/04…
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finishing off the week strong with a san sebastiΓ‘n cheesecake 😬now i am in the mood for some capablanca games πŸ˜…
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skipping monday 😬
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Had one of those OTB games where you’re doing everything reasonably well… until you push a bit too hard and the position collapses into chaos. πŸ’” How do you get over a tough loss? #chesspunks
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What is your favourite chess game of all time? β™ŸοΈ #chesspunks Mine has to be Rubinstein’s Immortal with it’s spectacular ending: chessgames.com/perl/chessgam…
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Sad to hear that @GMJanTimman passed away yesterday. What a loss 😿 I always loved this anecdote of his: He once tried living like Botvinnik: discipline, fresh air, Spartan routine. Lost five games in a row. Went back to his old habits and started scoring again.
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Sundays are for chess books. β™ŸοΈπŸ“š Pulled out this fantastic Judit PolgΓ‘r book again after watching Queen of Chess. Wonderful stories, photos and most importantly game annotations - like this finish from the 1988 Olympiad, with Garry standing right behind her #chesspunks
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Happy Valentine’s Day β™₯️ May you find someone who composes a selfmate in 4 for you. Black to move.
Let me tell you a true tale. Pal Benko Today is the anniversary of his birth 15/07/1928. He was an incredible chess player, before my time. He was the one who deepened my love for chess compositions. I owe him a lot. He was unique in many ways. For example... When he asked his Hungarian girlfriend to marry him, who was a mathematician and a chess player herself, he composed a selfmate and sent that to her. She had to solve it to understand the message.πŸ™‚He would come back from the US and let her checkmate him.✨ You can see the composition in the 2nd picture too, where I am together with Pal and Ziki, his wife, who solved it. ❀ An amazing lady whose admiration for Pal was endless. So, your turn. Find the solution. Selfmate in 4. With happy end.πŸ˜‰ (Don’t forget that in helpmate puzzles like this, black starts, and both side plays for the same result. πŸ™‚ White wants to checkmate the black king, and black wants the same. After black's 1st move, white and black alternate moves.) #ChessConnectsUs #chesspuzzle #JuditPolgarpuzzle #puzzle #justplay #justplaychess #classicalchess
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iris πŸˆβ™ŸπŸ“š retweeted
Β»Die Katastrophe fΓ€ngt damit an, dass man aus dem Bett steigt.Β« Thomas Bernhard geboren am 9. Februar 1931
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Loved it! It might have worked even better as a mini-series: Susan felt underrepresented, and the Kasparov framing a bit over-stylized compared to her amazing results vs Topalov, Anand etc. Personally would have loved more concrete chess but I know most viewers wouldnβ€˜t relate.
COME ONβ€Ό I am super excited!πŸ€—#QueenOfChess, Rory Kennedy’s new #documentary about my story is available on @netflix β€Ό πŸ‘‡ Movie link in the comments - or check the Bio πŸ‘† #ChessConnectsUs #TrueStories #IndieFilm #MoxiePictures #Honored #HumanStory #Socialimpact #InspiringStories #chess #DocumentaryFilm
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iris πŸˆβ™ŸπŸ“š retweeted
COME ONβ€Ό I am super excited!πŸ€—#QueenOfChess, Rory Kennedy’s new #documentary about my story is available on @netflix β€Ό πŸ‘‡ Movie link in the comments - or check the Bio πŸ‘† #ChessConnectsUs #TrueStories #IndieFilm #MoxiePictures #Honored #HumanStory #Socialimpact #InspiringStories #chess #DocumentaryFilm
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first league game of the year on a snowy winter’s day against a 1400 child ended quite nicely :) now i need to rest 😴 ❄️ #chesspunks
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