
tech librarian, chess hack/#chesspunks, cats & coffee. degrees in sociology and environmental history.she/her
vienna, austria
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TIL that Scrabble has far the superior Nigel: Nigel Richards. Heβs won world championships in languages he doesnβt 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 π¬ youtu.be/zfH2Jwuf3sM
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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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
Countertenor superstar Jakub OrliΕski'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!
There are worse ways to spend a Monday evening π¬
Beautiful choral works with a focus on Romantic music and a nice twist: the program was only handed out afterwards.
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Ende einer Γra. 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/2026/04β¦
finishing off the week strong with a san sebastiΓ‘n cheesecake π¬now i am in the mood for some capablanca games π
Had one of those OTB games where youβre doing everything reasonably wellβ¦
until you push a bit too hard and the position collapses into chaos. π How do you get over a tough loss? #chesspunks
What is your favourite chess game of all time? βοΈ #chesspunks
Mine has to be Rubinsteinβs Immortal with itβs spectacular ending:
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Sad to hear that @GMJanTimman passed away yesterday. What a loss πΏ
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.
Sundays are for chess books. βοΈπ
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
Happy Valentineβs Day β₯οΈ
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.πHe would come back from the US and let her checkmate him.β¨
You can see the composition in the 2nd picture too, where I am together with Pal and Ziki, his wife, who solved it. β€ An amazing lady whose admiration for Pal was endless.
So, your turn. Find the solution.
Selfmate in 4.
With happy end.π
(Donβt forget that in helpmate puzzles like this, black starts, and both side plays for the same result. π 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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Β»Die Katastrophe fΓ€ngt damit an, dass man aus dem Bett steigt.Β«
Thomas Bernhard
geboren am 9. Februar 1931
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 wouldnβt relate.
COME ONβΌ I am super excited!π€#QueenOfChess, Rory Kennedyβs new #documentary about my story is available on @netflix βΌ
π Movie link in the comments - or check the Bio π
#ChessConnectsUs #TrueStories #IndieFilm #MoxiePictures #Honored #HumanStory #Socialimpact #InspiringStories #chess #DocumentaryFilm
iris πβπ retweeted
COME ONβΌ I am super excited!π€#QueenOfChess, Rory Kennedyβs new #documentary about my story is available on @netflix βΌ
π Movie link in the comments - or check the Bio π
#ChessConnectsUs #TrueStories #IndieFilm #MoxiePictures #Honored #HumanStory #Socialimpact #InspiringStories #chess #DocumentaryFilm
first league game of the year on a snowy winterβs day against a 1400 child ended quite nicely :) now i need to rest π΄ βοΈ #chesspunks





















