Julian Barnes’ essay on your match remains my favorite piece of chess writing: granta.com/trap-dominate-fuc…

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

ahhh send some over 😬 pears are amazing. i also love that old fashioned desserts with poached pears!

@ninkibah @gmmds I’ve taken my ChatGPT recipe development one step further: a spelt shortcrust tart with tonka bean crème pâtissière, fresh local plums, and almond slivers with fleur de sel. Next iteration: tart with almond cream (frangipane)and pears, once they’re in season.

ahh, i think it caught me on the wrong foot. i got increasingly frustrated by how much lamassu and cuneiform was packed into every corner, while some storylines dragged and narina’s tragic fate was rushed through in just a few pages. it all felt a bit overstuffed and under-edited

Oh, we have bread-and-butter pudding made with apples here too, but it’s nowhere near as fancy as this 😄

Did you actually find a way to eat desserts for charity?! :D

but how are they going to keep kramnik away from lurking around and having suspicions ?

aber ziemlich schöne strecke!

Looking forward to your opinion! I thought it was such an entertaining summer read 😬

They look stunning! I’ve been busy inventing AI-assisted vibe baking 😬 check out my redcurrant yeast cake with vanilla pastry cream & brown-butter streusel (it was half eaten at the office at this point) And doing genealogy - being on the verge of discovering my 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 relatives

belated happy birthday:) yesteryear was such a pleasant surprise, it featured the best unreliable narrator in a long time 😅

what a fantastic resource! unfortunately i have to look more in the surrey area :-/

of course :/ what a disgrace

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!

what about nigel ?:/

Reti is still working on the Polgar mates 😬

polgaria finally 🥰

does this include positions like i.e. trainer of national teams for the olympics?

jup