iris 🐈♟📚

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

[iris 🐈♟📚 @ehscho]

@Kasparov63 Julian Barnes’ essay on your match remains my favorite piece of chess writing: https://t.co/SWhxxMTavn

[iris 🐈♟📚 @ehscho]

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 😬 https://t.co/SeWwp7sTpd

[iris 🐈♟📚 @ehscho]

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

[iris 🐈♟📚 @ehscho]

@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.

[iris 🐈♟📚 @ehscho]

@BexBookaholic 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

[iris 🐈♟📚 @ehscho]

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

[iris 🐈♟📚 @ehscho]

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

[iris 🐈♟📚 @ehscho]

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

[iris 🐈♟📚 @ehscho]

@Bodenseeperlen aber ziemlich schöne strecke!

[iris 🐈♟📚 @ehscho]

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

[iris 🐈♟📚 @ehscho]

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

[iris 🐈♟📚 @ehscho]

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!

[iris 🐈♟📚 @ehscho]

@Bodenseeperlen @PHChess of course :/ what a disgrace

[iris 🐈♟📚 @ehscho]

@ChessProblem what about nigel ?:/

[iris 🐈♟📚 @ehscho]

@PokerDay52 @JenShahade Reti is still working on the Polgar mates 😬

[iris 🐈♟📚 @ehscho]

@Bodenseeperlen polgaria finally 🥰

[iris 🐈♟📚 @ehscho]

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

[iris 🐈♟📚 @ehscho]

@AbakpaJob jup