Because I’ve been busy, I haven’t been as regular with my chess playing but I still have kept at it. After I checkmated Laura 6 times, I decided to take on Sven, also a level 1100 machine. I lost to Sven repeatedly for a couple of weeks and then this week I’ve checkmated him five … Continue reading Chess Updates 28/03/2021
I actually have updates! I have checkmated the bot “Laura” 4 times unassisted! Three times was this morning. I’d done a stack of corrections for the two MA supervisees of mine who need to submit their thesis this coming week, fell asleep, and then woke up with a start three hours later. Couldn’t go back … Continue reading Chess Updates 06/02/2021
Happy New Year! Looks like the first update of the year on this blog is going to be a chess update. It’s been quite a sanity saver. I love learning languages and music but there’s something both highly cerebral and visceral about playing chess and it’s been really great for me to take my stress, … Continue reading Chess Updates 28/01/2020
I did say I was going to do Chess and Languages updates but somehow I never got around to it. Languages Greek — I’ve decided to give the Greek a break till next year or till I finish my Latin lessons on Duolingo. I do miss it but I think three languages is my limit … Continue reading Chess and Languages Updates 20/10/2020
First post of shiny new books & reading, language learning and chess blog! My reading’s been severely impacted by my deadlines, Everything That Is Going On In The Real World and my music/language learning. I’ll be posting about my music learning over at Growing Fins, but on this blog I will detail this new journey … Continue reading What I’m Currently Reading 10/07/2020