Daniel Leonard
@danielleonard.bsky.social
English PhD candidate: animals & self in 20/21C lit
Tennis, jazz, jokes
Ultrarunner, puppeteer, poet
he/him
Tennis, jazz, jokes
Ultrarunner, puppeteer, poet
he/him
the best way to get good fast is to practice tactics to build calculation and pattern recognition. this looks like a decent trainer; there's also one built into Lichess, which is my preferred platform. there are also many books w/1000s of puzzles for this purpose www.chessenigma.com/en/chessenig...
ChessEnigma Training Program - Improve your Chess
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www.chessenigma.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 AM
the best way to get good fast is to practice tactics to build calculation and pattern recognition. this looks like a decent trainer; there's also one built into Lichess, which is my preferred platform. there are also many books w/1000s of puzzles for this purpose www.chessenigma.com/en/chessenig...
less directly helpful for a beginner/intermediate player but inspiring/captivating: Bobby Fischer's book My 60 Memorable Games and Morphy's Games of Chess
December 1, 2025 at 3:24 AM
less directly helpful for a beginner/intermediate player but inspiring/captivating: Bobby Fischer's book My 60 Memorable Games and Morphy's Games of Chess
I recommend the Comprehensive Chess Course books by Lev Alburt and the book series (Build Up/Boost Your Chess) by Artur Yusupov
December 1, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I recommend the Comprehensive Chess Course books by Lev Alburt and the book series (Build Up/Boost Your Chess) by Artur Yusupov
and never the twain shall meet
November 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM
and never the twain shall meet
constitootional
constitushional
constipational
constitushional
constipational
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
constitootional
constitushional
constipational
constitushional
constipational
the Fartlek-to-fartleak pipeline
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
the Fartlek-to-fartleak pipeline
great way to release oxytoatswain
November 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
great way to release oxytoatswain
like passing through the tunwale of a funwale
November 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
like passing through the tunwale of a funwale
class solidarity
November 22, 2025 at 3:09 AM
class solidarity
Putting the Pyre in Great Pyrenees
November 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Putting the Pyre in Great Pyrenees
November 21, 2025 at 3:58 AM
so THAT'S why I teach at Boston College!
brb taking Gadamer's suggestion and assigning my first-year students to read Heidegger in Latin
brb taking Gadamer's suggestion and assigning my first-year students to read Heidegger in Latin
November 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
so THAT'S why I teach at Boston College!
brb taking Gadamer's suggestion and assigning my first-year students to read Heidegger in Latin
brb taking Gadamer's suggestion and assigning my first-year students to read Heidegger in Latin
Brb befriending knitters
November 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Brb befriending knitters
hello fellow skelebrators
November 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
hello fellow skelebrators
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Axis-and-Allies-themed Perady song:
War map all night
It's a war map all night
It's a war map all night
War map all night
War map all night
It's a war map all night
It's a war map all night
War map all night
November 13, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Axis-and-Allies-themed Perady song:
War map all night
It's a war map all night
It's a war map all night
War map all night
War map all night
It's a war map all night
It's a war map all night
War map all night
First citation in the OED is from 1737. Before Mr. Green Jeans, there was Mr. Green's Spleen
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 AM
First citation in the OED is from 1737. Before Mr. Green Jeans, there was Mr. Green's Spleen
can't believe I found this youtu.be/Pz-nlM3iKKY?...
The Adventures Of Rocky and Bullwinkle - Bumbling Brothers Circus (Full Story Arc)
YouTube video by Bullwinkle J Moose
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
can't believe I found this youtu.be/Pz-nlM3iKKY?...