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Hobbies

 

Chess

I play quite regulary, mostly in the Daily modallity of chess.com, where the player has 3 days to make a single move (so one game last for several weeks!, usually), perfect for limited time. I eventually play some tournaments in the local club wherever I live.

If you like, you can challange me an online game at Chess.com.

 

Chess in Beijing

From 2025, me playing a casual game at Overtone bar, during the Thursday's gathering of the Beijing Chess Night club.

 


Reading

From Non-fiction, to Sci-Fi, Fantasy etc.

Fiction: I am a fun of all Haruki Murakami books. Lately I read the CiXin Liu’s books The three body problem series, some of Ursula Le Guin’s books, and now I am also into the cosmiere by Brandon Sanderson, started with the Mistborn serie, Elantris and now I am following with the Stormlight archive

Non-fiction: Very broad. From chess books, language learning (chinese at the moment), politcs, philosophy, science and, eventually, even poetry (P. Neruda, E. A. Poe, Baudalaire).


Traveling & Hiking

I have had the pleasure to visit many places, already from my native Catalonia in Europe, to Belgium, Germany, Italy, the British Islands, Estonia… Also in Asia India, China, Thailand, S. Korea and Japan and the Americas: Chile, and the United States.

When I have time to organize my self, I might add some of my experiences, anectodes and some pictures…

I will think about it!