Shaun Evans

Dad, doctoral candidate, chess enthusiast #ChessPunks
Developer of

[Shaun Evans @shevans02]

Just crossed 1900 @chesscom Rapid for the first time! Moving towards my goal of 2000 in 2025. #chesspunks

[Shaun Evans @shevans02]

@dwmccleery8 @AnglicanOffice This may happen in the future! Next on the development roadmap is keeping up with uploading the propers as the year progresses, and also finishing musical support.

[The Anglican Office Book @AnglicanOffice]

I am VERY PLEASED to announce that The Anglican Office Book now has an online edition. The complete Office is available, in both English and Latin, as well as with some musical notation. Many thanks to @shevans02 for his work on this project.

https://t.co/ld6xdczAjF

[Shaun Evans @shevans02]

@DoctorScull Nine games in three days 👎
Several different time controls 👎
Delay 10 instead of inc +30 👎

How late do the Friday rounds go?

[Shaun Evans @shevans02]

@LacianoThomas @JustinJPetersen @AnglicanOffice Not yet. Launch later this summer!

[Shaun Evans @shevans02]

@AnglicanOffice Are you interested in a web version of the aob? I have most of the code ready to go if so.

[Shaun Evans @shevans02]

@JustinJPetersen @AnglicanOffice Besides the full AOB office, at launch the site will include the ability to say the office in Latin and also some musical support, including the option to listen to any music displayed on screen!

[Shaun Evans @shevans02]

@GMJacobAagaard @Pan_y_vino_BE What is your opinion on simply increasing the required minimum # of games played per year or six months in order for a player to show up on the active list? Seems like a less drastic measure that would achieve similar results

[Shaun Evans @shevans02]

@JustinJPetersen @AnglicanOffice Music is a possible addition for my site in the long term. Probably not quite as elaborate as singtheoffice but maybe Anglican chant pointing of the psalms and inclusion of the proper melodies for the office hymns.

[Shaun Evans @shevans02]

@JustinJPetersen @AnglicanOffice Thanks for the kind words! No mailing list as of now, but when the site goes live I’ll post here and in the AOB Facebook group. Should be later this summer or potentially much earlier. Lots of upgrades since that video!

[Shaun Evans @shevans02]

Some have recommended making chess ratings deteriorate with inactivity. Would it be better simply to increase the threshold for making the active players list? Currently that threshold is 1 game/year. But @FIDE_chess could raise it to 10 or 20 games. #chesspunks #chess

[Shaun Evans @shevans02]

@chessfeels I just started playing the white side and it does make you feel alive

[Shaun Evans @shevans02]

I’ve been playing sharper openings recently, and my rapid rating is skyrocketing while my blitz is in the dumpster. Any other #chesspunks notice differences across time controls when trying new openings?

[Shaun Evans @shevans02]

@stanislaw29 @DrCanChess That game is…brain-melting

[Shaun Evans @shevans02]

Check out the life story of black's rook on h8. One of the funnier chess positions I've ever seen 😂 Speaking of the Art of Burying Pieces @DrCanChess #chesspunks

[Shaun Evans @shevans02]

When reviewing, it can be instructive to watch for moves that you never play but that the engine recommends multiple times over the course of the game. These are sometimes thematic moves in that opening or structure. #chesspunks

[Shaun Evans @shevans02]

@DrCanChess I loved the Rh8-b8-h8-b8-h8 maneuver. I guess my opponent was going for some sort of fortress idea

[Shaun Evans @shevans02]

Today I got to smothered mate a queen #chesspunks

[Shaun Evans @shevans02]

There's something very satisfying about a graph this smooth. #chesspunks

[Shaun Evans @shevans02]

@ChessVonDoom But they didn’t get away with 1. f3 😏😎 Maybe that’s the Bird but with a sprained wing?

[Shaun Evans @shevans02]

I've got to say, the Stafford is more fun to deal with than the Englund #chesspunks

[Shaun Evans @shevans02]

OK I swear I'll stop posting e4 games once they stop being bloodbaths #chesspunks