Michael Evans
@mevans86.bsky.social
Dad. Director of First-year Chemistry at GT. Organic chemistry "expert"; armchair biochemist and photochemist. “Sassiness, youthful energy, and earbuds.”
Whoa. This is a copy of the workbook I used in freshman English (high school) in 2000—exact same edition, just sitting on a table at the library. Memories.
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Whoa. This is a copy of the workbook I used in freshman English (high school) in 2000—exact same edition, just sitting on a table at the library. Memories.
"Why should I change? He's the one who sucks."
September 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Why should I change? He's the one who sucks."
"I had to teach myself everything in his class."
I don't hear this too often, but whenever I do, this meme comes to mind.
I don't hear this too often, but whenever I do, this meme comes to mind.
September 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"I had to teach myself everything in his class."
I don't hear this too often, but whenever I do, this meme comes to mind.
I don't hear this too often, but whenever I do, this meme comes to mind.
Out to lunch in Edgewood today, I came across the oldest living white oak in Atlanta—a witness to the Battle of Atlanta in 1861! Check it out. Neat little green space on Vaughn Street.
meetalba.org
meetalba.org
July 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Out to lunch in Edgewood today, I came across the oldest living white oak in Atlanta—a witness to the Battle of Atlanta in 1861! Check it out. Neat little green space on Vaughn Street.
meetalba.org
meetalba.org
A horrid "click slip" hanging a knight is followed by mating with promotion. The chess gods are with me today. But I have been developing a problematic blitz habit recently. #chesspunks
www.chess.com/game/1401421...
www.chess.com/game/1401421...
June 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A horrid "click slip" hanging a knight is followed by mating with promotion. The chess gods are with me today. But I have been developing a problematic blitz habit recently. #chesspunks
www.chess.com/game/1401421...
www.chess.com/game/1401421...
An absolutely evil endgame problem from Dvoretsky. White to move and win—and there is only one winning move. There are at least two moves that draw. #chesspunks Think about where you want the white king to be.
lichess.org/study/ZVl04u...
lichess.org/study/ZVl04u...
June 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
An absolutely evil endgame problem from Dvoretsky. White to move and win—and there is only one winning move. There are at least two moves that draw. #chesspunks Think about where you want the white king to be.
lichess.org/study/ZVl04u...
lichess.org/study/ZVl04u...
I am now an open Naka fan. His streams are intolerable, but recaps are amazing. Today, he took down the world champion.
Capture toward the center! #chesspunks
Capture toward the center! #chesspunks
June 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I am now an open Naka fan. His streams are intolerable, but recaps are amazing. Today, he took down the world champion.
Capture toward the center! #chesspunks
Capture toward the center! #chesspunks
Swindle! White to play and mate in two. #chesspunks
May 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Swindle! White to play and mate in two. #chesspunks
Holy mate in two! #chesspunks Black to play and put the white king out of his misery.
May 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Holy mate in two! #chesspunks Black to play and put the white king out of his misery.
Good morning #chesspunks! Are you following @chesspuzzlebot.bsky.social? If not, you should be!
Black to play and mate in two.
Black to play and mate in two.
May 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Good morning #chesspunks! Are you following @chesspuzzlebot.bsky.social? If not, you should be!
Black to play and mate in two.
Black to play and mate in two.
A more relevant image:
May 14, 2025 at 2:15 AM
A more relevant image:
Incredible variations in tonight’s game. I played 39 Rc4, still good enough to win, but there was a more forcing move: 39 Bxf8! #chesspunks
39…Kxf8 40 Kf6 and f7 goes down, but if
39…Rxf8 40 Kf6! Zugzwang! The f7 pawn must fall!
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
39…Kxf8 40 Kf6 and f7 goes down, but if
39…Rxf8 40 Kf6! Zugzwang! The f7 pawn must fall!
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
May 14, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Incredible variations in tonight’s game. I played 39 Rc4, still good enough to win, but there was a more forcing move: 39 Bxf8! #chesspunks
39…Kxf8 40 Kf6 and f7 goes down, but if
39…Rxf8 40 Kf6! Zugzwang! The f7 pawn must fall!
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
39…Kxf8 40 Kf6 and f7 goes down, but if
39…Rxf8 40 Kf6! Zugzwang! The f7 pawn must fall!
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
Exhausting 10+5 game against some Russian dude today. I'd blundered, but black blundered right back with 45...Kb7??. How does white maintain equality? #chesspunks
It's not so much the complexity here, but the need to find this tactic after 45 grueling Ruy Lopez moves. 😓
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
It's not so much the complexity here, but the need to find this tactic after 45 grueling Ruy Lopez moves. 😓
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
May 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Exhausting 10+5 game against some Russian dude today. I'd blundered, but black blundered right back with 45...Kb7??. How does white maintain equality? #chesspunks
It's not so much the complexity here, but the need to find this tactic after 45 grueling Ruy Lopez moves. 😓
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
It's not so much the complexity here, but the need to find this tactic after 45 grueling Ruy Lopez moves. 😓
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
May 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
People who play the Scandinavian without 3...Qa5 or 3...Qd8. Why?! #chesspunks
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
May 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
People who play the Scandinavian without 3...Qa5 or 3...Qd8. Why?! #chesspunks
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
LydiaViolet is absolutely possessed by the spirit of Tal against Filian! #pogchamps6
May 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
LydiaViolet is absolutely possessed by the spirit of Tal against Filian! #pogchamps6
It's letter of recommendation season. And yes, they have the same name. 😭😂
May 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It's letter of recommendation season. And yes, they have the same name. 😭😂
Lydia doesn't know how to make with a rook! 😭 It is trickier than it looks. #pogchamps6
May 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Lydia doesn't know how to make with a rook! 😭 It is trickier than it looks. #pogchamps6
...Rc8 was just played on "general Sicilian principle." I missed that a7 was hanging but found a saving move. What's the follow up after Bxa7? #chesspunks
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
April 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
...Rc8 was just played on "general Sicilian principle." I missed that a7 was hanging but found a saving move. What's the follow up after Bxa7? #chesspunks
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
Incredible endgame in today's 10 + 5. Evaluate the position after 45. Bxe6 fxe6. Who's better and why? #chesspunks (For the record, I did not find the best continuation—thank you Stockfish.)
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
April 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Incredible endgame in today's 10 + 5. Evaluate the position after 45. Bxe6 fxe6. Who's better and why? #chesspunks (For the record, I did not find the best continuation—thank you Stockfish.)
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
I struggle spotting tactics late in blitz games, especially when static factors tell me I'm better ("the hardest game to win is a won game" 😅). White to move and win! #chesspunks
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
April 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I struggle spotting tactics late in blitz games, especially when static factors tell me I'm better ("the hardest game to win is a won game" 😅). White to move and win! #chesspunks
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
Got to remember to play e5 in this common Moscow position. Black’s king is in the center—open things up! #chesspunks
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
April 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Got to remember to play e5 in this common Moscow position. Black’s king is in the center—open things up! #chesspunks
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
My opponent quit too early in this one! I'd probably screw up the endgame. 😂 It's another Caro Exchange, but this one has the wonky 6...f5?! #chesspunks
White to move. Black's e-pawn is passed, so the white king has to babysit it...is the game a draw? (From analysis.)
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
White to move. Black's e-pawn is passed, so the white king has to babysit it...is the game a draw? (From analysis.)
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
April 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
My opponent quit too early in this one! I'd probably screw up the endgame. 😂 It's another Caro Exchange, but this one has the wonky 6...f5?! #chesspunks
White to move. Black's e-pawn is passed, so the white king has to babysit it...is the game a draw? (From analysis.)
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
White to move. Black's e-pawn is passed, so the white king has to babysit it...is the game a draw? (From analysis.)
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
Caro-Kann gone wrong. It’s been a hell of a week. #chesspunks White to move and hold the draw.
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
April 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Caro-Kann gone wrong. It’s been a hell of a week. #chesspunks White to move and hold the draw.
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...
lichess.org/study/uSaP45...