World Chess 2018

20. h4

20. ...h5

21. Na4

21.  ... Be4 and, if I get locked out today I'll keep editing old posts.

22. Rf1

(I'm maxed out again, anyway, I still have a pawn, so: 

23. c4

will try that instead of the trade and see where it gets me)

22.  ... Bd5, and on BxB, cXB, if you choose the trade.  If not, I'll try something else.

23. ... Bg2

24. Rg1

24. ... Bf3.  In anticipation of c5, I would respond with e6.  Not that c5 is necessarily your move though.

25. Nc5
This is where I wanted to my knight. But neither one of us can really see a big swing positionally. I thought being up a minor piece might show me something, but I think we're just gonna draw down to bishops.

25. ... Bf6   I didn't think you would want the bishop blocked.  But that is a nice spot for the knight.  I think you have enough of an advantage to win, but I'm not sure I could close out your position.  I'm generally a defensive player, so dropping the knight for pressure put me out of my comfort zone.  Still, I like this game, the position has been interesting.

26. Bf2

26. ... e4

Has anyone been able to get onto lichess in that past couple days?

Marc H wrote: Has anyone been able to get onto lichess in that past couple days?

Yes

Does anybody still play chess? I do it only for fun now though; inspired by professionals and businessmen who play chess and pool for concentration: https://www.365chess.com/players/Ildar_Sharipov I really helps me to clear my mind though.

Sarah Brewer wrote: Does anybody still play chess? I do it only for fun now though; inspired by professionals and businessmen who play chess and pool for concentration

There is at least one game played every night here at the Derp Haus,

I've just joined chess.com.  I suck but love playing and doing the puzzles.

Buck Rogers wrote: I've just joined chess.com.  I suck but love playing and doing the puzzles.

I didn't know they had puzzles. This is great. I like how they're timed. I'll need to create an account so I can play rush. I've only played on the Chess Time app, and the minimum move-time limit is 24 hours; games take weeks.

Andy Eiter wrote:

I didn't know they had puzzles. This is great. I like how they're timed. I'll need to create an account so I can play rush. I've only played on the Chess Time app, and the minimum move-time limit is 24 hours; games take weeks.

Oh ya.  I love the puzzles.  I spend way more time doing puzzles than actually playing any live games.