And how did you prep for Aeroflot?

Oh, just a few casual training games.

GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2780) beats GM Jorden Van Foreest (2618) in a 7-blitz-games match during an exhibition dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the birth of famous Emperor and chess player Napoleon Bonaparte.

🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 4
⚪️Wang,Hao (2722)
⚫️L'Ami,Erwin (2639)
🔸1-0

44.Bd2! [A timely maneuver before Black can consolidate his position and bring his rook in the action.]

[44.f4? Rd8 △Kc8 45.Bd2 Kc8 46.Rxc7+ Kxc7 47.Ba5+ Kc8 48.Bxd8 Kxd8 49.f5 Kc7 50.h4 Kb7=]

44...Kc8 [44...Rc8? 45.Ba5 Kd8 46.Bb6! g6 47.h4 g5 48.h5 Kd7 49.Kb4 Kd8 50.Rxc7 Rxc7 51.Ka5 Kd7 52.Bxc7 Kxc7 53.Ka6+–]

45.Ba5 [△Bb6]

45...Bb8 46.Rxg7 h5 47.h3 hxg4 48.hxg4 Rh2 49.Rf7 Rxf2 50.g5 [Black is practically a king and a bishop down!]

⚪️#144 (Strategy-White to Move)
🔸Margvelashvili,G (2530)
🔸Holt,C (2548)
🔸PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 2019

19.bxa5?? [A strange mistake. Margvelashvili destroys his own queenside pawn structure.]

[19.c5! would be strong: 19...Rf5 20.Bc4±; 19.b5!? b6 20.c5 bxc5 21.Rdc1± White would have a better position due to his better pawn structure and more active pieces.]

19...Rxa5 20.Rd7 Rfa8? [20...Kf7! 21.Rxb7 Rfa8²]

21.Rxe7±

⚫️#144 (Endgame-Black to Move)
🔸Lalith,B (2547)
🔸So,W (2765)
🔸Caleta ENG 2019

27...g5!? [27...Rb7! 28.Rxb6 (28.Bxb6 c3+–) 28...Rxb6 29.Bxb6 c3 30.Rxd3 Bxd3 31.Bxc5 c2 32.Be3 e5³; 27...f6!! 28.Rxb6 Rxb6 29.Bxb6 c3 30.Rxd3 Bxd3 31.Bxc5 Kf7-/+]

28.Rd2 b5 29.axb5 Rxb5 30.Rxb5 Bxb5 31.Bc3 Bc6=

½–½

⚫️#145 (Strategy-Black to Move)
🔸Zanan,E (2528)
🔸Rahul,Srivatshav P (2370)
🔸Caleta ENG 2019

Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 145
public poll

B) Nf4 – 14
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 82%
@David_Civil, @batonik107, future, Nikhil, Evan, @YaminiG, @MerissaWongso, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, Michael, Hansika, Daniel, Abhi, Matthew

C) e4 – 2
👍 12%
Srikar, K

A) h6 – 1
👍 6%
majeed

👥 17 people voted so far.

⚪️#145 (Endgame-White to Move)
🔸Karthikeyan,M2 (2570)
🔸Matlakov,M (2700)
🔸Caleta ENG 2019

Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 145
public poll

A) Rd6 – 23
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 96%
@Godsu, @David_Civil, @Salehdasin, @batonik107, ARAZ, Masoud, Mohammad, @fantastic45, @MohamadAsp, Nikhil, @Squirtle1, Evan, @MerissaWongso, @SophiaCat_does_Chess, @A_Somewhat_Cool_Guy, Srikar, majeed, K, Michael, Hansika, Daniel, Abhi, Matthew

B) g4 – 1
▫️ 4%
Amir

C) B×f7
▫️ 0%

👥 24 people voted so far.