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Aeroflot Open
Russian chess tournament
Russian chess tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Aeroflot Open |
| location | The Carlton Moscow, Moscow, Russia |
| start_date | 1 |
| end_date | 6 March 2025 |
| format | 9-round Swiss tournament |
| purse | RUB 19,600,000 (2025) |
| current_champion | Ian Nepomniachtchi |
The Aeroflot Open is an annual open chess tournament organised through the joint efforts of the Chess Federation of Russia and the Russian Ministry of Sport with the sponsorship from the Russian flag carrier, Aeroflot. It is played in Moscow, holding both the international open tournament and the Russian Youth Cup "Aeroflot Open - Children".
Aeroflot Open was established in 2002 as Swiss system tournament with nine rounds, and the winner is invited to the Dortmund chess tournament held later in the same year, a tradition begun in 2003. In 2013, it was converted into a rapid and blitz event. The first event had around 80 grandmasters, while in the second event 150 grandmasters participated. Beside the main tournament (A Group), there are also B and C-class tournaments.
The 2025 edition of this tournament was held from 1 - 6 March 2025, at The Carlton Moscow in Moscow, Russia. It was won by Ian Nepomniachtchi.
Winners
The name of the winner is boldfaced as in some editions, a few players ended with the same overall score.
| # | Year | Winner(s) | Points | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002 | Gregory Kaidanov | ||
| Alexander Grischuk | ||||
| Aleksej Aleksandrov | ||||
| Alexander Shabalov | ||||
| Vadim Milov | 6½ | 9 | ||
| 2 | 2003 | Viorel Bologan | ||
| Aleksej Aleksandrov | ||||
| Alexei Fedorov | ||||
| Peter Svidler | 7 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2004 | Sergei Rublevsky | ||
| Rafael Vaganian | ||||
| Valerij Filippov | 7 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 2005 | Emil Sutovsky | ||
| Andrei Kharlov | ||||
| Vassily Ivanchuk | ||||
| Alexander Motylev | ||||
| Vladimir Akopian | 6½ | 9 | ||
| 5 | 2006 | Baadur Jobava | ||
| Viorel Bologan | ||||
| Krishnan Sasikiran | ||||
| Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 6½ | 9 | ||
| 6 | 2007 | Evgeny Alekseev | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | 2008 | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | 2009 | Étienne Bacrot | ||
| Alexander Moiseenko | 6½ | 9 | ||
| 9 | 2010 | Lê Quang Liêm | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | 2011 | Lê Quang Liêm | ||
| Nikita Vitiugov | ||||
| Evgeny Tomashevsky | 6½ | 9 | ||
| 11 | 2012 | Mateusz Bartel | ||
| Anton Korobov | ||||
| Pavel Eljanov | 6½ | 9 | ||
| 12 | 2013 | Sergey Karjakin (Rapid tournament) | ||
| Ian Nepomniachtchi (Blitz tournament) | 2–1 | |||
| 15½ | K.O. | |||
| 18 | ||||
| 13 | 2015 | Ian Nepomniachtchi | ||
| Daniil Dubov | 7 | 9 | ||
| 14 | 2016 | Evgeniy Najer | ||
| Boris Gelfand | 6½ | 9 | ||
| 15 | 2017 | Vladimir Fedoseev | 7 | 9 |
| 16 | 2018 | Vladislav Kovalev | 7 | 9 |
| 17 | 2019 | Kaido Külaots | ||
| Haik Martirosyan | 7 | 9 | ||
| 18 | 2020 | Aydin Suleymanli | ||
| Rinat Jumabayev | ||||
| Rauf Mamedov | ||||
| Aravindh Chithambaram | 6½ | 9 | ||
| 19 | 2024 | Amin Tabatabaei | 7½ | 9 |
| 20 | 2025 | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 7 | 9 |
Results
2024
Aeroflot Open was included in the 2024 FIDE Circuit.
Ties were broken first according to the amount of games played with the black pieces, then the average rating of the player's opponents, excluding the highest and the lowest.
Nine rounds were played; the top 20 players of this event were:
| Rank | Seed | Player | Points | Tie-break 1 | Tie-break 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Iran GM Amin Tabatabaei | 7.5 | 4 | 2521 |
| 2 | 2 | FIDE GM Andrey Esipenko | 6.5 | 5 | 2532 |
| 3 | 6 | Uzbekistan GM Nodirbek Yakubboev | 6.5 | 5 | 2512 |
| 4 | 5 | Armenia GM Haik Martirosyan | 6.5 | 4 | 2480 |
| 5 | 19 | Belarus GM Denis Lazavik | 6.5 | 4 | 2480 |
| 6 | 24 | RUS GM Sergey Drygalov | 6 | 5 | 2505 |
| 7 | 8 | ARM GM Manuel Petrosyan | 6 | 5 | 2457 |
| 8 | 14 | FIDE GM Arseniy Nesterov | 6 | 5 | 2435 |
| 9 | 10 | FIDE GM David Paravyan | 6 | 5 | 2428 |
| 10 | 16 | RUS GM Vadim Zvjaginsev | 6 | 5 | 2408 |
| 11 | 42 | RUS GM Aleksey Goganov | 6 | 5 | 2387 |
| 12 | 1 | RUS GM Alexander Grischuk | 6 | 4 | 2569 |
| 13 | 55 | RUS IM Yaroslav Remizov | 6 | 4 | 2545 |
| 14 | 83 | RUS FM Alexey Grachev | 6 | 4 | 2488 |
| 15 | 26 | FIDE IM Aleksey Grebnev | 6 | 5 | 2482 |
| 16 | 7 | ARM GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan | 6 | 4 | 2479 |
| 17 | 11 | AZE GM Aydin Suleymanli | 6 | 4 | 2468 |
| 18 | 45 | KAZ IM Kazybek Nogerbek | 6 | 4 | 2413 |
| 19 | 27 | BLR GM Mihail Nikitenko | 6 | 4 | 2391 |
| 20 | 91 | RUS IM Kirill Klukin | 5.5 | 5 | 2519 |
2025
Aeroflot Open was included in the 2025 FIDE Circuit.
Ties were broken first according to the amount of games played with the black pieces, then the average rating of the player's opponents, excluding the highest and the lowest.
Nine rounds were played; the top 20 players of this event were:
| Rank | Seed | Player | Points | Tie-break 1 | Tie-break 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | RUS GM Ian Nepomniachtchi | 7 | 5 | 2557 |
| 2 | 3 | HUN GM Richard Rapport | 6.5 | 5 | 2550 |
| 3 | 5 | FIDE GM Andrey Esipenko | 6.5 | 5 | 2510 |
| 4 | 15 | RUS GM Maxim Matlakov | 6.5 | 5 | 2460 |
| 5 | 34 | FIDE GM Sergei Lobanov | 6.5 | 5 | 2423 |
| 6 | 9 | IRI GM Amin Tabatabaei | 6.5 | 5 | 2403 |
| 7 | 43 | RUS GM Aleksey Goganov | 6.5 | 4 | 2630 |
| 8 | 2 | USA GM Hans Niemann | 6.5 | 4 | 2565 |
| 9 | 18 | IRI GM Bardiya Daneshvar | 6.5 | 4 | 2482 |
| 10 | 29 | FIDE GM Savva Vetokhin | 6 | 5 | 2538 |
| 11 | 25 | RUS GM Ivan Zemlyanskii | 6 | 5 | 2527 |
| 12 | 31 | FIDE GM Ilia Iljiushenok | 6 | 5 | 2408 |
| 13 | 23 | RUS GM Pavel Ponkratov | 6 | 5 | 2370 |
| 14 | 13 | ARM GM Aram Hakobyan | 6 | 4 | 2518 |
| 15 | 7 | RUS GM Alexander Grischuk | 6 | 4 | 2503 |
| 16 | 10 | IND GM Raunak Sadhwani | 6 | 4 | 2494 |
| 17 | 4 | RUS GM Daniil Dubov | 6 | 4 | 2488 |
| 18 | 6 | RUS GM Vladislav Artemiev | 6 | 4 | 2473 |
| 19 | 117 | RUS FM Maksim Volkov | 6 | 4 | 2453 |
| 20 | 20 | FIDE GM Arseniy Nesterov | 6 | 4 | 2445 |
References
Sources
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- "Ian Nepomniachtchi Becomes Aeroflot Open 2025 Winner". chess.com.
- Sergey Karjakin beat [[Alexander Grischuk]] by 2–1 in the final of the knockout rapid tournament: [http://www.chessdom.com/sergey-karjakin-wins-aeroflot-rapid-final/ "Sergey Karjakin wins Aeroflot Rapid Final"] by Chessdom
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- (2020-02-27). "Айдын Сулейманлы выиграл главный турнир фестиваля "Аэрофлот Опен 2020"". Ruchess.
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