Aeroflot Open
The Aeroflot Open is an annual open chess tournament played in Moscow and sponsored by the airline Aeroflot. It was established in 2002 and quickly grew to be the strongest open tournament; in 2013 it was converted to a rapid and blitz event, while in 2014 it wasn't held. The first event had around 80 grandmasters, while in the second event 150 grandmasters participated. The tournament is played using the Swiss system and the winner is invited to the Dortmund chess tournament held later in the same year, a tradition begun in 2003. Beside the main tournament (A Group), there are also B and C-class tournaments.
Winners
The name of the winner is boldfaced as in some editions, a few players ended with the same overall score. In 2007, 2008, and 2010 there was a clear winner.
| # | Year | Winner(s) | Points | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002 |  Gregory Kaidanov (United States)  Alexander Grischuk (Russia)  Aleksej Aleksandrov (Belarus) Alexander Shabalov (United States) Vadim Milov (Switzerland) | 6½ | 9 |
| 2 | 2003 |  Viorel Bologan (Moldova) Aleksej Aleksandrov (Belarus) Alexei Fedorov (Belarus) Peter Svidler (Russia) | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | 2004 | Sergei Rublevsky (Russia)  Rafael Vaganian (Armenia) Valerij Filippov (Russia) | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | 2005 |  Emil Sutovsky (Israel) Andrei Kharlov (Russia)  Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) Alexander Motylev (Russia) Vladimir Akopian (Armenia) | 6½ | 9 |
| 5 | 2006 |  Baadur Jobava (Georgia) Viorel Bologan (Moldova)  Krishnan Sasikiran (India)  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) | 6½ | 9 |
| 6 | 2007 | Evgeny Alekseev (Russia) | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | 2008 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | 2009 |  Étienne Bacrot (France) Alexander Moiseenko (Ukraine) | 6½ | 9 |
| 9 | 2010 |  Lê Quang Liêm (Vietnam) | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | 2011 | Lê Quang Liêm (Vietnam) Nikita Vitiugov (Russia) Evgeny Tomashevsky (Russia) | 6½ | 9 |
| 11 | 2012 |  Mateusz Bartel (Poland) Anton Korobov (Ukraine) Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine) | 6½ | 9 |
| 12 | 2013 | Sergey Karjakin (Russia) (Rapid tournament) Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) (Blitz tournament) | 2–1[1] 15½ | K.O. 18 |
| 13 | 2015 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) Daniil Dubov (Russia) | 7 | 9 |
| 14 | 2016 | Evgeniy Najer (Russia) Boris Gelfand (Israel) | 6½ | 9 |
Notes
- ↑ Sergey Karjakin beat Alexander Grischuk by 2–1 in the final of the knockout rapid tournament: "Sergey Karjakin wins Aeroflot Rapid Final" by Chessdom
References
- Reports from Chessbase: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013 blitz, 2013 rapid final
- Results from TWIC: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- On the 2002 edition from ruchess.com 2002