Aeroflot Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | The Carlton Moscow, Moscow, Russia |
| Dates | 28 February–5 March 2026 |
| Format | 9-round Swiss tournament |
| Purse | RUB 20,000,000 (2026) |
| 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".[1]
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.[2]
The 2026 edition of this tournament was held from 28 February - 5 March 2026, at The Carlton Moscow in Moscow, Russia. It was won by Ian Nepomniachtchi.[3]
Winners
The name of the winner is boldfaced as in some editions, a few players ended with the same overall score.
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.[7]
Nine rounds were played; the top 20 players of this event were:[8]
| Rank | Seed | Player | Points | TB 1 | TB 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | GM Amin Tabatabaei | 7.5 | 4 | 2521 |
| 2 | 2 | GM Andrey Esipenko | 6.5 | 5 | 2532 |
| 3 | 6 | GM Nodirbek Yakubboev | 6.5 | 5 | 2512 |
| 4 | 5 | GM Haik Martirosyan | 6.5 | 4 | 2480 |
| 5 | 19 | GM Denis Lazavik | 6.5 | 4 | 2480 |
| 6 | 24 | GM Sergey Drygalov | 6 | 5 | 2505 |
| 7 | 8 | GM Manuel Petrosyan | 6 | 5 | 2457 |
| 8 | 14 | GM Arseniy Nesterov | 6 | 5 | 2435 |
| 9 | 10 | GM David Paravyan | 6 | 5 | 2428 |
| 10 | 16 | GM Vadim Zvjaginsev | 6 | 5 | 2408 |
| 11 | 42 | GM Aleksey Goganov | 6 | 5 | 2387 |
| 12 | 1 | GM Alexander Grischuk | 6 | 4 | 2569 |
| 13 | 55 | IM Yaroslav Remizov | 6 | 4 | 2545 |
| 14 | 83 | FM Alexey Grachev | 6 | 4 | 2488 |
| 15 | 26 | IM Aleksey Grebnev | 6 | 5 | 2482 |
| 16 | 7 | GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan | 6 | 4 | 2479 |
| 17 | 11 | GM Aydin Suleymanli | 6 | 4 | 2468 |
| 18 | 45 | IM Kazybek Nogerbek | 6 | 4 | 2413 |
| 19 | 27 | GM Mihail Nikitenko | 6 | 4 | 2391 |
| 20 | 91 | 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.[9]
Nine rounds were played; the top 20 players of this event were:[10]
| Rank | Seed | Player | Points | TB 1 | TB 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM Ian Nepomniachtchi | 7 | 5 | 2557 |
| 2 | 3 | GM Richard Rapport | 6.5 | 5 | 2550 |
| 3 | 5 | GM Andrey Esipenko | 6.5 | 5 | 2510 |
| 4 | 15 | GM Maxim Matlakov | 6.5 | 5 | 2460 |
| 5 | 34 | GM Sergei Lobanov | 6.5 | 5 | 2423 |
| 6 | 9 | GM Amin Tabatabaei | 6.5 | 5 | 2403 |
| 7 | 43 | GM Aleksey Goganov | 6.5 | 4 | 2630 |
| 8 | 2 | GM Hans Niemann | 6.5 | 4 | 2565 |
| 9 | 18 | GM Bardiya Daneshvar | 6.5 | 4 | 2482 |
| 10 | 29 | GM Savva Vetokhin | 6 | 5 | 2538 |
| 11 | 25 | GM Ivan Zemlyanskii | 6 | 5 | 2527 |
| 12 | 31 | GM Ilia Iljiushenok | 6 | 5 | 2408 |
| 13 | 23 | GM Pavel Ponkratov | 6 | 5 | 2370 |
| 14 | 13 | GM Aram Hakobyan | 6 | 4 | 2518 |
| 15 | 7 | GM Alexander Grischuk | 6 | 4 | 2503 |
| 16 | 10 | GM Raunak Sadhwani | 6 | 4 | 2494 |
| 17 | 4 | GM Daniil Dubov | 6 | 4 | 2488 |
| 18 | 6 | GM Vladislav Artemiev | 6 | 4 | 2473 |
| 19 | 117 | FM Maksim Volkov | 6 | 4 | 2453 |
| 20 | 20 | GM Arseniy Nesterov | 6 | 4 | 2445 |
2026
Aeroflot Open was included in the 2026–2027 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.[11]
Nine rounds were played; the top 20 players of this event were:[12]
| Rank | Seed | Player | Points | TB 1 | TB 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM Ian Nepomniachtchi | 7.5 | 5 | 2494 |
| 2 | 19 | GM David Paravyan | 6.5 | 5 | 2517 |
| 3 | 30 | GM Rudik Makarian | 6.5 | 5 | 2467 |
| 4 | 7 | GM Haik M. Martirosyan | 6.5 | 5 | 2451 |
| 5 | 17 | GM Bardiya Daneshvar | 6.5 | 5 | 2426 |
| 6 | 21 | GM Aleksandr Shimanov | 6.5 | 5 | 2426 |
| 7 | 62 | IM Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov | 6.5 | 4 | 2586 |
| 8 | 74 | IM Sauat Nurgaliyev | 6.5 | 4 | 2563 |
| 9 | 2 | GM Andrey Esipenko | 6.5 | 4 | 2516 |
| 10 | 20 | GM Mahammad Muradli | 6.5 | 4 | 2516 |
| 11 | 8 | GM Aleksey Grebnev | 6.5 | 4 | 2501 |
| 12 | 16 | GM Arseniy Nesterov | 6.5 | 4 | 2495 |
| 13 | 10 | GM Aram Hakobyan | 6.5 | 4 | 2483 |
| 14 | 6 | GM Raunak Sadhwani | 6.5 | 4 | 2481 |
| 15 | 32 | GM Artem Uskov | 6.5 | 4 | 2458 |
| 16 | 28 | GM Vadim Zvjaginsev | 6.5 | 4 | 2399 |
| 17 | 5 | GM Alexander Grischuk | 6 | 5 | 2486 |
| 18 | 41 | GM Siddharth Jagadeesh | 6 | 5 | 2433 |
| 19 | 29 | GM Nikita Afanasiev | 6 | 5 | 2389 |
| 20 | 45 | GM Boris Savchenko | 6 | 4 | 2532 |
References
- ^ a b "Amin Tabatabaei Wins Aeroflot Open 2024". aeroflotopen.ru. 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Aeroflot Open – Invitations, regulations, events and prizes". Chess News. 2011-11-21. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ^ "Ian Nepomniachtchi Wins Aeroflot Open 2026". aeroflotopen.ru. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ^ Sergey Karjakin beat Alexander Grischuk by 2–1 in the final of the knockout rapid tournament: "Sergey Karjakin wins Aeroflot Rapid Final" by Chessdom
- ^ "Аэрофлот-опен 2019". ruchess.ru.
- ^ "Айдын Сулейманлы выиграл главный турнир фестиваля "Аэрофлот Опен 2020"" (in Russian). Ruchess. 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
- ^ "Aeroflot Open – Invitations, regulations, events and prizes". chessbase.com. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ "Aeroflot Open 2024". chess-results.com. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- ^ "Aeroflot Open – Invitations, regulations, events and prizes". chessbase.com. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ "Aeroflot Open 2025". chess-results.com. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ "Aeroflot Open – Invitations, regulations, events and prizes". chessbase.com. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
- ^ "Aeroflot Open 2026". chess-results.com. Retrieved March 5, 2026.