Aeroflot Open
The Aeroflot Open is an annual open
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.
| # | Year | Winner(s) | Points | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002 |  Gregory Kaidanov (USA)  Alexander Grischuk (RUS)  Aleksej Aleksandrov (BLR) Alexander Shabalov (USA) Vadim Milov (SUI) |
6½ | 9 |
| 2 | 2003 |  (RUS) |
7 | 9 |
| 3 | 2004 | Valerij Filippov (RUS) |
7 | 9 |
| 4 | 2005 |  (ARM) |
6½ | 9 |
| 5 | 2006 |  (AZE) |
6½ | 9 |
| 6 | 2007 | Evgeny Alekseev (RUS) |
7 | 9 |
| 7 | 2008 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) |
7 | 9 |
| 8 | 2009 |  Étienne Bacrot (FRA)  Alexander Moiseenko (UKR) |
6½ | 9 |
| 9 | 2010 |  Lê Quang Liêm (VIE) |
7 | 9 |
| 10 | 2011 | Lê Quang Liêm (VIE) Nikita Vitiugov (RUS) Evgeny Tomashevsky (RUS) |
6½ | 9 |
| 11 | 2012 |  Mateusz Bartel (POL) Anton Korobov (UKR) Pavel Eljanov (UKR) |
6½ | 9 |
| 12 | 2013 | Sergey Karjakin (RUS) (Rapid tournament) Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) (Blitz tournament) |
2–1[1] 15½ |
K.O. 18 |
| 13 | 2015 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) Daniil Dubov (RUS) |
7 | 9 |
| 14 | 2016 | Evgeniy Najer (RUS) Boris Gelfand (ISR) |
6½ | 9 |
| 15 | 2017 | Vladimir Fedoseev (RUS) |
7 | 9 |
| 16 | 2018 | Vladislav Kovalev (BLR) |
7 | 9 |
| 17 | 2019 |  Kaido Külaots (EST)[2] Haik Martirosyan (ARM) |
7 | 9 |
| 18 | 2020 |  Aydin Suleymanli (AZE)[3] Rinat Jumabayev (KAZ) Rauf Mamedov (AZE) Aravindh Chithambaram (IND) |
6½ | 9 |
| 19 | 2024 |  Amin Tabatabaei (IRN)[4] |
7½ | 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
- ^ "Аэрофлот-опен 2019". ruchess.ru.
- ^ "Айдын Сулейманлы выиграл главный турнир фестиваля "Аэрофлот Опен 2020"" (in Russian). Ruchess. 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
- ^ "Amin Tabatabaei Wins Aeroflot Open 2024". aeroflotopen.ru. 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
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
