# Aeroflot Open

The Aeroflot Open is an annual open chess tournament organised by 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 to 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.

## 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 | Viorel Bologan (MDA) Aleksej Aleksandrov (BLR) Alexei Fedorov (BLR) Peter Svidler (RUS) | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | 2004 | Sergei Rublevsky (RUS) Rafael Vaganian (ARM) Valerij Filippov (RUS) | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | 2005 | Emil Sutovsky (ISR) Andrei Kharlov (RUS) Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR) Alexander Motylev (RUS) Vladimir Akopian (ARM) | 6½ | 9 |
| 5 | 2006 | Baadur Jobava (GEO) Viorel Bologan (MDA) Krishnan Sasikiran (IND) Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (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 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) Haik Martirosyan (ARM) | 7 | 9 |
| 18 | 2020 | Aydin Suleymanli (AZE) Rinat Jumabayev (KAZ) Rauf Mamedov (AZE) Aravindh Chithambaram (IND) | 6½ | 9 |
| 19 | 2024 | Amin Tabatabaei (IRN) | 7½ | 9 |
| 20 | 2025 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) | 7 | 9 |

## Results
### 2024

Aeroflot Open was included in the 2024 FIDE Circuit. The top 20 players who fished the event were:
| Rank | SNo | Player | Points | TB1 | TB2 |
| 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 |