Aeroflot Open
The Aeroflot Open is an annual open chess tournament organised through the joint efforts of the Chess [Federation of Russia] and the Ministry of [Sport (Russia)|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, 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 | Points | Rounds | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2002 | ''' Gregory Kaidanov.png" />Gregory Kaidanov|USAResults2024Aeroflot Open was included in the 2024 FIDE Circuit.Ties were broken first according to Tie-breaking in Swiss-system tournaments#Most games with [the black pieces|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:
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