Aeroflot Open (2005)

PARTICIPANTS (sorted by highest achieved rating; click on name to see player's games) Levon Aronian, Teimour Radjabov, Sergey Karjakin, Vassily Ivanchuk, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Ruslan Ponomariov, Dmitry Jakovenko, Wang Yue, Pavel Eljanov, Viktor Bologan, Vladimir Malakhov, Etienne Bacrot, Evgeny Najer, Ni Hua, Alexander Areshchenko, Alexander Riazantsev, Krishnan Sasikiran, Arkadi Naiditsch, Loek Van Wely, Bu Xiangzhi, Vladimir Akopian, Alexander Motylev, Alexander Beliavsky, Zahar Efimenko, Ernesto Inarkiev, Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu, Ferenc Berkes, Emil Sutovsky, Alexander Khalifman, Alex Yermolinsky, Sergey Volkov, Gregory Kaidanov, Gabriel Sargissian, Vadim Zvjaginsev, Artyom Timofeev, Michael Roiz, Mikhail Kobalia, Igor Kurnosov, Vladimir Epishin, Evgeny Postny, Zoltan Gyimesi, Konstantin Sakaev, Alexander Shabalov, Surya Shekhar Ganguly, Vladislav Tkachiev, Gadir Guseinov, Sergei Azarov, Tigran L Petrosian, Rafael Vaganian, Zviad Izoria, Alexander Lastin, Alexei Fedorov, Pavel Tregubov, Andrei Kharlov, Tomi Nyback, Viorel Iordachescu, Farrukh Amonatov, Dmitry Bocharov, Karen Asrian, Darmen Sadvakasov, Vladimir Belov, Jaan Ehlvest, Valerij Filippov, Yuri Kuzubov, Vasilios Kotronias, Sergey Erenburg, Pavel Smirnov, Suat Atalik, Alexander Ivanov, Ehsan Ghaem Maghami, Tomasz Markowski, Dragan Solak, Robert Kempinski, Alexander Galkin, Alexander Rustemov, Alberto David, Artashes Minasian, Semen I Dvoirys, Kaido Kulaots, Ashot Anastasian, Igor Alexandre Nataf, Vitaly Tseshkovsky, Yuri Yakovich, Pavel Kotsur, Maxim Sorokin, Valerij Popov, Mohamad Al-Modiahki, Alexei Kornev, Sergey Ivanov, Valery Neverov, Alexei Lugovoi, Evgeny Shaposhnikov, Rodrigo Rafael Vasquez Schroeder, Alisa Galliamova

page 2 of 10; games 26-50 of 249  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 26. Vaganian vs A Minasian   ½-½ 17 2005 Aeroflot Open A04 Reti Opening 27. V Popov vs Tkachiev   ½-½ 51 2005 Aeroflot Open D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 28. Sakaev vs A Lastin 1-0 37 2005 Aeroflot Open D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 29. Bologan vs A Ivanov 1-0 37 2005 Aeroflot Open C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 30. A Galkin vs Aronian   ½-½ 22 2005 Aeroflot Open C88 Ruy Lopez 31. Van Wely vs V Popov 1-0 32 2005 Aeroflot Open D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 32. A Minasian vs Nisipeanu   ½-½ 28 2005 Aeroflot Open B40 Sicilian 33. Ganguly vs Vaganian   ½-½ 21 2005 Aeroflot Open C10 French 34. Sutovsky vs F Amonatov   1-0 34 2005 Aeroflot Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 35. Kulaots vs Radjabov   ½-½ 52 2005 Aeroflot Open B30 Sicilian 36. Khalifman vs D Bocharov   ½-½ 52 2005 Aeroflot Open E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 37. A Anastasian vs Sadvakasov   ½-½ 41 2005 Aeroflot Open A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 38. Y Kuzubov vs Eljanov   0-1 24 2005 Aeroflot Open D91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5 39. Beliavsky vs E Shaposhnikov 1-0 37 2005 Aeroflot Open E39 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation 40. M Kobalia vs G Guseinov   ½-½ 29 2005 Aeroflot Open B22 Sicilian, Alapin 41. R Kempinski vs A Kornev   ½-½ 34 2005 Aeroflot Open D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 42. E Ghaem Maghami vs Yermolinsky   0-1 36 2005 Aeroflot Open A20 English 43. Ehlvest vs V Neverov 1-0 34 2005 Aeroflot Open B40 Sicilian 44. T Nyback vs Filippov 0-1 29 2005 Aeroflot Open D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 45. Aronian vs D Solak 1-0 22 2005 Aeroflot Open A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) 46. Ponomariov vs A Galkin ½-½ 32 2005 Aeroflot Open D41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch 47. S Volkov vs A Galliamova   1-0 56 2005 Aeroflot Open D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 48. Bacrot vs F Berkes   ½-½ 35 2005 Aeroflot Open E13 Queen's Indian, 4.Nc3, Main line 49. Fedorov vs Ivanchuk 0-1 33 2005 Aeroflot Open B56 Sicilian 50. E Inarkiev vs Akopian ½-½ 69 2005 Aeroflot Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 2 of 10; games 26-50 of 249    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 9 OF 9 ·  Later Kibitzing> Feb-23-05    iron maiden: Congratulations to Sutovsky, taking first place against all odds: he had to win as black, Kharlov had to lose, and Ivanchuk, as white, had to lose or draw. How many other players would have just taken an early draw and gotten out of there? In any case, it'll be interesting to watch how he fares at Dortmund this summer. Feb-23-05    aragorn69: Is Sutovski definitely qualified for Dortmund ? What is the tie-break rule ?? Feb-24-05    suenteus po 147: I'm a little new to the whole tournament circuit thing. Do I understand correctly the winner of Aeroflot has an automatic invitation to Dortmund? Where is Dortmund? How else does one qualify for Dortmund? What makes Dortmund one of the "big three?" Feb-24-05    iron maiden: <suenteus po 147> 1. Dortmund is in Germany. 2 & 3. Dortmund is the third-biggest tournament of the year; clearly behind Corus and Linares, but ahead of everything else. It usually contains most of the top five players, plus two or three outsiders--the winner of Aeroflot, the top German, and one of the child prodigies. A sampling of past line-ups: 2003 had Bologan, Anand, Kramnik, Leko, Radjabov and local player Naiditsch, and last year featured Anand, Kramnik, Leko, Svidler, Bologan, Rublevsky, Naiditsch and Karjakin. Feb-24-05    cu8sfan: My prediction which I posted on the Shakhriyar Mamedyarov page was Ivanchuk, Sutovsky and Bacrot. I'm happy that two of the three made it into the first three. Sutovsky is a great attacking player. It's fun to play over his games. Feb-24-05    ARMENIA: Armenia now has two 2700 players ! That's an improvement ! Of course Vaganian wasn't in his best form after the Olymiad but it is interesting to see that almost all of the Armenian players had positive improvments. Regards Feb-24-05    suenteus po 147: <iron maiden> Thanks for the answers. So Sutovsky is in. Who else will attend? Naiditsch no doubt, and probably Anand, Kramnik, Leko, and Bologan (if the last two years are any indication). Does anyone know when it starts? Feb-24-05    iron maiden: Usually it takes place from late July to early August; not sure about the exact date for this year. Feb-25-05    Maroczy: Will chessgames post games from the 9th round? Feb-25-05    ranchogrande: great tournament ! Seems like chess isnt played all out (Are you listen Bobby?).. And one game , folks , will in MHO go down History Lane .And it is <Aronian- Popov> , from the 4th round.A strong contender for game of the year.Really fireworks !Bravo Aronian!! Feb-25-05    Maroczy: Once again: will the 9th round be posted? Feb-26-05    chessgames.com: Sorry, until http://www.aeroflotchess.com/ puts the PGN online we won't have them either. Check back later today. Feb-27-05    Sequoia: Why are the games of the last round not available? Mar-02-05    ENERGY1: Where are Ponomariov's games with Yakovich, Kotronias, and Gyimesi? Mar-03-05    Maroczy: Chessgames: ICC has some 9th round games available, can you import those? Mar-03-05    cu8sfan: <Maroczy> Happy Birthday! (-; Mar-03-05    Maroczy: <cu8sfan> Thanks. I just like his games and the era he played, it's not a cult thing:). Mar-03-05    Open Defence: is it Geza MAroczy's b'day ? or the User Maroczy ? Mar-03-05    cu8sfan: According to http://www.chesscafe.com/ it's Geza Maroczy's 135th birthday. <Maroczy> Your avatar goes very nicely with that time. I like the fact that's your Holmes is not smoking the calabash people usually associate with him. That image of Holmes was made popular through a movie. Conan Doyle never specified what kind of pipe Holmes was using. Mar-03-05    Maroczy: <cu8sfan> I like the Basil Rathbone Holmes films; I recently bought " The Hound of the Baskervilles ", my favorite. That's when Hollywood made decent movies with good actors. There are good films today but I like the 30's & 40's films. How about Greer Garson? I haven't seen anyone that's even close in contemporary films. Just my opinion, don't mean nuthin'. Mar-09-05    chessgames.com: We finally received the round 9 games of the Aeroflot open. Mar-09-05    yoozum: Aeroflot is a horrible company. Their fleet is primarily composed of planes from the 70's. I had some unpleasant experiences with them several years ago. Mar-10-05    azaris: They're a good methaphor for the chess played in the tournament: Often a bit shoddy but never a dull moment. Jul-03-11    checkmateyourmove: how do i view the standings for this tourney? or any one have the top 3 finishers here? Jul-04-11    Albertan: Checkmateyourmove The tournament was won by Sutovksy on a tie-break over Ivanchuk: see: http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_... Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 9) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 9 OF 9 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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