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Aeroflot Open (2011) The 10th Aeroflot Open was held in the Izmailovo Hotel Gamma-Delta in Moscow, Russia, 8-16 February 2011. The A Open, normally for players rated 2550 and above, saw Gata Kamsky as top-seed fighting for the EUR 20,000 first prize and a place in the Dortmund supertournament, while the total prize fund for the three opens and blitz tournament on 17 February was EUR 160,000. Time control: 100 minutes for the first 40 moves, then 50 more minutes for the next 20 moves, then 15 more minutes till the end of the game, with 30 seconds added per move from move 1. The tournament was organised by Aeroflot, the Russian Chess Federation and the Association of Chess Federations. Chief organizer: Alexander Bakh. Chief arbiter: Geurt Gijssen. Le Quang Liem won again, on tiebreak ahead of Vitiugov and Tomashevsky, and qualified for Dortmund Sparkassen (2011). Chess Moscow: http://www.chessmoscow.ru/index.php... Regulations: https://web.archive.org/web/2011021... Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/news/view/le-... ChessBase: https://en.chessbase.com/post/aerof... Crosstable: https://www.kilmarnockchessclub.co.... Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92e... Ruchess: https://ruchess.ru/championship/det... TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/chessnew... FIDE: https://ratings.fide.com/tournament... Previous: Aeroflot Open (2010). Next (and for the first time in Cosmos Hotel): Aeroflot Open (2012)  page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 193  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Movsesian vs Y Yu   ½-½ 35 2011 Aeroflot Open B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 2. E Romanov vs Jakovenko   ½-½ 45 2011 Aeroflot Open D02 Queen's Pawn Game 3. Vachier-Lagrave vs D Bocharov   ½-½ 24 2011 Aeroflot Open C41 Philidor Defense 4. Sutovsky vs Kotronias   ½-½ 31 2011 Aeroflot Open B30 Sicilian 5. J Zhao vs Tomashevsky   ½-½ 34 2011 Aeroflot Open E10 Queen's Pawn Game 6. Bologan vs A Grigoryan ½-½ 99 2011 Aeroflot Open D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 7. N Mamedov vs Motylev   ½-½ 24 2011 Aeroflot Open B72 Sicilian, Dragon 8. W Zhou vs A Timofeev   ½-½ 27 2011 Aeroflot Open D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 9. A Volokitin vs R Hess   ½-½ 54 2011 Aeroflot Open B32 Sicilian 10. A Fier vs So ½-½ 21 2011 Aeroflot Open D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 11. I Kurnosov vs P Kotsur ½-½ 39 2011 Aeroflot Open C11 French 12. A Shomoev vs B Grachev   ½-½ 39 2011 Aeroflot Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. R Jumabayev vs Zvjaginsev   ½-½ 32 2011 Aeroflot Open E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 14. J L Hammer vs S P Sethuraman ½-½ 74 2011 Aeroflot Open E53 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 15. J Geller vs H Ni   ½-½ 21 2011 Aeroflot Open C11 French 16. S Chanda vs A Danin   ½-½ 42 2011 Aeroflot Open D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 17. D Alsina Leal vs I Khairullin   ½-½ 52 2011 Aeroflot Open B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 18. Khalifman vs K Mekhitarian ½-½ 18 2011 Aeroflot Open D71 Neo-Grunfeld 19. I Lysyj vs W Ju   ½-½ 34 2011 Aeroflot Open E90 King's Indian 20. T Roussel-Roozmon vs S Mareco   ½-½ 32 2011 Aeroflot Open A14 English 21. Predojevic vs F de Cresce El Debs   ½-½ 19 2011 Aeroflot Open A07 King's Indian Attack 22. Dubov vs M Rodshtein ½-½ 46 2011 Aeroflot Open E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 23. B Vuckovic vs I Bukavshin   ½-½ 81 2011 Aeroflot Open D80 Grunfeld 24. N Paikidze vs P Maletin   ½-½ 47 2011 Aeroflot Open D86 Grunfeld, Exchange 25. M Ragger vs N Huschenbeth   ½-½ 55 2011 Aeroflot Open A06 Reti Opening  page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 193    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 8 OF 9 ·  Later Kibitzing> Feb-16-11    germfreak: <parmetd> On that we agree! =) Feb-16-11    bharatiy: Le gets roughly $24000, good check for him! Feb-16-11    Ezzy: These are some of the top players who will be playing in the World championship blitz qualifier tomorrow in Moscow. Sergey Karjakin, Alexander Grischuk, Mamedyarov, Ruslan Ponomariov, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Kamsky, Movesian. Feb-16-11    parmetd: Any idea if those games will be relayed? How many rounds? Time control? etc. How many qualifier spots are there? Feb-16-11    HeMateMe: A shame the B and C groups aren't posted here. Feb-16-11    gmhammer: As I understand it, the blitz is 9 double rounds. Time control 3 2. 6 qualifier spots. Best wishes, Jon Ludvig Feb-16-11    Ezzy: Also the blitz starts at 11am Moscow time. Not sure whether the games are being relayed. Feb-16-11    parmetd: Thanks Hammer. Are you playing in it? Good luck if you are! Feb-16-11    HeMateMe: What a dog fight. ten players bunched in at the top, within a half point of each other. Extreme parity. Feb-16-11    Shams: Surely we can get <gmhammer> a more suitable avatar than a baseball... Feb-16-11    Don Cossacks: Congratulations to Le and Vitiugov also. Feb-17-11    gmhammer: I chose the baseball myself! It's so cool, and round. I thought the "Premium member"-thingy was a touch too boring. Anyhow, I am playing - but with a major cold I got before/during the 8th round. I'll make the best of it - should be a lot of fun at least! Best wishes, Jon Ludvig Feb-17-11    parmetd: Here is a much better way to see ICC blitz ratings then getting on the server: http://staff.cs.utu.fi/~juhkivij/ch... Feb-17-11    Appaz: <<gmhammer> Anyhow, I am playing - but with a major cold I got before/during the 8th round. I'll make the best of it - should be a lot of fun at least!> Well, it was after you caught the cold you started winning, so I wouldn't be too worried :) Very nice win in the 9th round, btw. Best of luck! Feb-17-11    siamesedream: Results: http://online.aeroflotchess.org/ Feb-17-11    ketchuplover: GMHAMMER did you ever play at Mainz? Sounds like it's ending. Thoughts? Feb-17-11    crazybird: http://online.aeroflotchess.org/fin... With one round left, 6 qualifier spots for World Blitz 2011, the current top 10 (in order) are: Andreikin, Ponomariov, Mamedyarov, So, Pridorozhni, MVL, Sasha, Mamedov, Gata, Vitigov Feb-17-11    crazybird: World Blitz qualifiers and top 6 after 9 rounds are Mamedyarov, Ponomariov, Andreikin, Tomashevsky, So, Vitiugov http://online.aeroflotchess.org/fin... Feb-17-11    wordfunph: <crazybird> thanks for the heads up.. Feb-17-11    Ezzy: Stunning performance by Wesley So in the blitz, considering he was suffering in the 'open' and made a difficult decsion to withdraw. What a courageous fightback! Another great performance from Tomashevsky and Vitiugov who also tied for first in the 'open.' Nice payday for those two. Feb-17-11    fisayo123: <ezzy> how did it go in the blitz.Please tell. Feb-17-11    Ezzy: <fisayo123:> Top 6 qualify for the World blitz championship. http://online.aeroflotchess.org/fin... Feb-17-11    Shams: <Ezzy> A lot of big names didn't make the cut. How are the other WBC spots allocated? Feb-17-11    crazybird: These 6 + 10 from Tal memorial + 4 nominees= World Blitz Championship Feb-17-11    HeMateMe: Does the blitz begin on Friday? Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 9) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 8 OF 9 ·  Later Kibitzing> NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. 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