Vladimir Fedoseev Wins Aeroflot Open

He will take part in the Dortmund supertournament.

The 15th Aeroflot open ended on March 1 in Moscow. The main event attracted 98 players from 28 countries. Grandmaster Vladimir Fedoseev took clear first place with 7 points in 9 rounds. He received the right to participate in the Dortmund supertournament in July 13-24.

Vladimir Fedoseev: “I think I won the tournament largely thanks to my fighting spirit, and lengthy and meticulous preparation. I also achieved certain progress in understanding the advantages of my style, which became possible because of an extended period of rest. The luck was on my side, too, but I myself created all the problems I faced during the tournament.”

Grandmasters Evgeniy Najer, Nikita Vitiugov (both Russia), and Vladislav Kovalev (Belarus) tied for 2nd-4th places. The tie-break put Najer second, and Kovalev took third place.

118 players from 19 countries fought in the Tournament B. IM Gabriel Battaglini (France) finished first with 7 points. 

112 players from 22 countries took part in the Tournament C. German Bazeev (Russia) won it with 7.5 points. 

Total prize fund of the event – 120,000 Euros.

The organizers – Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Russian Chess Federation, and Association of Chess Federations. 

The traditional blitz tournament will be played on March 2. Sergey Karjakin tops the rating list. 

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