Aeroflot-Open is back!

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  • Aeroflot-Open is back!

    My favorite chess tournament, Aeroflot-Open comes back! Here are some details (from the Russian site e3e5.com).

    9 rounds, Mar 29 - Apr 6.

    3 sections: 2550+, 2300-2550, U2300.

    Hotel Cosmos. 2.5-3 stars hotel, 5 min walk from subway, 15 min by subway to the City Center (Red Square).

    Not recommended for the chess players, who care too much about their rating. In my opinion, U2300 section is one of the best tournaments to lose rating.
    Last edited by Victor Plotkin; Tuesday, 6th January, 2015, 10:03 AM.

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    Re: Aeroflot-Open is back!

    They use a Hort system for prize distributions. Does this system make sense for only 5 rounds if to apply for Canadian weekend opens?


    There is an official website too http://ruchess.ru/championship/detai...oflotopen2015/
    Regulations in English in a doc file http://ruchess.ru/upload/iblock/a74/...9679ff8438.doc

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    • #3
      Re : Re: Aeroflot-Open is back!

      Originally posted by Egidijus Zeromskis View Post
      They use a Hort system for prize distributions. Does this system make sense for only 5 rounds if to apply for Canadian weekend opens?


      There is an official website too http://ruchess.ru/championship/detai...oflotopen2015/
      Regulations in English in a doc file http://ruchess.ru/upload/iblock/a74/...9679ff8438.doc
      It is used every year at the Quebec Open and was used last year at the Canadian Open (only for the first section). However, I don't think it would be as useful for weekend tournaments, especially with only 5 rounds. It does help prevent cheating, but it can also be quite complicated to calculate the prizes / explain the system to the players.

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      • #4
        Re: Re : Re: Aeroflot-Open is back!

        This is very good news! How many years was it not held? Does anyone know?

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        • #5
          Re: Re : Re: Aeroflot-Open is back!

          The last tournament was 2012, Hans, so they missed 2 years.

          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot_Open

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            Re: Re : Re: Aeroflot-Open is back!

            I was too lazy to check Wikipedia so thanks Jack.

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            • #7
              Re: Aeroflot-Open is back!

              From TWIC regarding the 2013 event (not held in 2014):

              "The Aeroflot Open was converted to a rapid and blitz event which took place 12th to 17th February 2013. The rapid event had qualifiers followed by a final with the addition of Alexander Grischuk, Peter Svidler, Dmitry Andreikin, Sergey Karjakin, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Wang Hao and Shahriyar Mammadyarov. In the final Sergey Karjakin forced down Alexander Grischuk's flag in an Armageddon tie-break after both rapid games were drawn. This was the technique that Grischuk should followed in their recent and more controversial Piterenka Rapid Blitz Armageddon playoff. Here Karjakin switched from trying to win the position to forcing the flag down late on. He only had to avoid perpetual check or mate to win with 6 seconds vs Grischuk 1 second. The game ended up with the board in disarray and Grischuk playing the clock with one hand and the pieces the other which is at the least frowned upon. The fact was he was lost on the clock and Karjakin exploited that as you should if you're a professional. I'm less convinced these Armageddon games are necessary. Was everybody in such a hurry to leave that at least a couple of 5m+3spm games couldn't have been scheduled first?"

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              • #8
                Re: Aeroflot-Open is back!

                The 1st game to finish today was Shakh's 19-move miniature against GM Boris Savchenko (2581) (:

                http://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2015-...avchenko_Boris

                My other elite favourite, Richard Rapport, also crushed his opponent, GM Matthias Bluebaum (2576), with Mikhail Chigorin's favourite 2nd move against the French Defence, 2.Qe2!?. Chigorin played that move exclusively at the Hastings 1895 Tournament and scored a brilliant 4.5/5!

                http://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2015-...ebaum_Matthias

                http://chessforallages.blogspot.ca/2...4-e6-2qe2.html
                Last edited by Jack Maguire; Friday, 27th March, 2015, 02:02 PM.

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                • #9
                  Re: Aeroflot-Open is back!

                  The one and only comment upon the Svane - Savchenko miniature today was:

                  Happes: Is Savchenko drunk?

                  Lol, if Savchenko wasn't, his Queen certainly was (:

                  http://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2015-...avchenko_Boris

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                  • #10
                    Re: Aeroflot-Open is back!

                    Originally posted by Jack Maguire View Post

                    My other elite favourite, Richard Rapport, also crushed his opponent, GM Matthias Bluebaum (2576), with Mikhail Chigorin's favourite 2nd move against the French Defence, 2.Qe2!?. Chigorin played that move exclusively at the Hastings 1895 Tournament and scored a brilliant 4.5/5!
                    Just shows you can play almost anything against that lame defence.
                    Gary Ruben
                    CC - IA and SIM

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