Aeroflot Open: Bologan's masterpiece

by Niklesh Kumar Jain
2/23/2018 – The A group of Aeroflot Open is one of the most keenly contested open tournaments out there. There are 32 GMs above the rating of 2600 and all of them are vying for the top spot which not only earns them a hefty prize fund, but also a chance to play in the Dortmund super tournament. After three rounds we have only two players on 100% score Viktor Bologan and Tigran Petrosian. Bologan's victory over Korobov was a beautiful game and it is analyzed in great depth in this report. ChessBase India's Niklesh Jain brings you all the updates from Hotel Cosmos in Moscow.
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Bologan and Petrosian lead with 3.0/3

There is definitely some connection between Aeroflot and Viktor Bologan. The Moldovian grandmaster came into the limelight thanks to the Aeroflot Open 2003. Bologan not only won it and qualified for the Dortmund super tournament, but he also won the Dortmund super-tournament ahead of Kramnik, Anand, Radjabov, Leko and Naiditsch!

Bologan fighting it out in the last round of Aeroflot 2003, beating GM Julio Granda Zuniga to win the tournament! | Photo: Eugeny Atarov

Celebrating his win with his wife Rita | Photo: Eugeny Atarov

It's been 15 years now since the 2003 event, the black t-shirt has been replaced by a suit and formal wear, the clean shave has been replaced by a french beard, and youthful Bologan by a man with great experience. Yet, it seems nothing has changed, Bologan still continues to play sublime chess at the Aeroflot Open. 

That's Bologan in 2018, on his way to victory against GM Anton Korobov | Photo: Niklesh Jain

The opening was played quite poorly by Victor. He was pushed back from all ends and White (Korobov) was completely dominating.

 
A. Korobov vs V. Bologan
White to move

The simple 0-0 would have given White a very good position here.

 
Black to move

Korobov's choice of h2-h4 was just not in the spirit of the position. Can you find a way in which you would punish this recklessness

Bologan found the very strong plan starting with 17...Nb8! pushing the queen back to a4 and now ...a5! If White is forced to cede the c5 square that would be excellent news for Black. And hence Korobov played a3, seeing the rook on a8 was hanging and hence ...axb4 was not possible. But Bologan made sure that he went for this line sacrificing an exchange as after 20.Qxa8 bxc3 21.Bxc3 Nc5! the knight on c5 gets an excellent square, the king on e1 is not so comfortable and the queen on a8 is clearly misplaced.

 
A great transformation and White has to be very careful

This complete change of the flow of the game caught Korobov by surprise and he was unable to put up his best resistance. Bologan won the game with some nice finishing strokes. Here's the entire game annotated by IM Sagar Shah:

Korobov vs Bologan (annotated by IM Sagar Shah)
 
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Korobov has been in good form of late, so this was a very nice victory for the Moldovian GM. 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6 4.g3 Bf5!? Taking the game into relatively uncharted territory. 5.Bg2 Qc8 6.Qb3 Bg7 7.Nc3 7.Nh4 Be4 8.f3 Bxb1 8...Bc6 9.e4 b6 is also another way to play. Of course, provocative, but not bad. 9.Rxb1 Nc6∞ with an interesting position. 7...0-0 7...Nc6 Keeping an eye on the d4 pawn and forcing White to play d4-d5 would have been more in the spirit of the position. 8.Nh4! Now we have a double attack on the bishop on f5 and the pawn on b7. Nc6 9.Nxf5 Qxf5 It seems as if White should be clearly better. Not only does White have the bishop pair, the bishop onn b7 is a complete monster. The only thing that Black has going on for him is the slight lead in development and the attack on the d4 pawn. 10.e3 10.Qd1 was also possible with a slight edge. 10...e5 Bologan's approach is correct. He plays actively, but Korobov has seen further. 11.d5! 11.Qxb7?! exd4! 12.Qxc6 dxc3 13.Qxa8 Rxa8 14.Bxa8 Qd3-+ White is up material, but thoroughly lacks coordination. 11...Na5 12.Qa4 b6 13.e4 Everything simply comes with a tempo. Qc8 14.b4! Korobov is extremely alert to all the tactical possibilities. Nb7 14...Nxc4 15.Qb5 traps the knight. 15.Qa6! It is completely clear that Black is struggling. Nd7 16.Bd2 f5 17.h4?! This is a pretty overambitious move. White has complete control on the queenside, so it would have made sense to just castle and claim a sizeable edge. 17.0-0! Nb8 18.Qa4 a5 19.a3 axb4 20.Qxa8 bxc3 21.Bxc3 Nc5 Now this position is much different from what actually happens in the game because 0-0 is much better than the move h4. So White is just better now after 22.a4 Nxe4 23.Bxe4 fxe4 24.a5+- 17...Nb8! 18.Qa4 a5 Black is fighting back for squares now. 19.a3 axb4! Of course, Bologan is not going to miss such exchange sacrifices. 20.Qxa8 bxc3 21.Bxc3 Nc5 Suddenly the queen looks misplaced on a8, the king looks weak on e1. This is all a consequence of the move h4. Korobov wasn't able to shift his approach so quickly from being better to having to fight to maintain equilibrium. 22.0-0 Nxe4 23.Bxe4 fxe4 The queen is now wonderfully placed on c8 to jump to h3! Black has a pawn for the exchange and also the c5 pawn, so excellent compensation. 24.Rae1? Korobov loses his sense of danger. Allowing the queen to h3 is just curtains. 24.Kg2 or even Kh2 would have been better. 24...Qh3 25.Rxe4 Nd7 Developing the knight with a tempo. 26.Qa4 Rf3! Attacking the bishop on c3 and also in future looking at sacrifices on g3. 27.Qc2 Nf6! Everything moves with a tempo! 28.Bb4 28.Be1 This would have provided added support to the g3 square but after Bh6 29.Qe2 Ng4 30.Rxg4 Qxg4 I don't see a way in which White can avoid material losses with e4-e3 coming up. 28...Nh5! The knight need not just take on e4 or go to g4, it could also sacrifice itself on g3. 29.Qb1 29.Be1 Nxg3 30.fxg3 Rxf1# 29...Bh6 29...Nxg3 30.fxg3 Rxg3+ 31.Kf2 Rf3+ 32.Kg1 32.Ke2 Qg2+-+ 32...Qg3+ 33.Kh1 Rb3! Such moves are not so easy to spot. The main idea is to deflect the queen from the support of the e4 rook. 34.Qc1 34.Qd1 Qh3+ 35.Kg1 Rg3+ 36.Kf2 Rg2+ 37.Ke1 Qg3+-+ 34.Qe1 Qh3+ 35.Kg1 Rg3+ 36.Kf2 Rg2# 34...Qh3+ 35.Kg1 Rg3+ 36.Kf2 Qg2+ 37.Ke1 Qxe4+-+ 30.a4 This is just an admission of the fact that everything is out of control. Nf4! 31.Rxf4 31.gxf4 Qg4+ 32.Kh2 Rh3# 31...Bxf4 Now threatening all sorts of things like Bxg3 or Rxg3. White is just lost and hence Korobov resigned. 31...Bxf4 32.Qe1 Bxg3 33.fxg3 Rxg3+ 34.Qxg3 34.Kf2 Rg2# 34...Qxg3+ 35.Kh1 Qxh4+ 36.Kg1 Qxc4 White loses the entire house! 0–1
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Korobov,A2664Bologan,V26000–12018A41Aeroflot Open A 20183.2

Will Bologan repeat his success of 2003? Perhaps it is too early in the tournament to think about this, but it is surely possible! That's Victor from 2003, enjoying his success | Photo: Eugeny Atarov

This video gives you a feel of the third round of the event

Tigran Petrosian beat GM S.P. Sethuraman in the third round and now leads with 3.0/3. He, along with Bologan, are the only two players on 100% score. | Photo: Amruta Mokal

Top seed Vladimir Fedoseev finally got into his groove and scored his first win of the event against GM Arman Mikaelyan

Second-seeded Vidit Gujrathi is still searching for the elusive victory. He is on 1½ / 3. The problem with these 2700+ players is that if they do not win, they bleed a lot of rating points. Vidit is already losing seven. | Photo: Niklesh Jain

On the top board, the clash between Artemiev and Khalifman ended in a draw | Photo: Niklesh Jain

Former World Junior Champion Mikhail Antipov was able to get the better of Evgeny Najer | Photo: Niklesh Jain

Parham Maghsoodloo beat Russian GM Sanan Sjugirov | Photo: Niklesh Jain

Nihal Sarin has shown great fighting skills at this event against his esteemed 2600+ opponents and has drawn all his three games. His opponents were Sasikiran, Inarkiev, and Piorun. A great training ground for the young boy. | Photo: Niklesh Jain

Eesha Karavade, the last seed of the tournament, is ahead of many seasoned grandmasters! She is on 2.0/3 with draws against Vidit Gujrathi and Wen Yang and win over GM Amin Tabatabaei | Photo: Niklesh Jain

It is almost certain that Praggnanandhaa would not be able to beat Karjakin's record of the youngest GM in the world. Perhaps this will take off the pressure from the young boy's shoulders and he would be able to complete his remaining two GM norms very soon. | Photo: Niklesh Jain

Top results of round three

Name Pts. Result Pts. Name
Artemiev Vladislav 2 ½ - ½ 2 Khalifman Alexander
Korobov Anton 2 0 - 1 2 Bologan Victor
Petrosian Tigran L. 2 1 - 0 2 Sethuraman S.P.
Gupta Abhijeet 1½ - - + 1½ Matlakov Maxim
Najer Evgeniy 1½ 0 - 1 1½ Antipov Mikhail Al.
Maghsoodloo Parham 1½ 1 - 0 1½ Sjugirov Sanan
Kovalev Vladislav 1½ 1 - 0 1½ Svane Rasmus
Lysyj Igor 1½ 1 - 0 1½ Golubov Saveliy
Aryan Chopra 1½ ½ - ½ 1½ Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.
Jumabayev Rinat 1½ ½ - ½ 1½ Pavlov Sergey
Wen Yang 1½ ½ - ½ 1½ Karavade Eesha
Paravyan David 1½ ½ - ½ 1½ Yakubboev Nodirbek
Mikaelyan Arman 1½ 0 - 1 1 Fedoseev Vladimir
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi 1 ½ - ½ 1 Petrosyan Manuel
Firouzja Alireza 1 ½ - ½ 1 Andreikin Dmitry
Mamedov Rauf 1 1 - 0 1 Pichot Alan
Vavulin Maksim 1 ½ - ½ 1 Inarkiev Ernesto
Esipenko Andrey 1 ½ - ½ 1 Kamsky Gata
Sargissian Gabriel 1 ½ - ½ 1 Lomasov Semen
Shevchenko Kirill 1 ½ - ½ 1 Sasikiran Krishnan

Standings after three rounds (top 25)

Rk. Name Pts.  TB1 
1 Bologan Victor 3,0 2
2 Petrosian Tigran L. 3,0 1
3 Maghsoodloo Parham 2,5 2
4 Khalifman Alexander 2,5 2
5 Antipov Mikhail Al. 2,5 2
6 Artemiev Vladislav 2,5 1
7 Kovalev Vladislav 2,5 1
8 Lysyj Igor 2,5 1
9 Matlakov Maxim 2,5 1
10 Xu Xiangyu 2,0 2
11 Abdusattorov Nodirbek 2,0 2
12 Pavlov Sergey 2,0 2
13 Karavade Eesha 2,0 2
14 Yakubboev Nodirbek 2,0 2
15 Sethuraman S.P. 2,0 2
16 Fedoseev Vladimir 2,0 2
17 Gordievsky Dmitry 2,0 2
18 Aravindh Chithambaram Vr. 2,0 2
19 Karthikeyan Murali 2,0 2
20 Aryan Chopra 2,0 1
21 Xu Yi 2,0 1
22 Korobov Anton 2,0 1
23 Mamedov Rauf 2,0 1
24 Romanov Evgeny 2,0 1
25 Jumabayev Rinat 2,0 1

Top pairings of round four

Name Pts. Result Pts. Name
Bologan Victor 3   3 Petrosian Tigran L.
Khalifman Alexander 2½   2½ Matlakov Maxim
Antipov Mikhail Al. 2½   2½ Artemiev Vladislav
Maghsoodloo Parham 2½   2½ Kovalev Vladislav
Sethuraman S.P. 2   2½ Lysyj Igor
Fedoseev Vladimir 2   2 Paravyan David
Karthikeyan Murali 2   2 Mamedov Rauf
Xu Xiangyu 2   2 Korobov Anton
Gordievsky Dmitry 2   2 Aryan Chopra
Abdusattorov Nodirbek 2   2 Romanov Evgeny

All round three games

 
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.c4 d5 6.cxd5 Qxd5 7.Be2 Bd6 8.Nc3 Nxc3 9.dxc3 Qxd1+ 10.Bxd1 0-0 11.Be3 Nc6 12.Bc2 h6 13.0-0-0 Be6 14.Kb1 a5 15.h3 Rae8 16.Rhe1 Re7 17.Rd2 f5 18.Rdd1 f4 19.Bc1 Rfe8 20.Rxe6 Rxe6 21.Bb3 Kf8 22.Bxe6 Rxe6 23.Re1 Rg6 24.Nh4 Rf6 25.Nf3 Kf7 26.Kc2 Rg6 27.Nh4 Re6 28.Rxe6 Kxe6 29.Kd3 Ne5+ 30.Ke4 Nf7 31.Nf3 g5 32.Nd4+ Kf6 33.Nf5 Bc5 34.g3 Bxf2 35.gxf4 h5 36.Be3 Bxe3 37.Nxe3 Nd6+ 38.Kf3 c6 39.b3 Kg6 40.Nd1 Nb5 41.Kg3 Kf6 42.fxg5+ Kxg5 43.h4+ Kf5 44.Kf3 Ke5 45.Nb2 Nxc3 46.Nc4+ Kd5 47.Nxa5 b6 48.Nc4 b5 49.Nb6+ Kc5 50.Nd7+ Kd6 51.Nf6 Nxa2 52.Nxh5 Nc1 53.b4 Nd3 54.Ke4 Nxb4 55.Ng3 Nd5 56.h5 Nf6+ 57.Kd3 Ng4 58.Ke4 Nh6 59.Ne2 Kc5 60.Nd4 Nf7 61.Kd3 Kd5 62.Nc2 c5 63.Kc3 Nh6 64.Kb3 Nf5 65.Kc3 Ke6 66.Kd3 Kd6 67.Na3 Kc6 68.Nc2 Kd5 69.Kc3 Ke5 70.Kd3 Ke6 71.Na3 b4 72.Nc4 Kd5 73.Nd2 Nh6 74.Nc4 Ng4 75.Nb6+ Kc6 76.Nc4 Kb5 77.Nd6+ Kb6 78.Kc4 Kc6 79.Nf7 ½–½
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Vavulin,M2575Fedoseev,V2724½–½2018C42Aeroflot Open A 20181.1
Vidit,S2723Narayanan,S2573½–½2018E60Aeroflot Open A 20181.2
Esipenko,A2571Andreikin,D2712½–½2018D41Aeroflot Open A 20181.3
Mamedov,R2709Petrosyan,M25690–12018C65Aeroflot Open A 20181.4
Chigaev,M2560Matlakov,M27090–12018C92Aeroflot Open A 20181.5
Artemiev,V2697Pichot,A25521–02018B40Aeroflot Open A 20181.6
Firouzja,A2549Inarkiev,E2684½–½2018C92Aeroflot Open A 20181.7
Najer,E2683Xu,X2545½–½2018D35Aeroflot Open A 20181.8
Shevchenko,K2538Kamsky,G26771–02018E06Aeroflot Open A 20181.9
Sargissian,G2677Xu,Y2538½–½2018A13Aeroflot Open A 20181.10
Nihal,S2532Sasikiran,K2671½–½2018E60Aeroflot Open A 20181.11
Korobov,A2664Lomasov,S25301–02018E18Aeroflot Open A 20181.12
Triapishko,A2530Piorun,K26590–12018C84Aeroflot Open A 20181.13
Sjugirov,S2652Kotronias,V25291–02018D07Aeroflot Open A 20181.14
Sychev,K2529Sethuraman,S26460–12018C78Aeroflot Open A 20181.15
Kovalev,V2641Tran,T25221–02018B53Aeroflot Open A 20181.16
Yuffa,D2521Bluebaum,M2635½–½2018C00Aeroflot Open A 20181.17
Mareco,S2632Abdusattorov,N2516½–½2018A13Aeroflot Open A 20181.18
Repka,C2513Gordievsky,D2630½–½2018A15Aeroflot Open A 20181.19
Zvjaginsev,V2629Sorokin,A2511½–½2018A00Aeroflot Open A 20181.20
Aryan,C2509Zhigalko,S2625½–½2018C45Aeroflot Open A 20181.21
Romanov,E2621Praggnanandhaa,R2507½–½2018A20Aeroflot Open A 20181.22
Salomon,J2503Aleksandrov,A2618½–½2018C50Aeroflot Open A 20181.23
Lysyj,I2618Debashis,D2501½–½2018E15Aeroflot Open A 20181.24
Hakobyan,A2497Aravindh,C2617½–½2018D38Aeroflot Open A 20181.25
Jumabayev,R2614Gagare,S2494½–½2018E39Aeroflot Open A 20181.26
Goryachkina,A2493Khalifman,A26140–12018D10Aeroflot Open A 20181.27
Indjic,A2612Golubov,S24920–12018D10Aeroflot Open A 20181.28
Xu,Y2490Alekseenko,K26091–02018B83Aeroflot Open A 20181.29
Wen,Y2608Gholami,A24891–02018B38Aeroflot Open A 20181.30
Mikaelyan,A2486Oparin,G26071–02018E17Aeroflot Open A 20181.31
Paravyan,D2603Belyakov,B2486½–½2018E71Aeroflot Open A 20181.32
Bellaiche,A2485Bologan,V26000–12018E32Aeroflot Open A 20181.33
Kobalia,M2599Pavlov,S24850–12018A08Aeroflot Open A 20181.34
Sargsyan,S2481Antipov,M25980–12018D17Aeroflot Open A 20181.35
Gupta,A2598Pogonina,N2478½–½2018D30Aeroflot Open A 20181.36
Liu,Y2476Tari,A2597½–½2018A06Aeroflot Open A 20181.37
Predke,A2595Yakubboev,N24620–12018E15Aeroflot Open A 20181.38
Dragnev,V2461Maghsoodloo,P25940–12018A48Aeroflot Open A 20181.39
Petrosian,T2589Gallego Alcaraz,A24611–02018A48Aeroflot Open A 20181.40
Iniyan,P2460Martirosyan,H2586½–½2018Aeroflot Open A 20181.41
Svane,R2586Erigaisi,A2458½–½2018Aeroflot Open A 20181.42
Shinkevich,V2454Karthikeyan,M25850–12018Aeroflot Open A 20181.43
Kulaots,K2582Abdumalik,Z24491–02018Aeroflot Open A 20181.44
Raja,H2448Sarana,A2577½–½2018Aeroflot Open A 20181.45
Tabatabaei,M2577Karavade,E23860–12018Aeroflot Open A 20181.46
Matlakov,M2709Maghsoodloo,P2594½–½2018E15Aeroflot Open A 20182.1
Karthikeyan,M2585Artemiev,V26970–12018B10Aeroflot Open A 20182.2
Petrosyan,M2569Korobov,A26640–12018D12Aeroflot Open A 20182.3
Piorun,K2659Petrosian,T25890–12018B72Aeroflot Open A 20182.4
Golubov,S2492Sjugirov,S2652½–½2018D93Aeroflot Open A 20182.5
Sethuraman,S2646Kulaots,K25821–02018B76Aeroflot Open A 20182.6
Pavlov,S2485Kovalev,V2641½–½2018E62Aeroflot Open A 20182.7
Khalifman,A2614Shevchenko,K25381–02018A18Aeroflot Open A 20182.8
Yakubboev,N2462Wen,Y2608½–½2018D02Aeroflot Open A 20182.9
Bologan,V2600Xu,Y24901–02018C50Aeroflot Open A 20182.10
Antipov,M2598Mikaelyan,A2486½–½2018E60Aeroflot Open A 20182.11
Karavade,E2386Vidit,S2723½–½2018D31Aeroflot Open A 20182.12
Fedoseev,V2724Esipenko,A2571½–½2018B13Aeroflot Open A 20182.13
Andreikin,D2712Vavulin,M2575½–½2018E36Aeroflot Open A 20182.14
Inarkiev,E2684Nihal,S2532½–½2018C50Aeroflot Open A 20182.15
Narayanan,S2573Najer,E26830–12018E11Aeroflot Open A 20182.16
Xu,X2545Sargissian,G2677½–½2018A15Aeroflot Open A 20182.17
Sasikiran,K2671Firouzja,A2549½–½2018B67Aeroflot Open A 20182.18
Bluebaum,M2635Repka,C2513½–½2018A40Aeroflot Open A 20182.19
Xu,Y2538Mareco,S2632½–½2018E10Aeroflot Open A 20182.20
Gordievsky,D2630Yuffa,D2521½–½2018A11Aeroflot Open A 20182.21
Abdusattorov,N2516Zvjaginsev,V2629½–½2018D26Aeroflot Open A 20182.22
Zhigalko,S2625Salomon,J2503½–½2018C65Aeroflot Open A 20182.23
Sorokin,A2511Romanov,E2621½–½2018E00Aeroflot Open A 20182.24
Aleksandrov,A2618Aryan,C25090–12018E70Aeroflot Open A 20182.25
Praggnanandhaa,R2507Lysyj,I26180–12018C48Aeroflot Open A 20182.26
Aravindh,C2617Liu,Y24761–02018E12Aeroflot Open A 20182.27
Debashis,D2501Jumabayev,R26140–12018A41Aeroflot Open A 20182.28
Gagare,S2494Paravyan,D26030–12018D76Aeroflot Open A 20182.29
Belyakov,B2486Gupta,A25980–12018C11Aeroflot Open A 20182.30
Tari,A2597Hakobyan,A2497½–½2018C74Aeroflot Open A 20182.31
Martirosyan,H2586Raja,H2448½–½2018D43Aeroflot Open A 20182.32
Pogonina,N2478Svane,R25860–12018D45Aeroflot Open A 20182.33
Sarana,A2577Iniyan,P2460½–½2018E92Aeroflot Open A 20182.34
Erigaisi,A2458Mamedov,R27090–12018D79Aeroflot Open A 20182.35
Kamsky,G2677Sychev,K25291–02018A48Aeroflot Open A 20182.36
Kotronias,V2529Indjic,A2612½–½2018C96Aeroflot Open A 20182.37
Alekseenko,K2609Goryachkina,A2493½–½2018B12Aeroflot Open A 20182.38
Oparin,G2607Bellaiche,A2485½–½2018A07Aeroflot Open A 20182.39
Tran,T2522Kobalia,M25991–02018A85Aeroflot Open A 20182.40
Gholami,A2489Predke,A2595½–½2018Aeroflot Open A 20182.41
Sargsyan,S2481Tabatabaei,M25770–12018Aeroflot Open A 20182.42
Gallego Alcaraz,A2461Chigaev,M2560½–½2018Aeroflot Open A 20182.43
Pichot,A2552Dragnev,V24611–02018Aeroflot Open A 20182.44
Lomasov,S2530Shinkevich,V24541–02018Aeroflot Open A 20182.45
Abdumalik,Z2449Triapishko,A25300–12018Aeroflot Open A 20182.46
Artemiev,V2697Khalifman,A2614½–½2018C42Aeroflot Open A 20183.1
Korobov,A2664Bologan,V26000–12018A41Aeroflot Open A 20183.2
Petrosian,T2589Sethuraman,S26461–02018D02Aeroflot Open A 20183.3
Gupta,A2598Matlakov,M27090–12018Aeroflot Open A 20183.4
Najer,E2683Antipov,M25980–12018D15Aeroflot Open A 20183.5
Maghsoodloo,P2594Sjugirov,S26521–02018A07Aeroflot Open A 20183.6
Kovalev,V2641Svane,R25861–02018B13Aeroflot Open A 20183.7
Lysyj,I2618Golubov,S24921–02018D37Aeroflot Open A 20183.8
Aryan,C2509Aravindh,C2617½–½2018C45Aeroflot Open A 20183.9
Jumabayev,R2614Pavlov,S2485½–½2018A13Aeroflot Open A 20183.10
Wen,Y2608Karavade,E2386½–½2018B92Aeroflot Open A 20183.11
Paravyan,D2603Yakubboev,N2462½–½2018A15Aeroflot Open A 20183.12
Mikaelyan,A2486Fedoseev,V27240–12018E10Aeroflot Open A 20183.13
Vidit,S2723Petrosyan,M2569½–½2018A29Aeroflot Open A 20183.14
Firouzja,A2549Andreikin,D2712½–½2018C17Aeroflot Open A 20183.15
Mamedov,R2709Pichot,A25521–02018B30Aeroflot Open A 20183.16
Vavulin,M2575Inarkiev,E2684½–½2018C85Aeroflot Open A 20183.17
Esipenko,A2571Kamsky,G2677½–½2018D15Aeroflot Open A 20183.18
Sargissian,G2677Lomasov,S2530½–½2018A46Aeroflot Open A 20183.19
Shevchenko,K2538Sasikiran,K2671½–½2018D12Aeroflot Open A 20183.20
Nihal,S2532Piorun,K2659½–½2018D20Aeroflot Open A 20183.21
Triapishko,A2530Bluebaum,M2635½–½2018E04Aeroflot Open A 20183.22
Mareco,S2632Xu,X25450–12018A48Aeroflot Open A 20183.23
Salomon,J2503Gordievsky,D26300–12018B41Aeroflot Open A 20183.24
Zvjaginsev,V2629Xu,Y2538½–½2018C00Aeroflot Open A 20183.25
Yuffa,D2521Zhigalko,S2625½–½2018E15Aeroflot Open A 20183.26
Romanov,E2621Tran,T25221–02018B53Aeroflot Open A 20183.27
Repka,C2513Tari,A2597½–½2018A04Aeroflot Open A 20183.28
Hakobyan,A2497Martirosyan,H2586½–½2018D55Aeroflot Open A 20183.29
Iniyan,P2460Karthikeyan,M25850–12018E60Aeroflot Open A 20183.30
Kulaots,K2582Abdusattorov,N25160–12018A34Aeroflot Open A 20183.31
Xu,Y2490Sarana,A25771–02018B94Aeroflot Open A 20183.32
Tabatabaei,M2577Sorokin,A2511½–½2018E17Aeroflot Open A 20183.33
Raja,H2448Aleksandrov,A2618½–½2018C67Aeroflot Open A 20183.34
Indjic,A2612Gagare,S24940–12018C90Aeroflot Open A 20183.35
Gholami,A2489Alekseenko,K26090–12018A05Aeroflot Open A 20183.36
Goryachkina,A2493Oparin,G2607½–½2018E20Aeroflot Open A 20183.37
Predke,A2595Belyakov,B24861–02018A49Aeroflot Open A 20183.38
Bellaiche,A2485Narayanan,S25730–12018D85Aeroflot Open A 20183.39
Chigaev,M2560Pogonina,N24781–02018C45Aeroflot Open A 20183.40
Liu,Y2476Kotronias,V2529½–½2018Aeroflot Open A 20183.41
Gallego Alcaraz,A2461Praggnanandhaa,R2507½–½2018Aeroflot Open A 20183.42
Erigaisi,A2458Debashis,D25011–02018Aeroflot Open A 20183.43
Kobalia,M2599Dragnev,V24611–02018Aeroflot Open A 20183.44
Sychev,K2529Abdumalik,Z24491–02018Aeroflot Open A 20183.45
Shinkevich,V2454Sargsyan,S24811–02018Aeroflot Open A 20183.46

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FIDE Instructor Niklesh Kumar Jain Jain is an international chess player who has participated in tournaments in almost in 20 different countries, winning the international tournament in Sri Lanka in 2010. He also worked for a television network as an anchor and news writer for two years and reported in Hindi during World Chess Championship 2013 and 2014.

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