Over 120 Grandmasters at Aeroflot Open 2005
14.02.2005 It starts tomorrow, at 3 p.m. Moscow time = 13:00h European Central, 07:00h
NY, the strongest Open in the world, with 515 confirmed participants, 123 of
them Grandmasters. The games will be played in Europe's biggest hotel, the
Rossja, in the center of Moscow, directly next to Red Square. You can watch
the games live on the official site or on Playchess.com.
Here are all the details.
The International Chess Open Festival "Aeroflot Open 2005" starts in Moscow
on Tuesday, Feb. 15 (first round) in the Hotel Rossija, directly next to the
Red Square. There are 515 confirmed participants. These play in four groups:
Tournament A1: for players with a FIDE rating higher than
2549. The prizes here are $30,000 for first, $17,000 for second, $10,000
for third, $5,000 for 4th, $3,000 for 5th, etc. down to $500 each for 21st-30th.
Tournament A2: for players with a FIDE rating of less than
2550, but higher than 2399. The prizes range from $12,000 for first to $1,500
for fifth, going down to $500 for 16th-25th.
Tournament B: for players with a FIDE rating of less than
2400, but higher than 2199. Prizes range from $5,000 for first to $800 for
fifth, and $250 for 26th-35th.
Tournament C: for players with a FIDE rating lower than
2200 or without rating. Prizes are $3000 for first, $500 for fifth, $200
for 26th to 35th.
There are special prizes for the best performance among seniors, women and
juniors in all tournaments, and rating prizes (total 5000 USD). The exact
distribution of the special prizes shall be published after the start of
the tournament, when the numbers of seniors, women and juniors and the ratings
of the payers in the festival are known.
Time controls: Tournament A1 and A2 are played at 40 moves
in 2 hours, then 20 moves in 1 hour, finally 15 minutes for the remaining moves
with an increment of 30 seconds per move in the last period. Tournament B and
C: 90 minutes for the whole game with an increment of 30 seconds per move from
move 1.
Timetable
Tournament: |
A1, A2 |
B |
C |
Presentation of the players |
Feb. 14 |
Feb. 14 |
Feb. 14 |
Opening Ceremony |
Feb. 14: 20.00 |
Feb. 14: 20.00 |
Feb. 14: 20.00 |
Round 1 |
Feb. 15: 15.00 |
Feb. 15: 9.30 |
Feb. 15: 9.30 |
Round 2 |
Feb. 16: 15.00 |
Feb. 16: 9.30 |
Feb. 16: 9.30 |
Round 3 |
Feb. 17: 15.00 |
Feb. 16: 15.00 |
Feb. 17: 9.30 |
Round 4 |
Feb. 18: 15.00 |
Feb. 17: 9.30 |
Feb. 17: 15.00 |
Round 5 |
Feb. 19: 15.00 |
Feb. 18: 9.30 |
Feb. 18: 9.30 |
Round 6 |
Feb. 20: 15.00 |
Feb. 19: 9.30 |
Feb. 19: 9.30 |
Round 7 |
Feb. 21: 15.00 |
Feb. 20: 9.30 |
Feb. 20: 9.30 |
Round 8 |
Feb. 22: 15.00 |
Feb. 21: 9.30 |
Feb. 21: 9.30 |
Round 9 |
Feb. 23: 11.00 |
Feb. 22: 9.30 |
Feb. 22: 9.30 |
Closing Ceremony |
Feb. 23: 18.00 |
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Prize giving |
Feb. 23: 19.30 |
Feb. 23: 10.00 |
Feb. 23: 10.00 |
Top 50 confirmed participants
Bacrot |
Etienne |
FRA |
2715 |
Ivanchuk |
Vassily |
UKR |
2711 |
Akopian |
Vladimir |
ARM |
2693 |
Aronian |
Levon |
ARM |
2684 |
Bologan |
Viktor |
MDA |
2683 |
Sakaev |
Konstantin |
RUS |
2677 |
Nisipeanu |
Liviu-Dieter |
ROM |
2673 |
Sutovsky |
Emil |
ISR |
2669 |
Radjabov |
Teimour |
AZE |
2667 |
Motylev |
Alexander |
RUS |
2665 |
Malakhov |
Vladimir |
RUS |
2664 |
Khalifman |
Alexander |
RUS |
2662 |
Mamedyarov |
Shakhriyar |
AZE |
2657 |
Sasikiran |
Krishnan |
IND |
2657 |
Zvjaginsev |
Vadim |
RUS |
2653 |
Smirnov |
Pavel |
RUS |
2645 |
Eljanov |
Pavel |
UKR |
2643 |
Aleksandrov |
Aleksej |
BLR |
2635 |
Beliavsky |
Alexander |
SLO |
2635 |
Kobalia |
Mikhail |
RUS |
2634 |
Kaidanov |
Gregory S |
USA |
2629 |
Tregubov |
Pavel V. |
RUS |
2629 |
Ni |
Hua |
CHN |
2625 |
Movsesian |
Sergei |
SVK |
2624 |
Najer |
Evgeniy |
RUS |
2624 |
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Naiditsch |
Arkadij |
GER |
2623 |
Ehlvest |
Jaan |
EST |
2622 |
Filippov |
Valerij |
RUS |
2621 |
Timofeev |
Artyom |
RUS |
2619 |
Iordachescu |
Viorel |
MDA |
2615 |
Epishin |
Vladimir |
RUS |
2614 |
Kharlov |
Andrei |
RUS |
2614 |
Volkov |
Sergey |
RUS |
2612 |
Berkes |
Ferenc |
HUN |
2610 |
Tkachiev |
Vladislav |
FRA |
2609 |
Bu |
Xiangzhi |
CHN |
2607 |
Izoria |
Zviad |
GEO |
2607 |
Shabalov |
Alexander |
USA |
2607 |
Fedorov |
Alexei |
BLR |
2603 |
Asrian |
Karen |
ARM |
2602 |
Gyimesi |
Zoltan |
HUN |
2602 |
Inarkiev |
Ernesto |
RUS |
2602 |
Sargissian |
Gabriel |
ARM |
2602 |
Efimenko |
Zahar |
UKR |
2601 |
Karjakin |
Sergey |
UKR |
2599 |
Kotsur |
Pavel |
KAZ |
2598 |
Rustemov |
Alexander |
RUS |
2598 |
Jakovenko |
Dmitry |
RUS |
2596 |
Riazantsev |
Alexander |
RUS |
2596 |
Dvoirys |
Semen I. |
RUS |
2595 |
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The Aeroflot Open 2005 will take place in Europe's largest hotel, the "Rossija",
which is located in downtown Moscow, 200 meters from the Kremlin, surrounded
by an array of architectural monuments of XV - XVII centuries. Sightseeing
places known all over the world, museums, theaters, shopping and entertainment
centers, restaurants and casinos are closely to the hotel.
View of the mega hotel Rossija (background)
"Rossija" is rated as a three stars (***) hotel, and has in fact won the
prize of "best Moscow 3-star Hotel" in 1998 and 2000. It has 2876 rooms. You
can choose a single or a double room, a suite or an apartment. All the hotel
rooms have necessary conveniences: a bathroom/toilet room, a refrigerator,
a TV-set and a local and long-distance telephone.
There are a variety of restaurants, cafes, bars in the hotel, offering mainly
Russian cuisine, but also with specialities of the house. They are called "Zolotoi
Zal", "Vasilyevsky", "Sever" and the famous "Kremlyovsky". With a capacity
of up to 500 guests. it is possible to arrange banquets, cocktail parties,
wedding celebration – and chess tournaments.
Built on the bank of the river Moskva
For journalists the organisers are offering packages
which include include flight, hotel accommodation 5 or 10 nights and transfer.
A package in a single room costs between $400-500 for five nights and $575-675
for ten nights.
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