The traditional Aeroflot Open is starting immediately after the International Chess Festival Moscow Open-2013, from 11-18 February in Moscow, Russia.
This edition is dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the leading Russian airline company. The total prize fund of all tournaments is 150 000 USD.
The first event is the Qualifying Rapid tournament on 12-13th February. he 32 top finishers qualify for the knock-out tournament, which will be held on 15th February, and thus secure themselves a minimal prize of 1 000 USD.
The playing format is Swiss system, 9 rounds, with time control 15 minutes plus 10 seconds increment. The number of players is limited to 300.
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Some of the players during the opening ceremony
Photo by Eteri Kublashvili
List of participants:
| 1 | GM | Kamsky Gata | USA | 2760 |
| 2 | GM | Fressinet Laurent | FRA | 2750 |
| 3 | GM | Korobov Anton | UKR | 2733 |
| 4 | GM | Jobava Baadur | GEO | 2714 |
| 5 | GM | Kasimdzhanov Rustam | UZB | 2709 |
| 6 | GM | Potkin Vladimir | RUS | 2697 |
| 7 | GM | Motylev Alexander | RUS | 2694 |
| 8 | GM | Le Quang Liem | VIE | 2686 |
| 9 | GM | Khismatullin Denis | RUS | 2685 |
| 10 | GM | Eljanov Pavel | UKR | 2678 |
| 11 | GM | Sasikiran Krishnan | IND | 2677 |
| 12 | GM | Riazantsev Alexander | RUS | 2674 |
| 13 | GM | Efimenko Zahar | UKR | 2670 |
| 14 | GM | Tkachiev Vladislav | FRA | 2663 |
| 15 | GM | Zvjaginsev Vadim | RUS | 2662 |
| 16 | GM | Petrosian Tigran L. | ARM | 2657 |
| 17 | GM | Smirin Ilia | ISR | 2654 |
| 18 | GM | Mamedov Rauf | AZE | 2651 |
| 19 | GM | Iturrizaga Eduardo | VEN | 2646 |
| 20 | GM | Belov Vladimir | RUS | 2641 |
| 21 | GM | Kokarev Dmitry | RUS | 2637 |
| 22 | GM | Kovalenko Igor | UKR | 2635 |
| 23 | GM | Popov Ivan | RUS | 2634 |
| 24 | GM | Tukhaev Adam | UKR | 2634 |
| 25 | GM | Sjugirov Sanan | RUS | 2633 |
| 26 | GM | Timofeev Artyom | RUS | 2631 |
| 27 | GM | Shimanov Aleksandr | RUS | 2630 |
| 28 | GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | RUS | 2628 |
| 29 | GM | Ganguly Surya Shekhar | IND | 2626 |
| 30 | GM | Kobalia Mikhail | RUS | 2625 |
| 31 | GM | Guseinov Gadir | AZE | 2623 |
| 32 | GM | Savchenko Boris | RUS | 2622 |
| 33 | GM | Smirnov Pavel | RUS | 2619 |
| 34 | GM | Lagno Kateryna | UKR | 2616 |
| 35 | GM | Gupta Abhijeet | IND | 2612 |
| 36 | GM | Svetushkin Dmitry | MDA | 2612 |
| 37 | GM | Ponkratov Pavel | RUS | 2608 |
| 38 | GM | Nyzhnyk Illya | UKR | 2605 |
| 39 | GM | Kravtsiv Martyn | UKR | 2597 |
| 40 | GM | Durarbayli Vasif | AZE | 2594 |
| 41 | GM | Rakhmanov Aleksandr | RUS | 2592 |
| 42 | GM | Frolyanov Dmitry | RUS | 2591 |
| 43 | GM | Chadaev Nikolai | RUS | 2590 |
| 44 | GM | Kazhgaleyev Murtas | KAZ | 2586 |
| 45 | GM | Maletin Pavel | RUS | 2585 |
| 46 | GM | Evdokimov Alexander A. | RUS | 2584 |
| 47 | GM | Aleksandrov Aleksej | BLR | 2583 |
| 48 | GM | Volkov Sergey | RUS | 2582 |
| 49 | GM | Dubov Daniil | RUS | 2578 |
| 50 | GM | Papin Vasily | RUS | 2577 |
| 51 | GM | Andriasian Zaven | ARM | 2569 |
| 52 | GM | Ipatov Alexander | TUR | 2569 |
| 53 | GM | Oleksienko Mikhailo | UKR | 2568 |
| 54 | GM | Vorobiov Evgeny E. | RUS | 2568 |
| 55 | GM | Bryzgalin Kirill | RUS | 2566 |
| 56 | GM | Tregubov Pavel V. | RUS | 2564 |
| 57 | GM | Lintchevski Daniil | RUS | 2563 |
| 58 | GM | Yakovich Yuri | RUS | 2561 |
| 59 | GM | Ibragimov Ildar | USA | 2555 |
| 60 | GM | Bukavshin Ivan | RUS | 2551 |
| 61 | GM | Smagin Sergey | RUS | 2551 |
| 62 | IM | Goganov Aleksey | RUS | 2550 |
| 63 | GM | Deviatkin Andrei | RUS | 2549 |
| 64 | GM | Khusnutdinov Rustam | KAZ | 2549 |
| 65 | GM | Levin Evgeny A. | RUS | 2548 |
| 66 | GM | Vaisser Anatoly | FRA | 2548 |
| 67 | GM | Yilmaz Mustafa | TUR | 2547 |
| 68 | GM | Gabrielian Artur | RUS | 2546 |
| 69 | GM | Dlugy Maxim | USA | 2543 |
| 70 | GM | Shomoev Anton | RUS | 2543 |
| 71 | GM | Ovetchkin Roman | RUS | 2539 |
| 72 | IM | Kovalev Vladislav | BLR | 2533 |
| 73 | GM | Danielian Oganes | ARM | 2530 |
| 74 | GM | Kotanjian Tigran | ARM | 2526 |
| 75 | GM | Pridorozhni Aleksei | RUS | 2523 |
| 76 | IM | Antipov Mikhail Al. | RUS | 2523 |
| 77 | GM | Gabuzyan Hovhannes | ARM | 2517 |
| 78 | IM | Gorovets Andrey | BLR | 2516 |
| 79 | GM | Stupak Kirill | BLR | 2512 |
| 80 | GM | Novikov Maxim | RUS | 2511 |
| 81 | GM | Domogaev Sergey | RUS | 2510 |
| 82 | GM | Kosintseva Tatiana | RUS | 2509 |
| 83 | GM | Harika Dronavalli | IND | 2507 |
| 84 | IM | Reshetnikov Alexey | RUS | 2499 |
| 85 | GM | Rychagov Andrey | RUS | 2498 |
| 86 | GM | Naumkin Igor | RUS | 2495 |
| 87 | FM | Gordievsky Dmitry | RUS | 2494 |
| 88 | IM | Kalegin Evgenij | RUS | 2493 |
| 89 | IM | Potapov Pavel | RUS | 2492 |
| 90 | GM | Zlochevskij Alexander | ITA | 2489 |
| 91 | IM | Mozharov Mikhail | RUS | 2488 |
| 92 | IM | Galliamova Alisa | RUS | 2485 |
| 93 | FM | Grishchenko Sergey | RUS | 2485 |
| 94 | GM | Zagrebelny Sergey | UZB | 2484 |
| 95 | GM | Krylov Mikhail | RUS | 2478 |
| 96 | IM | Badmatsyrenov Oleg | RUS | 2472 |
| 97 | GM | Kabanov Nikolai | RUS | 2470 |
| 98 | GM | Yandemirov Valeri | RUS | 2470 |
| 99 | GM | Kunin Vitaly | GER | 2468 |
| 100 | IM | Pavlov Sergey | UKR | 2467 |
| 101 | IM | Ulko Jaroslav | RUS | 2466 |
| 102 | GM | Glek Igor | GER | 2463 |
| 103 | IM | Sharafiev Azat | RUS | 2461 |
| 104 | FM | Seliverstov Vladimir | RUS | 2459 |
| 105 | IM | Oparin Grigoriy | RUS | 2455 |
| 106 | IM | Eraschenkov Denis | RUS | 2451 |
| 107 | GM | Gavrilov Alexei | RUS | 2450 |
| 108 | GM | Kharlov Andrei | RUS | 2448 |
| 109 | IM | Dragomarezkij Evgeni | RUS | 2447 |
| 110 | IM | Tarlev Konstantin | UKR | 2442 |
| 111 | IM | Battaglini Gabriel | FRA | 2440 |
| 112 | GM | Khruschiov Alexey | MDA | 2439 |
| 113 | FM | Tilicheev Viacheslav | RUS | 2436 |
| 114 | GM | Krapivin Alexander | RUS | 2435 |
| 115 | IM | Shvedchikov Anatoli I. | RUS | 2434 |
| 116 | GM | Vorotnikov Vladislav V | RUS | 2433 |
| 117 | FM | Tsydypov Zhamsaran | RUS | 2433 |
| 118 | IM | Airapetian Gor | RUS | 2432 |
| 119 | IM | Skripchenko Almira | FRA | 2432 |
| 120 | IM | Mesropov Konstantin | RUS | 2429 |
| 121 | GM | Zhukova Natalia | UKR | 2428 |
| 122 | FM | Aghasaryan Robert | ARM | 2425 |
| 123 | Yaksin Oleg | RUS | 2416 | |
| 124 | WGM | Kashlinskaya Alina | RUS | 2410 |
| 125 | IM | Meshkov Yuri A. | RUS | 2391 |
| 126 | FM | Rozhko Dmitry | RUS | 2390 |
| 127 | WGM | Girya Olga | RUS | 2389 |
| 128 | IM | Zaitsev Alexander | RUS | 2386 |
| 129 | WGM | Charochkina Daria | RUS | 2384 |
| 130 | GM | Kalugin Sergey G. | RUS | 2377 |
| 131 | IM | Firat Burak | TUR | 2375 |
| 132 | IM | Abdulov Orkhan | AZE | 2371 |
| 133 | Gevorgyan David | ARM | 2369 | |
| 134 | FM | Pasiev Rakhim | RUS | 2368 |
| 135 | IM | Ageichenko Genadi A | RUS | 2367 |
| 136 | IM | Vasilevich Irina | RUS | 2367 |
| 137 | FM | Kostin Konstantin | RUS | 2367 |
| 138 | FM | Pustovoitova Daria | RUS | 2361 |
| 139 | IM | Gorbatov Alexej | RUS | 2360 |
| 140 | FM | Vlassow Valentin | RUS | 2356 |
| 141 | Vavulin Maksim | RUS | 2356 | |
| 142 | IM | Gagarin Vasilij | RUS | 2349 |
| 143 | FM | Apryshko Gleb | RUS | 2335 |
| 144 | Prokopchuk Yury | RUS | 2332 | |
| 145 | FM | Palachev Petr | RUS | 2326 |
| 146 | FM | Tologontegin Semetey | KGZ | 2326 |
| 147 | Dobrovolsky Konstantin | RUS | 2326 | |
| 148 | IM | Reprintsev Alexander | UKR | 2319 |
| 149 | GM | Vul Arkadi Eremeevich | RUS | 2310 |
| 150 | FM | Pisakov Ilia | RUS | 2310 |
| 151 | IM | Bajarani Ilgar | AZE | 2302 |
| 152 | Anokhin Vladimir | RUS | 2298 | |
| 153 | IM | Savina Anastasia | RUS | 2290 |
| 154 | FM | Ganzhurov Roman | RUS | 2290 |
| 155 | Mikhailov Dmitry | RUS | 2290 | |
| 156 | Golubov Saveliy | RUS | 2284 | |
| 157 | FM | Minko Vladimir | RUS | 2281 |
| 158 | FM | Volkov Sergei | RUS | 2275 |
| 159 | Kozionov Kirill | RUS | 2266 | |
| 160 | Dusenov Ruslan | RUS | 2263 | |
| 161 | IM | Rjabzev Konstantin | RUS | 2254 |
| 162 | Oganisjn Roman | RUS | 2254 | |
| 163 | FM | Velikanov Igor | RUS | 2253 |
| 164 | Paravyan David | RUS | 2253 | |
| 165 | Tsarev Valery | RUS | 2251 | |
| 166 | Gilev Sergey | RUS | 2248 | |
| 167 | WGM | Shaydullina Sandugach | RUS | 2246 |
| 168 | Shuvalov Evgenij | RUS | 2246 | |
| 169 | Churikov Kirill | RUS | 2243 | |
| 170 | Bronnikov Konstantin | RUS | 2241 | |
| 171 | Kapov Albert | RUS | 2240 | |
| 172 | Ustinov Alexey | RUS | 2214 | |
| 173 | Trikin Ilia | RUS | 2213 | |
| 174 | Gharagyozian Artur | ARM | 2210 | |
| 175 | Sukhareva Evgeniya | RUS | 2205 | |
| 176 | Mitlashevsky Oleg | RUS | 2203 | |
| 177 | Nazaretyan Tigran | RUS | 2198 | |
| 178 | Vdovin Vadim | RUS | 2197 | |
| 179 | IM | Archangelsky Mikhail | RUS | 2196 |
| 180 | WFM | Bivol Alina | RUS | 2193 |
| 181 | Kovtunenko Alexandr | RUS | 2191 | |
| 182 | WIM | Gavasheli Ana | GEO | 2186 |
| 183 | Vasilyev Vasily | RUS | 2184 | |
| 184 | Zavialov Vladimir | RUS | 2184 | |
| 185 | WFM | Rjanova Valery | RUS | 2183 |
| 186 | Bitman Alexander R | RUS | 2178 | |
| 187 | FM | Startsev Vladimir | RUS | 2170 |
| 188 | Lukashov Evgeny | RUS | 2169 | |
| 189 | FM | Kurdakov Yuri | RUS | 2159 |
| 190 | Kukhmazov Arsen | RUS | 2159 | |
| 191 | FM | Bakin Alexander | RUS | 2155 |
| 192 | Pasalic Harun | BIH | 2155 | |
| 193 | Kuzmin Mikhail | RUS | 2154 | |
| 194 | Rettore Ludwig | ITA | 2141 | |
| 195 | Romanov Stanislav | RUS | 2139 | |
| 196 | Popelyshev Igor V. | RUS | 2138 | |
| 197 | Dogodkina Julia | RUS | 2136 | |
| 198 | Lebedev Mikhail S. | RUS | 2134 | |
| 199 | Bykova Anastasia | RUS | 2130 | |
| 200 | Drachev Oleg | RUS | 2129 | |
| 201 | Sakhvadze Georgy | RUS | 2093 | |
| 202 | Kuzmichev Alexandr | RUS | 2090 | |
| 203 | Gurevich Alexander Y. | RUS | 2074 | |
| 204 | Tugarin Anton | RUS | 2069 | |
| 205 | Ivenin Vladimir | RUS | 2050 | |
| 206 | Ofitserian Boris | RUS | 2048 | |
| 207 | Vinogradov Anatoly | RUS | 2046 | |
| 208 | Basiev V P | RUS | 2030 | |
| 209 | Slesarev I. | RUS | 2026 | |
| 210 | Piskov Vladimir | RUS | 2014 | |
| 211 | Maslov Ivan | RUS | 2013 | |
| 212 | Polyantsev Radzh | RUS | 2012 | |
| 213 | Tsukanov Boris | KAZ | 2010 | |
| 214 | Hallay Axel | FRA | 1983 | |
| 215 | WFM | Sazonova Anastasia | RUS | 1977 |
| 216 | Dunaev Oleg | RUS | 1972 | |
| 217 | Baskakov Nikolay | RUS | 1966 | |
| 218 | Savchenko Andrey | RUS | 1965 | |
| 219 | Agbabishvili Lali | CAN | 1958 | |
| 220 | Mukhitdinov Akmalkhon | RUS | 1954 | |
| 221 | Litvinov Maxim | RUS | 1947 | |
| 222 | Taalaibekov Tagir | KGZ | 1946 | |
| 223 | Smirnov Timofey | RUS | 1930 | |
| 224 | Tagirov Kajum K | RUS | 1917 | |
| 225 | Pechonkin Oleg | UKR | 1913 | |
| 226 | Lomasov Semen | RUS | 1905 | |
| 227 | Konaplev Anton | RUS | 1896 | |
| 228 | Radkov Bazhen D. | RUS | 1896 | |
| 229 | Egorov Vladimir | RUS | 1893 | |
| 230 | Gurvich Vitaly | RUS | 1879 | |
| 231 | Isakjanov Kelsinbek | KGZ | 1876 | |
| 232 | Kobozeva Viktoria | RUS | 1868 | |
| 233 | German Nikita | RUS | 1857 | |
| 234 | WFM | Obolentseva Alexandra | RUS | 1854 |
| 235 | WCM | Egorova Ayyyna | RUS | 1849 |
| 236 | Absoliamov Javday | RUS | 1836 | |
| 237 | Potemkin Evgeny | RUS | 1827 | |
| 238 | Kharitonov Ivan | RUS | 1821 | |
| 239 | Bystritskiy Daniil | RUS | 1813 | |
| 240 | Dzhavathanov Magomed | RUS | 1791 | |
| 241 | Matafonova Yulia | RUS | 1776 | |
| 242 | Lyubokhiner Leonid M. | RUS | 1761 | |
| 243 | Vasilieva Aisena | RUS | 1721 | |
| 244 | Khmelev Mikhail | RUS | 1681 | |
| 245 | Kashpur Mark | RUS | 1675 | |
| 246 | Chistyakova Daria | RUS | 1651 | |
| 247 | Starshov Lev | RUS | 1593 | |
| 248 | Nogaev Gennadiy | RUS | 1557 | |
| 249 | Bukanov Yury | RUS | 0 | |
| 250 | Bykov Oleg | RUS | 0 | |
| 251 | Galkin Alexandr A. | RUS | 0 | |
| 252 | Gorelov Kirill | RUS | 0 | |
| 253 | Khelemendik Roman | RUS | 0 | |
| 254 | Khelemendik Viktor | RUS | 0 | |
| 255 | Leonov Viacheslav | RUS | 0 | |
| 256 | Rajapaksa Miyuni Kavinya | SRI | 0 | |
| 257 | Zotin Alexander | RUS | 0 | |
