Tuesday, March 4, Round 6 of the jubilee chess festival Aeroflot Open 2025 finished at the Carlton, Moscow.
The leading group saw many decisive games: Ian Nepomniachtchi defeated Evgeniy Najer, Richard Rapport outplayed Bardiya Daneshvar, Andrey Esipenko outperformed Aleksandr Shimanov, and Aleksey Goganov defeated Raunak Sadhwani. Hakobyan vs Niemann ended in a draw.
Thus, with 5 points under their belts, the leaders are Aleksey Goganov, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Andrey Esipenko (all from Russia), Richard Rapport (Hungary), Hans Niemann (USA), and Aram Hakobyan (Armenia).
The chasing group includes Russians Alexander Grishchuk, Maxim Matlakov, and Denis Lazavik of Belarus.
Top pairings of Round 7:
Hakobyan – Nepomniachtchi
Niemann – Esipenko
Goganov – Rapport
Lazavik – Grischuk
Dubov – Matlakov
In addition to the main event, the Aeroflot Open - Children tournament is also underway.
Nikolay Kleimenov is leading the B13 group with 5 points to his credit. Mariya Mukhorina has grabbed the lead in the G13 section with 5 points scored.
In the B15 group, Adrian Sanches-Shananin has got 5 points. In the G15 group, Diana Preobrazhenskaya is leading the race with 6 points.
Wednesday, March 5, rounds seven and eight will be played. The games begin at 11 AM am and 5 PM, respectively.
The "Aeroflot Open" is organised by the Chess Federation of Russia (CFR) and the Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation with the support of Aeroflot. The general partner of the CFR is PhosAgro. The media partner of the tournament is a social network Odnoklassniki.
Tournament on Chess-Results
Photos
Games online
Official website
Photos by Vladimir Barsky and Eteri Kublashvili
The leading group saw many decisive games: Ian Nepomniachtchi defeated Evgeniy Najer, Richard Rapport outplayed Bardiya Daneshvar, Andrey Esipenko outperformed Aleksandr Shimanov, and Aleksey Goganov defeated Raunak Sadhwani. Hakobyan vs Niemann ended in a draw.
Thus, with 5 points under their belts, the leaders are Aleksey Goganov, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Andrey Esipenko (all from Russia), Richard Rapport (Hungary), Hans Niemann (USA), and Aram Hakobyan (Armenia).
The chasing group includes Russians Alexander Grishchuk, Maxim Matlakov, and Denis Lazavik of Belarus.
Top pairings of Round 7:
Hakobyan – Nepomniachtchi
Niemann – Esipenko
Goganov – Rapport
Lazavik – Grischuk
Dubov – Matlakov
In addition to the main event, the Aeroflot Open - Children tournament is also underway.
Nikolay Kleimenov is leading the B13 group with 5 points to his credit. Mariya Mukhorina has grabbed the lead in the G13 section with 5 points scored.
In the B15 group, Adrian Sanches-Shananin has got 5 points. In the G15 group, Diana Preobrazhenskaya is leading the race with 6 points.
Wednesday, March 5, rounds seven and eight will be played. The games begin at 11 AM am and 5 PM, respectively.
The "Aeroflot Open" is organised by the Chess Federation of Russia (CFR) and the Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation with the support of Aeroflot. The general partner of the CFR is PhosAgro. The media partner of the tournament is a social network Odnoklassniki.
Tournament on Chess-Results
Photos
Games online
Official website
Photos by Vladimir Barsky and Eteri Kublashvili