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Aeroflot Chess Open 2003
(Moscow, Russia)

Top standings

1-4 Viktor Bologan, Aleksej Aleksandrov, Alexei Fedorov, Peter Svidler     7 / 9

Viktor Bologan won the Aeroflot Chess Open 2003 by better coefficient and will play in Dortmund 2003

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Results by round (top boards)

Round 9 (February 19th) Top boards

Fedorov, A - Aleksandrov, A     0.5-0.5     Petroff Defense     8 moves
Svidler, P - Kaidanov, G     1-0     Ruy Lopez: Bernstein variation     54 moves
Galkin, A - Dreev, A     0.5-0.5     Caro Kann     8 moves
Bologan, V - Granda Zuñiga, J     1-0     Sicilian Defense: Taimanov variation     32 moves
Morozevich, A - Mamedyarov, Sh     0.5-0.5    Petroff Defense: classical attack      42 moves
Najer, E - Smirin, I     1-0     Sicilian Defense: Kan variation     40 moves

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Round 9 results

Round 8 (February 18th) Top boards

Aleksandrov, A - Bologan, V     0.5-0.5      QGD Slav    9 moves
Fedorov, A - Sorokin, M      1-0      Petroff Defense: Jaenisch variation      38 moves
Fressinet, L - Svidler, P      0-1      Sicilian Defense: Kan variation      34 moves
Dreev, A - Jussupow, A      1-0      QGD Semi-Tarrasch      37 moves
Efimenko, Z - Sutovsky, E      0.5-0.5      Sicilian Defense: Najdorf variation      36 moves
Smirin, I - Dolmatov, S     0.5-0.5      French Defense: Winawer variation      45 moves

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Round 8 results

Round 7 (February 17th) Top boards

Zvjaginsev, V - Aleksandrov, A     0-1      Queen´s Pawn Game      20 moves
Sutovsky, E - Fressinet, L     0.5-0.5      Petrov: Classical attack     11 moves
Jussupow, A - Sakaev, K      0.5-0.5      QGD Slav      11 moves
Rublevsky, S - Ulibin, M      0.5-0.5      French Defense: Tarrasch, closed variation      60 moves
Efimenko, Z - Lastin, A      0.5-0.5      Ruy Lopez: closed variation      16 moves
Bologan, V - Milov, V      1-0      Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer     58 moves

Round 6 (February 16th) Top boards

Mamedyarov, S - Zvjaginsev, V     0.5-0.5      QGD Semi Slav: Meran variation      15 moves
Fressinet, L - Rublevsky     0.5-0.5    Sicilian Defense: Taimanov variation     30 moves
Moiseenko, A - Sakaev, K     0.5-0.5    Trompowsky attack     20 moves
Lastin, A - Najer, E     0.5-0.5     QGD Slav     17 moves
Aleksandrov, A - Lugovoi, A     1-0     Nimzo Indian     35 moves
Ulibin, M - Bologan, V     0.5-0.5     Nimzo Indian: Saemisch variation     24 moves

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Round 5 (February 15th) Top boards

Zvjaginsev, V - Najer, E     0.5-0.5     English: Anglo-Grunfeld defense     23 moves
Rublevsky, S - Moiseenko, A     0.5-0.5     Sicilian Defense: Nimzowich-Rossolimo attack     unavailable
Bologan, V - Lastin, A     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez: closed variation      19 moves
Galkin, A - Aleksandrov, A     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense     16 moves
Efimenko, Z - Kaidanov, G     0-1     Ruy Lopez: open variation      40 moves
Dolmatov, S - Dreev, A     0.5-0.5     Caro Kann: classical variation     31 moves

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Round 5 full results

Round 4 (February 14th) Top boards

Moiseenko, A - Zvjaginsev. V     0.5-0.5     QGD: Neo-orthodox variation      15 moves
Aleksandrov, A - Efimenko, Z     0.5-0.5     King´s Indian Defense: Averbakh system     38 moves
Najer, E - Bologan, V     0.5-0.5     Caro Kann: advance variation      23 moves
Fressinet, L - Van Wely, L      0.5-0.5     Sicilian Defense     36 moves
Chuchelov, V - Sutovsky, E     0.5-0.5     Robatsch Defense: Rossolimo variation     28 moves
Dolmatov, S - Sakaev, K      0.5-0.5    Sicilian Defense: Najdorf variation     20 moves

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Round 3 (February 13th) Top boards

Zvjaginsev, V - Popov, V     1-0      English: Three Knights System     47 moves
Eljanov, P - Aleksandrov, A     0-1     Bogo Indian     56 moves
Bologan, V - Smirnov, P     1-0     Ruy Lopez: closed defence     37 moves
Moiseenko, A - Gagunashvili, M     1-0     QGD Slav: Czech Defense     84 moves
Bu, X - Chuchelov, V     0.5-0.5     Nimzo Indian: Reshevsky variation     42 moves
Galkin, A - Dolmatov, S     0.5-0.5     French Defence: Winawer variation     11 moves

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Round 2 (February 12th) Top boards

Gagunashvili, M - Morozevich, A     1-0     QGD Slav     40 moves
Adianto, U - Zvjaginsev, V     0-1     Sicilian Defense     67 moves
Dvoirys, S - Van Wely, L      0.5-0.5     Sicilian Defence: Sveshnikov variation      25 moves
Ivanov, S - Smirin, I     0.5-0.5     King´s Indian: Aronin-Taimanov variation     29 moves
Sakaev, K - Brodsky, M      0.5-0.5     Nimzo Indian: classical variation     13 moves
Jakovenko, D - Rublevsky, S     0.5-0.5     Sicilian Defense: Taimanov variation     38 moves

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Round 2 full results

Round 1 (February 11th) Top boards

Zagrebelny, S - Grischuk, A     0.5-0.5     Ruy Lopez: Closed defense      50 moves
Svidler, P - Belov, V     0.5-0.5     Caro Kann: Advance variation      35 moves
Kosyrev, V - Dreev, A      0.5-0.5     QGD: Slav Defence     22 moves
Morozevich, A - Savchenko, S      1-0      Sicilian Defence      25 moves
Timoshenko, G - Malakhov, V      0.5-0.5      Sicilian Defence     43 moves
Zvjaginsev, V - Riazantsev, A     1-0     English: Nimzo-English opening      29 moves

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