10 March 2016

Evgeny Najer Wins Aeroflot Open

Boris Gelfand is the runner-up.

Traditional Aeroflot Open ended in Moscow on Wednesday, March 9. Russian grandmaster Evgeny Najer took the first place with 6.5 points out of 9. Boris Gelfand (Israel) had the same score, but his tie-break was inferior. A group of players collected 6 points – Mateusz Bartel (Poland), Sanan Sjugirov (Russia), Daniil Dubov (Russia), Vladimir Fedoseev (Russia), Maxim Matlakov (Russia), Mikhail Kobalia (Russia), Vadim Zvjaginsev (Russia), and Gata Kamsky (USA).

Evgeny Najer also received an invitation to the traditional supertournament in Dortmund.