Aerosvit chess tournament

The Aerosvit chess tournament (Ukrainian: Міжнародний шаховий турнір «Аеросвіт») was an annual chess tournament played in Foros, Ukraine, and sponsored by the now defunct Aerosvit Airlines. It started in 2006, was last played in 2008,^[1] and the format is a closed single round-robin tournament of twelve players.

Winners

#	Year	Winner(s)	Points	Category
1	2006	Sergei Rublevsky (Russia)	7.5	XVIII (2691)
2	2007	Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine)	7.5	XVIII (2694)
3	2008	Magnus Carlsen (Norway)^[2]	8	XIX (2712)

References

^ Moskwa, Wojciech (30 December 2009). "Norwegian teenager to be crowned new chess king". Reuters. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
^ Emmett, Ryan (19 June 2008). "Magnus Carlsen wins Aerosvit 2008". Chess.com. Retrieved 15 October 2023.

Reports from Chessbase: 2006, 2007, 2008
Results from TWIC: 2006, 2007, 2008

External links

Official website

[1] Moskwa, Wojciech (30 December 2009). "Norwegian teenager to be crowned new chess king". Reuters. Retrieved 15 October 2023.

[2] Emmett, Ryan (19 June 2008). "Magnus Carlsen wins Aerosvit 2008". Chess.com. Retrieved 15 October 2023.

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