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
[edit]# 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
[edit]- ^ 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.