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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

  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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