3rd Aeroflot Open, 16-26 February.
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The 3rd Aeroflot Open took place in Hotel Rossija in Moscow, 16th-26th February.
Participants: Vladimir Malakhov RUS 2700, Vladimir Akopian ARM 2693, Alexey Dreev RUS 2682, Aleksej Aleksandrov BLR 2679, Viorel Bologan MDA 2679, Joel Lautier FRA 2676, Alexander Khalifman RUS 2674, Ilia Smirin ISR 2670, Etienne Bacrot FRA 2664, Konstantin Sakaev RUS 2656, Sergei Rublevsky RUS 2655, Krishnan Sasikiran IND 2654, Levon Aronian GER 2648, Shakhriyaz Mamedyarov AZE 2646, Zhong Zhang CHN 2644, Mikhail Kobalia RUS 2643, Vladislav Tkachiev FRA 2642, Alexander Motylev RUS 2640, Sergei Movsesian SVK 2639, Giovanni Vescovi BRA 2633, Alexander Graf GER 2629 and others.
Final standings of leaders:
1 Rublevsky 7.0
2 Vaganian 7.0
3 Filippov 7.0
4 Van Wely 6.5
5 Dreev 6.5
6 Tregubov 6.5
7 Sadvakasov 6.5
8 Markowski 6.5
      9 Mamedyarov 6.5
10 Berkes 6.5
11 Sasikiran 6.5
12 Graf 6.5
13 Sakaev 6.5
14 Motylev 6.5
15 Fedorov 6.5
16 Kotsur 6.5
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