GM Nepomniachtchi Wins 2008 Aeroflot Open
The Aeroflot Open took place from February 14-22, 2008 in Moscow, Russia. GM Ian Nepomniachtchi won the event with an impressive score of 7/9 and a performance rating of 2822!
Now lets take a look at one of Nepomniachtchi's key victories which led him to win the event. Here is GM Nepomniachtchi - GM Dreev from round 3 with full annotations and commentary:
Final Standings:
1) GM Nepomniachtchi (7/9)
2-3) GM Dreev, GM Motylev (6.5/9)
4-8) GM Grachev, GM Guseinov, GM Rodshtein, GM Volokitin, GM Amonatov (6/9)
I play chess to make money and meet women
I am a USCF Candidate Master CM player
Goals - 1) Reach 2200 USCF NM, 2) Reach 2200 FIDE CM, 3) Reach 2300 FIDE FM
BELIEVE IT!
The first note was an IQ test; if you read it and said "oh", then you just lost a piece
