Τεράστια έκπληξη ήταν η επικράτηση στο Aeroflot του GM Kulaots Kaido 62nd στην αρχική κατάταξη του πανίσχυρου τουρνουά στη Μόσχα. Ο Kulaots κέρδισε το χρυσό εισιτήριο για το κλειστό super GM tournament στο Dortmund !
Winner of Aeroflot Open 2019 — Kaido Kulaots from Estonia | Photo: Eteri Kublashvili
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | |
| 1 | GM | Kulaots Kaido | 2542 | 7,0 | 5 |
| 2 | GM | Martirosyan Haik M. | 2616 | 7,0 | 4 |
| 3 | GM | Sasikiran Krishnan | 2678 | 6,5 | 4 |
| 4 | GM | Wang Hao | 2714 | 6,0 | 5 |
| 5 | GM | Wei Yi | 2733 | 6,0 | 4 |
| 6 | GM | Chigaev Maksim | 2613 | 6,0 | 4 |
| 7 | GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | 2692 | 6,0 | 4 |
| 8 | GM | Sarana Alexey | 2630 | 6,0 | 4 |
| 9 | GM | Anton Guijarro David | 2642 | 6,0 | 4 |
| 10 | GM | Tabatabaei M.Amin | 2590 | 5,5 | 5 |
| 11 | GM | Korobov Anton | 2687 | 5,5 | 5 |
| 12 | GM | Vaibhav Suri | 2575 | 5,5 | 5 |
| 13 | GM | Sjugirov Sanan | 2663 | 5,5 | 5 |
| 14 | GM | Paravyan David | 2627 | 5,5 | 5 |
| GM | Hakobyan Aram | 2545 | 5,5 | 5 | |
| 16 | GM | Khismatullin Denis | 2621 | 5,5 | 5 |
| 17 | GM | Deac Bogdan-Daniel | 2603 | 5,5 | 4 |
| 18 | GM | Lupulescu Constantin | 2610 | 5,5 | 4 |
| 19 | IM | Sychev Klementy | 2545 | 5,5 | 4 |
| 20 | GM | Zhou Jianchao | 2615 | 5,5 | 4 |