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Saturday, 02 January 2016 10:09 |
The 45th Rilton Cup Chess Festival is taking place from 27th December, 2015 to 5th January, 2016, in Clarion Hotel Stockholm, in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden and the most populous city in the Nordic region.
The Rilton Cup was initiated by a donation from Dr. Tore Rilton, and since 1985 the tournament is financially secured. The challenge prize, donated by SEB, is a Rilton-medal in genuine gold.
The event is separated into four open tournaments:
- Rilton Cup - 9-round FIDE-Swiss Rilton Elo with tempo of play 90′ X 40 moves + 30′ + 30″, open to all players rated at least 2200
- Rilton Elo - 9-round FIDE-Swiss Rilton Elo with tempo of play 90′ X 40 moves + 30′ + 30″, open to all players rated below 2200
- Open Under 1800 – 7-round Swiss tournament for players rated below 1800
- Open Under 1600 – 7-round Swiss tournament for players rated below 1600
Official website / LIVE games with analysis
Top rated players:
GM Hammer Jon Ludvig NOR 2695
GM Rodshtein Maxim ISR 2678
GM Alekseev Evgeny RUS 2642
GM Krasenkow Michal POL 2610
GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2597
GM Donchenko Alexander GER 2588
GM Socko Bartosz POL 2587
GM Sevian Samuel USA 2578
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