45th Rilton Cup

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