Reflection time:
40 moves in two hours, then one hour for the rest of the game.
Entry fee:
800 SEK, 400 SEK for FM and 300 SEK for players born 1987 or later.
GM and IM free.
Prizes:
1st 20 000 SEK
2nd 16 000 SEK
3rd 12 000 SEK
4th 10 000 SEK
5th 8 000 SEK
6th 6 000 SEK
7th 5 000 SEK
8th 4 000 SEK
9th 3 000 SEK
10th 3 000 SEK
11th 3 000 SEK
Rating prizes:
3 000 SEK, 2 000 SEK and 1 000 SEK (not for GM and IM).
Prize money is not divided.
Official website: http://www.rilton.se/index.asp
Here are the top 15 seeds:
| Title |
Name |
Ratings |
Country |
||
| 1. |
GM |
Radoslaw Wojtaszek |
2637 |
POL |
|
| 2. |
GM |
Luke McShane |
2615 |
England |
|
| 3. |
GM |
Igor Lysyj |
2609 |
RUS |
|
| 4. |
GM |
Eduardas Rozentalis |
2603 |
LTU |
|
| 5. |
GM |
Valerij Popov |
2588 |
RUS |
|
| 6. |
GM |
Jon Ludvig Hammer |
2585 |
Norge |
|
| 7. |
IM |
Pavel Ponkratov |
2575 |
RUS |
|
| 8. |
GM |
Gleizerov Evgeny |
2553 |
Russia |
|
| 9. |
GM |
Elshan Moradiabadi |
2547 |
Iran |
|
| 10. |
GM |
Ionov Sergey |
2545 |
Russia |
|
| 11. |
GM |
Normunds, Miezis |
2544 |
LAT |
|
| 12. |
IM |
Nils Grandelius |
2540 |
Sweden |
|
| 13. |
GM |
Pia Cramling |
2535 |
Sweden |
|
| 14. |
GM |
Mikhail Ulibin |
2533 |
RUS |
|
| 15. |
GM |
Sergey Ivanov |
2530 |
RUS |
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