The 46th Rilton Cup was held from 27th December 2016 to 5th January 2017 at the Clarion Hotel, in Stockholm, Sweden. The traditional festival consisted of four sections: Rilton Cup, Rilton Elo, Rilton 1800 and Rilton 1600. The main...
Sasikiran wins Rilton Cup 2017
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds (top 50) http://chess-results.com/tnr218810.aspx Rk. SNo Name Gr FED Rtg RtgI RtgN Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rp n w we w-we K rtg+/- 1 2 GM Sasikiran Krishnan N IND 2661 2661 0 7,5 45,5...
6 share Rilton Cup lead after 6
Rank after Round 6 (top 75) http://chess-results.com/tnr218810.aspx Rk. SNo Name Gr FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 K rtg+/- 1 1 GM Kamsky Gata N USA 2661 5,0 21,0 24,5 18,5 10 7,5 2 18 GM Swapnil S. Dhopade...
Swapnil & Kamsky lead Rilton Cup after 5
Rank after Round 5 (top 60) http://chess-results.com/tnr218810.aspx Rk. SNo Name Gr FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 K rtg+/- 1 18 GM Swapnil S. Dhopade N IND 2526 4,5 13,0 14,5 14,0 10 10,2 2 1 GM Kamsky Gata...
Ivan Sokolov is 4/4 at Rilton Cup
Rank after Round 4 http://chess-results.com/tnr218810.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 6 GM Sokolov Ivan NED 2632 4,0 7,0 9,0 10,0 2 34 IM Sarkar Justin Joseph USA 2415 3,5 9,0 10,5 9,5 3 1...
Interview with Samuel Sevian – Rilton Cup
http://www.rilton.se Sam Sevian: “Great atmosphere and the strong line-up of GM’s makes Rilton Cup an easy choice for me” USA’s chess prodigy Sam Sevian, born 2000, returns to Rilton Cup. Last year he fought in the top in Rilton Cup...
Time for a Swedish Champion?
Ralf Åkesson was the last Swedish winner of the Rilton Cup, having won the event way back in 2003/2004. Is it finally time for a new Swedish victory in Rilton Cup? The new Swedish chess champion Erik Blomqvist leads...
Rilton Cup 2016
Official website: http://www.rilton.se Starting rank (top 20) No. Name FideID FED Rtg 1 GM Sasikiran Krishnan 5004985 IND 2658 2 GM Goganov Aleksey 24109959 RUS 2635 3 GM Neiksans Arturs 11601388 LAT 2628 4 GM Postny Evgeny 2804344 ISR 2619...
Sasikiran: “Why I like Stockholm as a chess city”
The Indian GM Krishnan Sasikiran (2658) has a special feeling for Stockholm, Sweden’s capital. He played in Hasselbacken Chess Open in May. Now he returns for Rilton Cup 2016/2017. The 46th Rilton Cup will be held from 27th December...