Rilton Cup
The Rilton Cup is Swiss chess tournament taking place annually, between the end of the year and the beginning of the next, in Stockholm, Sweden.The tournament is named after the Sweedish doctor and chess player Tore Rilton.[1] Its first edition took place in 1971/1972 with Jan Timman being the winner.[2]
History
In 1971, Tore Rilton sent a donation to the organisers of the Stockholm Open chess tournament, with the instructions to use them to "organise a strong chess tournament". Due to this donation the event was named Rilton Cup and its first edition took place in 1971/1972.[1][3] This inaugural version of the tournament was won by Jan Timman with 7.5 points; Walter Browne finished 2nd with 7 points and Einar Hatlebakk 3rd with 6.5.[1] After Rilton's death, the Rilton Cup continued to be funded by Dr. Tore Rilton's Memorial Fund.[4]
The Rilton Cup's 50th edition was to be played in 2020/2021, however it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In its place, an invitational knockout tournament, the Rilton Winners' Cup, was held.[5] The tournament took place on chess.com, with 16 participants. The time control for the matches was 15+10, and 5+3 for the tiebreaks. Krishnan Sasikiran won the event by defeating 2—0 the runner-up, Aleksandr Shimanov in the finals.[6] The Rilton Cup's 50th edition was cancelled again in 2021-2022 and was postponed for 2022–2023.
2022-2023 edition
The 50th edition of Rilton Cup took place from 22 December 2022 to 5 January 2023. This edition of the tournament was also the first international tournament eligible for the 2023 FIDE Circuit.[7] Pranesh M won the tournament with 8 points in 9 rounds, scoring his final GM norm, with Kaan Kucusar finisingf 2nd and Nikita Meshkovs 3rd, both with 7 points.[8]
Winners
| No. | Year | Winner | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1971/1972 | Jan Timman | 7½ (9) |
| 2 | 1972/1973 | Jan Timman | 7½ (9) |
| 3 | 1973/1974 | István Bilek | 7 (9) |
| 4 | 1974/1975 | Heikki Westerinen | 7½ (9) |
| 5 | 1975/1976 | Börje Jansson (chess player) | 7½ (9) |
| 6 | 1976/1977 | Sergio Mariotti | 7½ (9) |
| 7 | 1977/1978 | Börje Jansson (chess player) | 7½ (9) |
| 8 | 1978/1979 | Harry Schüssler | 7½ (9) |
| 9 | 1979/1980 | Konstanty Kaiszauri | 7½ (9) |
| 10 | 1980/1981 | Axel Ornstein | 7½ (9) |
| 11 | 1981/1982 | Lars-Åke Schneider | 7 (9) |
| 12 | 1982/1983 | Ralf Åkesson | 7 (9) |
| 13 | 1983/1984 | Axel Ornstein | 7 (9) |
| 14 | 1984/1985 | Caspar Carleson | 6½ (9) |
| 15 | 1985/1986 | Michael Wiedenkeller | 7 (9) |
| 16 | 1986/1987 | Juan Manuel Bellón López | 6½ (9) |
| 17 | 1987/1988 | Michail Gurewitsch | 7 (9) |
| 18 | 1988/1989 | Ilia Smirin | 7 (9) |
| 19 | 1989/1990 | Tom Wedberg | 7 (9) |
| 20 | 1990/1991 | Alexei Wyschmanawin | 8 (9) |
| 21 | 1991/1992 | Margeir Pétursson | 7½ (9) |
| 22 | 1992/1993 | Andrei Charlow | 7½ (9) |
| 23 | 1993/1994 | Lars Bo Hansen | 7½ (9) |
| 24 | 1994/1995 | Michał Krasenkow | 7½ (9) |
| 25 | 1995/1996 | Michał Krasenkow | 7½ (9) |
| 26 | 1996/1997 | Joel Benjamin | 7 (9) |
| 27 | 1997/1998 | Igor Khenkin | 7½ (9) |
| 28 | 1998/1999 | Mikhail Ulibin | 7½ (9) |
| 29 | 1999/2000 | Sergey Ivanov | 7½ (9) |
| 30 | 2000/2001 | Juri Jakowitsch | 7 (9) |
| 31 | 2001/2002 | Evgeny Agrest | 7 (9) |
| 32 | 2002/2003 | Jonas Barkhagen | 7½ (9) |
| 33 | 2003/2004 | Ralf Åkesson | 7 (9) |
| 34 | 2004/2005 | Sergey Volkov | 7 (9) |
| 35 | 2005/2006 | Eduardas Rozentalis | 7 (9) |
| 36 | 2006/2007 | Robert Fontaine | 7½ (9) |
| 37 | 2007/2008 | Radosław Wojtaszek | 6½ (9) |
| 38 | 2008/2009 | Radosław Wojtaszek | 7 (9) |
| 39 | 2009/2010 | Eduardas Rozentalis | 6½ (9) |
| 40 | 2010/2011 | Sergey Volkov | 8 (9) |
| 41 | 2011/2012 | Aleksandr Shimanov | 7½ (9) |
| 42 | 2012/2013 | Michał Krasenkow | 7½ (9) |
| 43 | 2013/2014 | Jon Ludvig Hammer | 7½ (9) |
| 44 | 2014/2015 | Jon Ludvig Hammer | 7 (9) |
| 45 | 2015/2016 | Maxim Rodshtein | 8 (9) |
| 46 | 2016/2017 | Krishnan Sasikiran | 7½ (9) |
| 47 | 2017/2018 | Kirill Alekseenko | 7½ (9) |
| 48 | 2018/2019 | Tamir Nabaty | 8 (9) |
| 49 | 2019/2020 | Elshan Moradiabadi | 7 (9) |
| -[a] | 2020/2021 | Krishnan Sasikiran | 2-0 (KO) |
| 50 | 2022/2023 | Pranesh M | 8 (9) |
| 51 | 2023/2024 | Vitaly Sivuk | 7½ (9) |
Notes
- ^ In 2020/2021 the Rilton Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however a special online edition, the Rilton Winners' Cup took place.
References
- ^ a b c "Rilton Cup Historia". www.rilton.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Rilton Cup: Indian Grandmaster Raja Rithvik leads after five rounds". Chess News. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ Jesper Hall (2007). Tore och turneringen : historien om Rilton Cup. Göteborg: Tore Rilton Fond. p. 288. ISBN 9789185779970.
- ^ "Preview: The Story behind Rilton Cup 2016-17 - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Rilton Cup 2020-2021". www.rilton.se. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Krishnan Sasikiran wins Rilton Winners' Cup - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Pranesh M wins 2022/2023 Rilton Cup". www.fide.com.
- ^ "16-year old M Pranesh wins Rilton Cup to become India's 79th Grandmaster". Chess News. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
