Category Archives: Rilton Cup 2013/2014

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Norwegian GM Hammer drew the last game versus Russian GM Volkov and secured the sole 1st with 7.5 points!

Top 5 results by board

1 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2612 7 ½ – ½ 6½ GM Volkov Sergey 2623

2 GM Goganov Aleksey 2581 6 ½ – ½ 6 GM Grandelius Nils 2576

3 GM Piorun Kacper 2560 6 0 – 1 5½ GM Hillarp-Persson Tiger 2551

4 IM Sjödahl Pontus 2420 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Socko Bartosz 2657

5 IM Hansen Torbjørn Ringdal 2473 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Smirin Ilya 2642

Top 10 players with ELO gain/loss

1 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig NOR 2612 7.5 19.9

2 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2623 7.0 6.9

3 GM Grandelius Nils SWE 2576 2642 6.5 18.0

4 GM Krasenkow Michal POL 2633 6.5 4.5

5 GM Smirin Ilya ISR 2642 6.5 2.3

6 GM Socko Bartosz POL 2657 2695 6.5 0.5

7 GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2581 6.5 8.7

8 GM Hillarp-Persson Tiger SWE 2551 2624 6.5 7.6

9 GM Piorun Kacper POL 2560 6.0 9.5

10 GM Lintchevski Daniil RUS 2541 6.0 8.2

Official Site.

Norwegian GM Hammer won against Polish GM Krasenkow in the 8th round (of 9) and again enjoys sole lead with 7 points.

Results of top 5 boards of 8th round

1 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2612 6 1 – 0 5½ GM Krasenkow Michal 2633

2 GM Volkov Sergey 2623 5½ 1 – 0 6 GM Grandelius Nils 2576

3 GM Smirin Ilya 2642 5 ½ – ½ 5½ GM Piorun Kacper 2560

4 IM Smirnov Artem 2418 5 0 – 1 5 GM Goganov Aleksey 2581

5 GM Socko Bartosz 2657 4½ 1 – 0 5 GM Lintchevski Daniil 2541

Top 10 players after 8 rounds with ELO gain/loss

1 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig NOR 2612 2612 7.0 19.7
2 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2623 2623 6.5 7.1
3 GM Grandelius Nils SWE 2576 2576 2642 6.0 17.9
4 GM Piorun Kacper POL 2560 2560 6.0 14.6
5 GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2581 2581 6.0 8.8
6 GM Krasenkow Michal POL 2633 2633 5.5 1.4
7 GM Smirin Ilya ISR 2642 2642 5.5 -0.5
8 GM Socko Bartosz POL 2657 2657 2695 5.5 -1.5
9 GM Hillarp-Persson Tiger SWE 2551 2551 2624 5.5 2.5
10 IM Semcesen Daniel SWE 2488 2488 2547 5.5 3.7

Top 5 pairings of the 9th round

1 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2612 7 – 6½ GM Volkov Sergey 2623

2 GM Goganov Aleksey 2581 6 – 6 GM Grandelius Nils 2576

3 GM Piorun Kacper 2560 6 – 5½ GM Hillarp-Persson Tiger 2551

4 IM Sjödahl Pontus 2420 5½ – 5½ GM Socko Bartosz 2657

5 IM Hansen Torbjørn Ringdal 2473 5½ – 5½ GM Smirin Ilya 2642

Official Site.

Swedish GM Grandelius caught up with Norwegian GM Hammer and has 6 points.

Top 5 Board results of the 7th round

1 GM Piorun Kacper 2560 5 ½ – ½ 5½ GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2612

2 GM Grandelius Nils 2576 5 1 – 0 4½ GM Hillarp-Persson Tiger 2551

3 GM Volkov Sergey 2623 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Socko Bartosz 2657

4 GM Lintchevski Daniil 2541 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Smirin Ilya 2642

5 GM Krasenkow Michal 2633 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Cramling Pia 2525

Top 10 players after 7 rounds with ELO gain/loss

1 GM Grandelius Nils SWE 2576 2576 2642 6.0 22.2

2 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig NOR 2612 2612 6.0 14.4

3 GM Krasenkow Michal POL 2633 2633 5.5 6.7

4 GM Piorun Kacper POL 2560 2560 5.5 13.5

5 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2623 2623 5.5 2.8

6 GM Smirin Ilya ISR 2642 2642 5.0 0.6

7 GM Lintchevski Daniil RUS 2541 2541 5.0 8.0

8 GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2581 2581 5.0 6.0

9 IM Smirnov Artem RUS 2418 2418 5.0 13.6

10 GM Socko Bartosz POL 2657 2657 2695 4.5 -4.9

Top 5 board pairings of the 8th round

1 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2612 6 – 5½ GM Krasenkow Michal 2633
2 GM Volkov Sergey 2623 5½ – 6 GM Grandelius Nils 2576
3 GM Smirin Ilya 2642 5 – 5½ GM Piorun Kacper 2560
4 IM Smirnov Artem 2418 5 – 5 GM Goganov Aleksey 2581
5 GM Socko Bartosz 2657 4½ – 5 GM Lintchevski Daniil 2541

Official Site.

Norwegian GM Hammer became a sole leader after winning vs GM Goganov of Russia and has 5.5 points.

Top 5 results of the 6th round

1 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2612 4½ 1 – 0 4 GM Goganov Aleksey 2581

2 GM Krasenkow Michal 2633 4 ½ – ½ 4½ GM Grandelius Nils 2576

3 IM Urkedal Frode 2492 4 0 – 1 4 GM Piorun Kacper 2560

4 GM Socko Bartosz 2657 3½ 1 – 0 3½ IM Hansen Torbjørn Ringdal 2473

5 GM Smirin Ilya 2642 3½ 1 – 0 3½ GM Socko Monika 2440

Top 10 players after 6 rounds (with ELO gain/loss)

1 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig NOR 2612 2612 5.5 15.1

2 GM Grandelius Nils SWE 2576 2576 2642 5.0 17.5

3 GM Piorun Kacper POL 2560 2560 5.0 12.8

4 GM Krasenkow Michal POL 2633 2633 4.5 3.2

5 GM Smirin Ilya ISR 2642 2642 4.5 2.0

6 GM Socko Bartosz POL 2657 2657 2695 4.5 0.6

7 GM Lintchevski Daniil RUS 2541 2541 4.5 6.6

8 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2623 2623 4.5 -2.7

9 GM Hillarp-Persson Tiger SWE 2551 2551 2624 4.5 3.6

10 GM Cramling Pia SWE 2525 2525 2501 4.5 14.5 -4.7

Top 5 pairings of the 7th round

1 GM Piorun Kacper 2560 5 – 5½ GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2612
2 GM Grandelius Nils 2576 5 – 4½ GM Hillarp-Persson Tiger 2551
3 GM Volkov Sergey 2623 4½ – 4½ GM Socko Bartosz 2657
4 GM Lintchevski Daniil 2541 4½ – 4½ GM Smirin Ilya 2642
5 GM Krasenkow Michal 2633 4½ – 4½ GM Cramling Pia 2525

Official site.

There are only 2 leaders after 5 rounds – Norwegian GM Hammer and Swedish GM Grandelius, who have 4.5 points. Four players are on 4.

Results of top 6 boards

1 GM Grandelius Nils 2576 3½ 1 – 0 3½ GM Smirin Ilya 2642

2 GM Goganov Aleksey 2581 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Krasenkow Michal 2633

3 GM Lintchevski Daniil 2541 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2612

4 GM Piorun Kacper 2560 3 1 – 0 3 IM Smirnov Artem 2418

5 IM Urkedal Frode 2492 3 1 – 0 3 FM Krupenski Jüri 1 2300

6 FM Sagit Rauan 1 2369 3 ½ – ½ 2½ IM Semcesen Daniel 2488

Pairings of first 6 boards of the 6th round

1 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2612 4½ – 4 GM Goganov Aleksey 2581

2 GM Krasenkow Michal 2633 4 – 4½ GM Grandelius Nils 2576

3 IM Urkedal Frode 2492 4 – 4 GM Piorun Kacper 2560

4 GM Socko Bartosz 2657 3½ – 3½ IM Hansen Torbjørn Ringdal 2473

5 GM Smirin Ilya 2642 3½ – 3½ GM Socko Monika 2440

6 IM Eggleston David 2434 3½ – 3½ GM Volkov Sergey 2623

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