Rilton Cup 2015/2016

Rilton Cup 2015/2016 9th round

By Yelena Dembo | January 6, 2016 - 06:37 |January 6, 2016 Rilton Cup 2015/2016

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Rodshtein

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Rodshtein won the event with 8 points out of 9 and thus went over 2700!

Results of top 10 games of the last round

GM	Tikkanen Hans	2515	6	0 – 1	7	GM	Rodshtein Maxim	2678
GM	Hammer Jon Ludvig	2695	6½	1 – 0	6	IM	Zumsande Martin Dr.	2442
GM	Alekseev Evgeny	2642	5½	0 – 1	6	GM	Blomqvist Erik	2493
GM	Donchenko Alexander	2588	5½	½ – ½	5½	IM	Nikita Meskovs	2511
IM	Andersen Mads	2474	5½	0 – 1	5½	GM	Sevian Samuel	2578
GM	Ivanov Sergey	2556	5½	0 – 1	5½	GM	Socko Monika	2437
FM	Nilsen Joachim B	2382	5½	0 – 1	5½	GM	Hillarp-Persson Tiger	2521
GM	Krasenkow Michal	2610	5	1 – 0	5½	IM	Sjödahl Pontus	2404
GM	Goganov Aleksey	2597	5	1 – 0	5	IM	Petro Golubka	2406
IM	Salomon Johan	2438	5	½ – ½	5	GM	Socko Bartosz	2587

Top 15 players after the last round

GM	Rodshtein Maxim	ISR	2678	8,0
GM	Hammer Jon Ludvig	NOR	2695	7,5
GM	Blomqvist Erik	SWE	2493	7,0
GM	Hillarp-Persson Tiger	SWE	2521	6,5
GM	Sevian Samuel	USA	2578	6,5
GM	Socko Monika	POL	2437	6,5
GM	Krasenkow Michal	POL	2610	6,0
GM	Donchenko Alexander	GER	2588	6,0
GM	Tikkanen Hans	SWE	2515	6,0
IM	Zumsande Martin Dr.	GER	2442	6,0
GM	Goganov Aleksey	RUS	2597	6,0
IM	Poetsch Hagen	GER	2509	6,0
IM	Tari Aryan	NOR	2556	6,0
IM	Nikita Meskovs	LAT	2511	6,0
GM	Socko Bartosz	POL	2587	5,5

Some games of the last round

  [Event "45th Rilton Cup 2015-16"]   [Site "Stockholm SWE"]   [Date "2016.01.05"]   [Round "9.1"]   [White "Tikkanen, Hans"]   [Black "Rodshtein, Maxim"]   [Result "0-1"]   [ECO "B19"]   [WhiteElo "2515"]   [BlackElo "2678"]   [PlyCount "136"]   [EventDate "2015.12.27"]         e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5     Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Bd6 13. Ne4 Qc7 14. Nxd6+   Qxd6 15. g3 O-O 16. Bf4 Qd5 17. c4 Qe4 18. Ne5 Rfd8 19. f3 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Qxd3     Rxd3 b5 22. c5 Rd5 23. g4 a5 24. a4 b4 25. Kc2 Ra7 26. Kb3 Rad7 27. Bxf6     gxf6 28. Kc4 f5 29. Re1 fxg4 30. fxg4 Rg5 31. Re4 Kf8 32. Rf3 Ke7 33. Ref4 Rg7     Rf6 Rd5 35. R3f4 Rh7 36. Kd3 Rg5 37. Ke4 Rgg7 38. Kf3 Rg8 39. Kg3 b3 40.     Rf3 Rb8 41. R6f4 Rg7 42. Re3 Rg5 43. Kf3 Rb4 44. Rfe4 Rd5 45. Kg3 Rxa4 46. Rxb3   Rdxd4 47. Rxd4 Rxd4 48. Rb6 Kf6 49. Kh4 Ke5 50. Kg3 Rd3+ 51. Kh4 Kf4 52. Rxc6   Rd1 53. Kh3 Kf3 54. Kh2 Kxg4 55. Ra6 Rd2+ 56. Kg1 Rxb2 57. Rxa5 Rc2 58. Ra7 f6     Ra6 Kf5 60. Rc6 e5 61. Rc8 e4 62. Rc6 Kg5 63. Re6 f5 64. Re5 Kf4 65. Rd5 e3   Kf1 Ke4 67. Rd6 Kf3 68. Rxh6 Rc1# 0-1

  [Event "45th Rilton Cup 2015-16"]   [Site "Stockholm SWE"]   [Date "2016.01.05"]   [Round "9.2"]   [White "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]   [Black "Zumsande, Martin"]   [Result "1-0"]   [ECO "A07"]   [WhiteElo "2695"]   [BlackElo "2442"]   [PlyCount "53"]   [EventDate "2015.12.27"]         Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O b5 5. d3 Be7 6. c4 c6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 Bb7   Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Qc2 a6 11. e4 c5 12. exd5 exd5 13. Nh4 Re8 14. Nf5 Bf8 15. d4     cxd4 16. Bxd4 Rc8 17. Qb2 Qa5 18. c5 b4 19. Bh3 Nxc5 20. Nxg7 Nd3 21. Nxe8 Nxb2     Nxf6+ Kg7 23. Bxc8 Bxc8 24. Bxb2 Bh3 25. Rfe1 Kg6 26. Nf3 Bd6 27. Re8 1-0

   [Event "45th Rilton Cup 2015-16"]   [Site "Stockholm SWE"]   [Date "2016.01.05"]   [Round "9.3"]   [White "Alekseev, Evgeny"]   [Black "Blomqvist, Erik"]   [Result "0-1"]   [ECO "B47"]   [WhiteElo "2642"]   [BlackElo "2493"]   [PlyCount "76"]   [EventDate "2015.12.27"]         e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. Be3 Be7 8.     f4 d6 9. g4 d5 10. e5 Nd7 11. g5 a6 12. a3 b5 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Bd4 h6 15. g6   Bh4+ 16. Kd2 f6 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Kc1 O-O 19. Bg4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Rf6 21. f5 Qc5     Qxc5 Nxc5 23. Rd1 Kf8 24. fxe6 Bxe6 25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26. b4 Ne4 27. Nxd5 Rc8   a4 Rxg6 29. axb5 axb5 30. Rf1+ Nf6 31. Nf4 Rg4 32. h3 Rg3 33. Ra7 Kg8 34.     Rb7 Ne4 35. Nd5 Ra8 36. Rf4 Nd6 37. Rd7 Nc4 38. Kd1 Rg2 0-1

   [Event "45th Rilton Cup 2015-16"]   [Site "Stockholm SWE"]   [Date "2016.01.05"]   [Round "9.4"]   [White "Donchenko, Alexander"]   [Black "Meskovs, Nikita"]   [Result "1/2-1/2"]   [ECO "A53"]   [WhiteElo "2588"]   [BlackElo "2511"]   [PlyCount "61"]   [EventDate "2015.12.27"]         d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 c6 7. O-O Qb6 8. b3     Na6 9. Bb2 Re8 10. h3 e5 11. e4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. Re1 a5 14. Rb1 Bd7 15.   Qc2 Re7 16. Re2 Rae8 17. Rd1 Qa6 18. Bc1 Qb6 19. Bf4 Nfxe4 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21.   Nxe4 Bxd4 22. Bxd6 Re6 23. c5 Qb4 24. a3 Rxe4 25. axb4 Rxe2 26. Qxe2 Rxe2 27.   Rxd4 axb4 28. g4 f5 29. Rxb4 fxg4 30. hxg4 g5 31. Kg2 1/2-1/2

   [Event "45th Rilton Cup 2015-16"]   [Site "Stockholm SWE"]   [Date "2016.01.05"]   [Round "9.5"]   [White "Andersen, Mads"]   [Black "Sevian, Samuel"]   [Result "0-1"]   [ECO "D49"]   [WhiteElo "2474"]   [BlackElo "2578"]   [PlyCount "69"]   [EventDate "2015.12.27"]         d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3     a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5 axb5 12. exf6 gxf6 13. O-O Qb6 14. Qe2 Bb7 15.   Bxb5 Rg8 16. Rd1 Ra5 17. a4 Rxb5 18. axb5 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Rxg2+ 20. Kf1 fxe5 21.   Qxe5 Bc5 22. Ra5 d3 23. Be3 Bxe3 24. fxe3 Qxa5 25. Qb8+ Qd8 26. Qxb7 Rxh2 27.   Kg1 Rc2 28. Qf3 Qg5+ 29. Kf1 Qxb5 30. Qa8+ Ke7 31. Qa3+ Kf6 32. Qxd3 Qxd3+ 33.   Rxd3 Rxb2 34. Rd4 h5 35. Re4 0-1

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Rilton Cup 2015/2016 8th round

By Yelena Dembo | January 5, 2016 - 06:47 |January 5, 2016 Rilton Cup 2015/2016

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Rodshtein (Israel) is leading with 7 points out of 8.

Results of top 10 boards of the 8th round

GM	Rodshtein Maxim	2678	6	1 – 0	5½	GM	Donchenko Alexander	2588
GM	Sevian Samuel	2578	5	½ – ½	6	GM	Hammer Jon Ludvig	2695
IM	Nikita Meskovs	2511	5	½ – ½	5	GM	Alekseev Evgeny	2642
IM	Zumsande Martin Dr.	2442	5	1 – 0	5	GM	Krasenkow Michal	2610
GM	Blomqvist Erik	2493	5	1 – 0	5	GM	Goganov Aleksey	2597
GM	Socko Bartosz	2587	5	0 – 1	5	GM	Tikkanen Hans	2515
IM	Sjödahl Pontus	2404	5	½ – ½	5	GM	Ivanov Sergey	2556
GM	Hillarp-Persson Tiger	2521	5	½ – ½	5	IM	Andersen Mads	2474
IM	Tari Aryan	2556	4½	½ – ½	4½	GM	Semcesen Daniel	2431
GM	Cramling Pia	2523	4½	½ – ½	4½	IM	Hagen Andreas	2395

Top 15 players after 8 rounds

GM	Rodshtein Maxim	ISR	2678	7,0
GM	Hammer Jon Ludvig	NOR	2695	6,5
GM	Blomqvist Erik	SWE	2493	6,0
GM	Tikkanen Hans	SWE	2515	6,0
IM	Zumsande Martin Dr.	GER	2442	6,0
GM	Donchenko Alexander	GER	2588	5,5
GM	Hillarp-Persson Tiger	SWE	2521	5,5
GM	Alekseev Evgeny	RUS	2642	5,5
GM	Sevian Samuel	USA	2578	5,5
IM	Andersen Mads	DEN	2474	5,5
IM	Sjödahl Pontus	SWE	2404	5,5
GM	Ivanov Sergey	RUS	2556	5,5
IM	Nikita Meskovs	LAT	2511	5,5
FM	Nilsen Joachim B	NOR	2382	5,5
GM	Socko Monika	POL	2437	5,5

Some games of the round

  [Event "45th Rilton Cup 2015-16"]   [Site "Stockholm SWE"]   [Date "2016.01.04"]   [Round "8.1"]   [White "Rodshtein, Maxim"]   [Black "Donchenko, Alexander"]   [Result "1-0"]   [ECO "A05"]   [WhiteElo "2678"]   [BlackElo "2588"]   [PlyCount "51"]   [EventDate "2015.12.27"]         Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O e5 5. e4 Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. c4 Be6 8. Qa4     Bd6 9. cxd5 Bxd5 10. Rxe4 b5 11. Qxb5 Bxe4 12. Qa4 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 O-O 14. Bxc6   Rc8 15. d3 Be7 16. Bb5 c4 17. Bxc4 e4 18. Nc3 exd3 19. Be3 Bc5 20. Bxc5 Rxc5     Rd1 d2 22. Ne4 Re5 23. Rxd2 Qa8 24. Rd4 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qc6 1-0

   [Event "45th Rilton Cup 2015-16"]   [Site "Stockholm SWE"]   [Date "2016.01.04"]   [Round "8.2"]   [White "Sevian, Samuel"]   [Black "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]   [Result "1/2-1/2"]   [ECO "C67"]   [WhiteElo "2578"]   [BlackElo "2695"]   [PlyCount "113"]   [EventDate "2015.12.27"]         e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5   Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ne7 10. Nc3 Ng6 11. Bg5+ Ke8 12. Rad1 Bd7 13. Rd2 Be6 14.     Nd4 h6 15. Be3 Nxe5 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bf4 Nc4 18. Rd4 Nd6 19. Re1 Kd7 20. Ne4   b6 21. Nxd6 cxd6 22. Bxd6 Bxd6 23. Red1 Rad8 24. Rxd6+ Ke7 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26.   Rxd8 Kxd8 27. Kh2 Ke7 28. Kg3 Kd6 29. Kf4 Kd5 30. c3 a5 31. Ke3 e5 32. f3 Kc4     Kd2 a4 34. Kc2 g5 35. b3+ axb3+ 36. axb3+ Kd5 37. Kd3 b5 38. g3 h5 39. Ke3     c5 40. Kd3 c4+ 41. bxc4+ bxc4+ 42. Ke3 h4 43. gxh4 gxh4 44. f4 Ke6 45. Ke4 exf4     Kxf4 Kf6 47. Ke4 Kg5 48. Ke5 Kg6 49. Kd4 Kf5 50. Kxc4 Kf4 51. Kd4 Kg3 52.     Ke3 Kxh3 53. Kf3 Kh2 54. c4 h3 55. Kf2 Kh1 56. c5 h2 57. c6 1/2-1/2

  [Event "45th Rilton Cup 2015-16"]   [Site "Stockholm SWE"]   [Date "2016.01.04"]   [Round "8.3"]   [White "Meskovs, Nikita"]   [Black "Alekseev, Evgeny"]   [Result "1/2-1/2"]   [ECO "E46"]   [WhiteElo "2511"]   [BlackElo "2642"]   [PlyCount "126"]   [EventDate "2015.12.27"]         d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Bd6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. g3     Re8 9. Bg2 c6 10. Qc2 g6 11. f3 c5 12. Nb5 Bf5 13. Qd2 Bf8 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15.   Nbd4 Nc6 16. O-O Rc8 17. Kh1 Bd7 18. b4 Bf8 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Bb2 a5 21. Nf4   Bg7 22. Bd4 Bf5 23. g4 Be6 24. Qc3 Rf8 25. Nd3 Ne8 26. bxa5 Bxd4 27. exd4 Nd6     Nc5 Nc4 29. a6 Ra8 30. Rfe1 Bc8 31. Bf1 Bxa6 32. Nxa6 Rxa6 33. Bxc4 dxc4   Qxc4 Ra7 35. Qxc6 Qxd4 36. a4 Ra5 37. Ra2 Kg7 38. Kg2 Kg8 39. Re4 Qd8 40.     Rb2 h5 41. gxh5 Rxh5 42. Rg4 Kh7 43. Re2 Rh8 44. h3 Rf8 45. Qc4 Kg7 46. Qc3+   Kh7 47. Qd4 Qxd4 48. Rxd4 Kg7 49. Re7 Rf5 50. Kg3 Ra8 51. Rb7 Rg5+ 52. Kf2 Rf5     Re4 Ra6 54. Rb5 Rxa4 55. Rxf5 Ra2+ 56. Re2 Rxe2+ 57. Kxe2 gxf5 58. Ke3 Kg6   Kf4 f6 60. h4 Kh5 61. Kxf5 Kxh4 62. f4 Kg3 63. Kxf6 Kxf4 1/2-1/2

  [Event "45th Rilton Cup 2015-16"]   [Site "Stockholm SWE"]   [Date "2016.01.04"]   [Round "8.4"]   [White "Zumsande, Martin"]   [Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]   [Result "1-0"]   [ECO "B06"]   [WhiteElo "2442"]   [BlackElo "2610"]   [PlyCount "65"]   [EventDate "2015.12.27"]         e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 d5 5. e5 Nh6 6. Nf3 f6 7. Be3 Bg4 8. Be2 O-O   Qd2 Nd7 10. O-O-O Nf5 11. Kb1 Bh6 12. Ng5 Bxe2 13. Ne6 Qc8 14. Qxe2 Rf7 15.     Bc1 fxe5 16. fxe5 Nf8 17. Nxf8 Qxf8 18. g4 Nh4 19. g5 Bg7 20. Qg4 Nf3 21. Rd3   c5 22. Nxd5 Nxd4 23. h4 Bxe5 24. h5 Qc8 25. Qg2 Bg7 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Rdh3 Qd7     Qh2 Rff8 29. Rh7 Rf3 30. Rxg7+ Kxg7 31. Qe5+ Kf7 32. Rh7+ Ke8 33. Nc7+ 1-0

  [Event "45th Rilton Cup 2015-16"]   [Site "Stockholm SWE"]   [Date "2016.01.04"]   [Round "8.5"]   [White "Blomqvist, Erik"]   [Black "Goganov, Aleksey"]   [Result "1-0"]   [ECO "B31"]   [WhiteElo "2493"]   [BlackElo "2597"]   [PlyCount "105"]   [EventDate "2015.12.27"]         e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. e5 f6 8. d4     cxd4 9. Ne4 fxe5 10. Nd6+ Kf8 11. Bg5 Qa5 12. Nd2 Ne7 13. g4 h6 14. Bh4 Nd5 15.   N2c4 Qc7 16. f4 Ba6 17. fxe5+ Kg8 18. Qxd4 Kh7 19. Rf7 Rhf8 20. Raf1 Bxc4 21.   Nxc4 Rxf7 22. Rxf7 Rf8 23. Rxf8 Bxf8 24. Bf2 Nb6 25. Nd6 Qd8 26. Qf4 Bg7 27. c4   Nc8 28. Ne4 Kg8 29. Qd2 g5 30. Bg3 Ne7 31. Nc5 Ng6 32. Qxd7 Qb6 33. Qd4 Bf8 34.   Nxe6 c5 35. Qd5 Ne7 36. Qd6 Qxb2 37. Nxf8 Qb1+ 38. Kg2 Qe4+ 39. Kh3 h5 40. Qe6+   Kxf8 41. gxh5 Qe2 42. Qf6+ Ke8 43. Qxg5 Qf1+ 44. Kh4 Qxc4+ 45. Qg4 Qxa2 46. h6   Qc2 47. e6 Ng6+ 48. Kg5 Nf8 49. Qh5+ Kd8 50. Kf6 Qe4 51. Qf7 Qf3+ 52. Kg7 Qc3+     Kg8 1-0

Pairings of top 10 boards of the 9th round

GM	Tikkanen Hans	2515	6	7	GM	Rodshtein Maxim	2678
GM	Hammer Jon Ludvig	2695	6½	6	IM	Zumsande Martin Dr.	2442
GM	Alekseev Evgeny	2642	5½	6	GM	Blomqvist Erik	2493
GM	Donchenko Alexander	2588	5½	5½	IM	Nikita Meskovs	2511
IM	Andersen Mads	2474	5½	5½	GM	Sevian Samuel	2578
GM	Ivanov Sergey	2556	5½	5½	GM	Socko Monika	2437
FM	Nilsen Joachim B	2382	5½	5½	GM	Hillarp-Persson Tiger	2521
GM	Krasenkow Michal	2610	5	5½	IM	Sjödahl Pontus	2404
GM	Goganov Aleksey	2597	5	5	IM	Petro Golubka	2406
IM	Salomon Johan	2438	5	5	GM	Socko Bartosz	2587

View the standings, pairings and other info on the official site.

Rilton Cup 2015/2016 7th round

By Yelena Dembo | January 4, 2016 - 06:52 |January 4, 2016 Rilton Cup 2015/2016

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Hammer and Rodshtein are leading with 6 points out of 7.

Results of top 10 games of the 7th round

GM	Hammer Jon Ludvig	2695	5½	½ – ½	5	GM	Donchenko Alexander	2588
GM	Krasenkow Michal	2610	5	0 – 1	5	GM	Rodshtein Maxim	2678
GM	Hillarp-Persson Tiger	2521	4½	½ – ½	4½	GM	Socko Bartosz	2587
GM	Tikkanen Hans	2515	4½	½ – ½	4½	GM	Sevian Samuel	2578
GM	Ivanov Sergey	2556	4½	½ – ½	4½	IM	Nikita Meskovs	2511
GM	Alekseev Evgeny	2642	4	1 – 0	4	IM	Vuilleumier Alexandre	2342
GM	Goganov Aleksey	2597	4	1 – 0	4	FM	Schekachikhin Maksim	2321
GM	Semcesen Daniel	2431	4	½ – ½	4	GM	Cramling Pia	2523
IM	Poetsch Hagen	2509	4	0 – 1	4	IM	Sjödahl Pontus	2404
IM	Kolosowski Mateusz	2423	4	0 – 1	4	GM	Blomqvist Erik	2493

Top 15 players after 7 rounds

GM	Hammer Jon Ludvig	NOR	2695	6,0
GM	Rodshtein Maxim	ISR	2678	6,0
GM	Donchenko Alexander	GER	2588	5,5
GM	Krasenkow Michal	POL	2610	5,0
GM	Hillarp-Persson Tiger	SWE	2521	5,0
GM	Socko Bartosz	POL	2587	5,0
GM	Alekseev Evgeny	RUS	2642	5,0
GM	Blomqvist Erik	SWE	2493	5,0
IM	Andersen Mads	DEN	2474	5,0
GM	Ivanov Sergey	RUS	2556	5,0
GM	Goganov Aleksey	RUS	2597	5,0
GM	Tikkanen Hans	SWE	2515	5,0
IM	Sjödahl Pontus	SWE	2404	5,0
IM	Zumsande Martin Dr.	GER	2442	5,0
GM	Sevian Samuel	USA	2578	5,0

Some games of the 7th round

   [Event "45th Rilton Cup 2015-16"]   [Site "Stockholm SWE"]   [Date "2016.01.03"]   [Round "7.1"]   [White "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]   [Black "Donchenko, Alexander"]   [Result "1/2-1/2"]   [ECO "A05"]   [WhiteElo "2695"]   [BlackElo "2588"]   [PlyCount "60"]   [EventDate "2015.12.27"]         Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. d4 b5 5. b3 Bb7 6. c4 bxc4 7. bxc4 dxc4 8.     Qa4+ Nbd7 9. O-O Be7 10. Ne5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 c5 12. dxc5 O-O 13. Nc6 Nxc5 14.   Qxc4 Qc7 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Ba3 Rfc8 17. Kg1 Qb7 18. Bxc5 Ne4 19. Nc3 Nxc5 20.   Rab1 Qe7 21. Rfc1 h6 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 Rd8 25. h4 Qa3 26.   Rc2 Qa5 27. Kg2 a6 28. Qf4 Qd5+ 29. e4 Qd3 30. Rc7 Rd7 1/2-1/2

   [Event "45th Rilton Cup 2015-16"]   [Site "Stockholm SWE"]   [Date "2016.01.03"]   [Round "7.2"]   [White "Krasenkow, Michal"]   [Black "Rodshtein, Maxim"]   [Result "0-1"]   [ECO "D45"]   [WhiteElo "2610"]   [BlackElo "2678"]   [PlyCount "78"]   [EventDate "2015.12.27"]         d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2     b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. O-O Qe7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Nf6 14. Qh4 c5 15.   dxc5 Bxc5 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. Ne5 Ba3 18. Bxa3 Qxa3 19. Bh5 Rf8 20. Nd7 Nxd7 21.   Rxd7 Bc6 22. Rd2 a5 23. Rfd1 Qc5 24. Be2 h6 25. Rd6 Rfc8 26. Bf1 Rab8 27. Qf4   Be8 28. h4 Qc7 29. g3 Qc5 30. Bd3 Bc6 31. a3 Be8 32. Bc2 b5 33. Qe4 g6 34. Qf4   bxc4 35. Qxh6 Qh5 36. Qe3 Qc5 37. Qh6 Qe5 38. bxc4 Rxc4 39. Rd8 Rxc2 0-1

   [Event "45th Rilton Cup 2015-16"]   [Site "Stockholm SWE"]   [Date "2016.01.03"]   [Round "7.3"]   [White "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]   [Black "Socko, Bartosz"]   [Result "1/2-1/2"]   [ECO "E52"]   [WhiteElo "2521"]   [BlackElo "2587"]   [PlyCount "54"]   [EventDate "2015.12.27"]         d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 b6 7. O-O Ba6 8. cxd5     exd5 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Bd2 Re8 11. Rc1 Bf8 12. Qa4 Qc8 13. Ne2 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5     Qc2 Qa6 16. Nc3 Rac8 17. Rcd1 Nce4 18. Qb3 Qc4 19. Be1 Qxb3 20. axb3 Red8   Nd4 Nxc3 22. Bxc3 Ne4 23. Rd3 g6 24. Rfd1 Nc5 25. R3d2 Ne4 26. Rd3 Nc5 27.     R3d2 Ne4 1/2-1/2

   [Event "45th Rilton Cup 2015-16"]   [Site "Stockholm SWE"]   [Date "2016.01.03"]   [Round "7.4"]   [White "Tikkanen, Hans"]   [Black "Sevian, Samuel"]   [Result "1/2-1/2"]   [ECO "C84"]   [WhiteElo "2515"]   [BlackElo "2578"]   [PlyCount "98"]   [EventDate "2015.12.27"]         e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Re1     Re8 9. d4 b5 10. Bc2 exd4 11. cxd4 Bg4 12. Nc3 Bf8 13. Be3 Bh5 14. Rc1 h6 15.   a4 Nb4 16. Bb1 Rb8 17. axb5 axb5 18. d5 c5 19. dxc6 Nxc6 20. Ne2 Ne5 21. Nxe5   dxe5 22. f3 Qa5 23. Qb3 Rec8 24. Bd3 Bc5 25. Bxc5 Rxc5 26. Qa3 Qxa3 27. bxa3   Nd7 28. Ng3 Bg6 29. Rxc5 Nxc5 30. Bf1 b4 31. axb4 Rxb4 32. Nf5 Bxf5 33. exf5   Nd7 34. Rd1 Rd4 35. Rc1 Kf8 36. Rc7 Nb6 37. Kf2 Nd5 38. Ra7 Rd2+ 39. Ke1 Rb2     Bc4 Ne3 41. Rxf7+ Ke8 42. Be6 Rxg2 43. h4 Nc2+ 44. Kf1 Ne3+ 45. Ke1 h5 46.     Rc7 Nc2+ 47. Kf1 Ne3+ 48. Ke1 Nc2+ 49. Kf1 Ne3+ 1/2-1/2

  [Event "45th Rilton Cup 2015-16"]   [Site "Stockholm SWE"]   [Date "2016.01.03"]   [Round "7.5"]   [White "Ivanov, Sergey"]   [Black "Meskovs, Nikita"]   [Result "1/2-1/2"]   [ECO "A34"]   [WhiteElo "2556"]   [BlackElo "2511"]   [PlyCount "132"]   [EventDate "2015.12.27"]         Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 g6 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bg7 8.     Bb5+ Nd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 Nf6 11. Re1 a6 12. Bf1 h6 13. Bf4 cxd4 14. cxd4 Bg4     Rb1 b5 16. d5 e6 17. d6 Nh5 18. Bc1 Bc3 19. Re3 Be5 20. Rd3 Nf4 21. Bxf4     Bxf4 22. h3 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Be5 24. Rbd1 Qb6 25. Qe2 Rfd8 26. d7 b4 27. Qc2 Ra7     Qa4 Qb5 29. Qxb5 axb5 30. Rb3 Bc3 31. Bxb5 Rxa2 32. g3 Kf8 33. Kg2 Ke7 34.     Rbb1 Ra5 35. Bc6 Rc5 36. Ba4 Ra8 37. Rd3 Kd8 38. Bb3 Rc7 39. Rbd1 Ra3 40. Rf3   Rxd7 41. Rxf7 Rxd1 42. Bxd1 b3 43. Rf3 b2 44. Bc2 e5 45. Rd3+ Ke7 46. Bb1 g5     g4 Ra1 48. Rxc3 Rxb1 49. Rb3 Kd6 50. Rb8 Kc5 51. Kf3 Kd4 52. Rd8+ Kc3 53.     Rc8+ Kd2 54. Rb8 Ke1 55. Kg2 Ke2 56. Rb7 Kd1 57. Kf3 Kc2 58. Rc7+ Kd2 59. Rb7   Ke1 60. Kg2 Ke2 61. Rb8 Kd3 62. Kf3 Kd2 63. Rb7 Kc2 64. Rc7+ Kd1 65. Rb7 Ke1     Kg2 Ke2 1/2-1/2

Pairings of top 10 boards of the 8th round

GM	Rodshtein Maxim	2678	6	5½	GM	Donchenko Alexander	2588
GM	Sevian Samuel	2578	5	6	GM	Hammer Jon Ludvig	2695
IM	Nikita Meskovs	2511	5	5	GM	Alekseev Evgeny	2642
IM	Zumsande Martin Dr.	2442	5	5	GM	Krasenkow Michal	2610
GM	Blomqvist Erik	2493	5	5	GM	Goganov Aleksey	2597
GM	Socko Bartosz	2587	5	5	GM	Tikkanen Hans	2515
IM	Sjödahl Pontus	2404	5	5	GM	Ivanov Sergey	2556
GM	Hillarp-Persson Tiger	2521	5	5	IM	Andersen Mads	2474
IM	Tari Aryan	2556	4½	4½	GM	Semcesen Daniel	2431
GM	Cramling Pia	2523	4½	4½	IM	Hagen Andreas	2395

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Rilton Cup 2015/2016 6th round

By Yelena Dembo | January 3, 2016 - 06:42 |January 3, 2016 Rilton Cup 2015/2016

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Hammer (Norway) is leading with 5.5 points after winning against Krasenkow (Poland).Rodshtein, Krasenkow and Donchenko have 5 points.

Results of top 10 boards of the 6th round

GM	Krasenkow Michal	2610	5	0 – 1	4½	GM	Hammer Jon Ludvig	2695
GM	Rodshtein Maxim	2678	4½	½ – ½	4	GM	Hillarp-Persson Tiger	2521
GM	Donchenko Alexander	2588	4	1 – 0	4	GM	Alekseev Evgeny	2642
GM	Blomqvist Erik	2493	4	0 – 1	3½	GM	Socko Bartosz	2587
IM	Zumsande Martin Dr.	2442	3½	½ – ½	3½	GM	Goganov Aleksey	2597
GM	Sevian Samuel	2578	3½	1 – 0	3½	IM	Salomon Johan	2438
IM	Johansson Linus	2423	3½	0 – 1	3½	GM	Ivanov Sergey	2556
GM	Cramling Pia	2523	3½	½ – ½	3½	IM	Kolosowski Mateusz	2423
FM	Sagit Rauan	2375	3½	0 – 1	3½	GM	Tikkanen Hans	2515
IM	Nikita Meskovs	2511	3½	1 – 0	3½	FM	Arman Deniz	2332

Top 15 players after 6 rounds

GM	Hammer Jon Ludvig	NOR	2695	5,5
GM	Rodshtein Maxim	ISR	2678	5,0
GM	Krasenkow Michal	POL	2610	5,0
GM	Donchenko Alexander	GER	2588	5,0
GM	Socko Bartosz	POL	2587	4,5
GM	Hillarp-Persson Tiger	SWE	2521	4,5
GM	Tikkanen Hans	SWE	2515	4,5
GM	Ivanov Sergey	RUS	2556	4,5
GM	Sevian Samuel	USA	2578	4,5
IM	Nikita Meskovs	LAT	2511	4,5
GM	Alekseev Evgeny	RUS	2642	4,0
GM	Blomqvist Erik	SWE	2493	4,0
IM	Andersen Mads	DEN	2474	4,0
FM	Schekachikhin Maksim	RUS	2321	4,0
IM	Kolosowski Mateusz	POL	2423	4,0

Pairings of top 10 boards of the 7th round

GM	Hammer Jon Ludvig	2695	5½	5	GM	Donchenko Alexander	2588
GM	Krasenkow Michal	2610	5	5	GM	Rodshtein Maxim	2678
GM	Hillarp-Persson Tiger	2521	4½	4½	GM	Socko Bartosz	2587
GM	Tikkanen Hans	2515	4½	4½	GM	Sevian Samuel	2578
GM	Ivanov Sergey	2556	4½	4½	IM	Nikita Meskovs	2511
GM	Alekseev Evgeny	2642	4	4	IM	Vuilleumier Alexandre	2342
GM	Goganov Aleksey	2597	4	4	FM	Schekachikhin Maksim	2321
GM	Semcesen Daniel	2431	4	4	GM	Cramling Pia	2523
IM	Poetsch Hagen	2509	4	4	IM	Sjödahl Pontus	2404
IM	Kolosowski Mateusz	2423	4	4	GM	Blomqvist Erik	2493

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By Yelena Dembo | January 2, 2016 - 06:38 |January 2, 2016 Rilton Cup 2015/2016

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A very strong Open event is underway in Stockholm, Sweden. Krasenkow is leading with 5 out of 5, Hammer and Rodshtein are on 4.5 points.

Results of top 10 boards of the 5th round

GM	Hammer Jon Ludvig	2695	4	½ – ½	4	GM	Rodshtein Maxim	2678
GM	Ivanov Sergey	2556	3½	0 – 1	4	GM	Krasenkow Michal	2610
GM	Alekseev Evgeny	2642	3	1 – 0	3½	IM	Poetsch Hagen	2509
IM	Andersen Mads	2474	3	0 – 1	3	GM	Donchenko Alexander	2588
GM	Socko Bartosz	2587	3	½ – ½	3	IM	Johansson Linus	2423
IM	Salomon Johan	2438	3	½ – ½	3	GM	Cramling Pia	2523
GM	Semcesen Daniel	2431	3	0 – 1	3	GM	Hillarp-Persson Tiger	2521
GM	Tikkanen Hans	2515	3	½ – ½	3	FM	Schekachikhin Maksim	2321
FM	Lindgren Philip	2418	3	0 – 1	3	GM	Blomqvist Erik	2493
GM	Goganov Aleksey	2597	2½	1 – 0	3	FM	Mikalsen Erlend	2313

Top 15 players after 5 rounds

GM	Krasenkow Michal	POL	2610	5,0
GM	Hammer Jon Ludvig	NOR	2695	4,5
GM	Rodshtein Maxim	ISR	2678	4,5
GM	Blomqvist Erik	SWE	2493	4,0
GM	Donchenko Alexander	GER	2588	4,0
GM	Hillarp-Persson Tiger	SWE	2521	4,0
GM	Alekseev Evgeny	RUS	2642	4,0
GM	Tikkanen Hans	SWE	2515	3,5
GM	Socko Bartosz	POL	2587	3,5
GM	Ivanov Sergey	RUS	2556	3,5
FM	Sagit Rauan	SWE	2375	3,5
FM	Schekachikhin Maksim	RUS	2321	3,5
GM	Cramling Pia	SWE	2523	3,5
IM	Zumsande Martin Dr.	GER	2442	3,5
IM	Salomon Johan	NOR	2438	3,5

Pairings of top 10 boards of the 6th round

GM	Krasenkow Michal	2610	5	4½	GM	Hammer Jon Ludvig	2695
GM	Rodshtein Maxim	2678	4½	4	GM	Hillarp-Persson Tiger	2521
GM	Donchenko Alexander	2588	4	4	GM	Alekseev Evgeny	2642
GM	Blomqvist Erik	2493	4	3½	GM	Socko Bartosz	2587
IM	Zumsande Martin Dr.	2442	3½	3½	GM	Goganov Aleksey	2597
GM	Sevian Samuel	2578	3½	3½	IM	Salomon Johan	2438
IM	Johansson Linus	2423	3½	3½	GM	Ivanov Sergey	2556
GM	Cramling Pia	2523	3½	3½	IM	Kolosowski Mateusz	2423
FM	Sagit Rauan	2375	3½	3½	GM	Tikkanen Hans	2515
IM	Nikita Meskovs	2511	3½	3½	FM	Arman Deniz	2332

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