43rd Rilton Cup in Stockholm, Sweden

The Stockholm Chess Federation welcomes all chess players to the 43rd Rilton Cup, which will be held from 27th December 2013 to 5th January 2014.

The tournament will be played in three groups: Rilton Cup, Rilton Elo and Rilton Open (the Open is only for Nordic players with a national rating lower than 1800).

Rilton Cup and Rilton Elo will be rated with FIDE and played over 9 rounds of Swiss system. The first round starts at 3:00 p.m. on 27th December. Round 2–8 start the same time. The last, 9th round starts at noon on 5th January. The 31st December (New Year’s Eve) is free of play.

43rd Rilton Cup in Stockholm, Sweden

The Stockholm Chess Federation welcomes all chess players to the 43rd Rilton Cup, which will be held from 27th December 2013 to 5th January 2014.
The tournament will be played in three groups: Rilton Cup, Rilton Elo and Rilton Open (the Open is only for Nordic players with a national rating lower than 1800).
Rilton Cup and Rilton Elo will be rated with FIDE and played over 9 rounds of Swiss system. The first round starts at 3:00 p.m. on 27th December. Round 2–8 start the same time. The last, 9th round starts at noon on 5th January. The 31st December (New Year’s Eve) is free of play.
Rilton Open is played on 28th December 2013 – 4th January 2014 as a 7 rounds FIDE-Swiss.
The winner of the previous Rilton Cup was Polish Grandmaster Michal Krasenkow.
The playing venue is at Clarion Hotel Stockholm, Ringvägen 98, Stockholm. Metro station Skanstull, green line.