53rd Rilton Cup

53rd Rilton Cup was a 100-player classical Swiss in Scandic Continental, Vasagatan 22, Stockholm, Sweden, 27 Dec 2025 – 5 Jan 2026. Won by Xu with 8/9 (2763 performance). Xie (2426) was the breakout, performing at 2564 and gaining 14 rating points. Top seed Demchenko (2631) finished 2nd with 7/9. Last updated 22 Oct 2026, 19:47 UTC.

Dates: 27 Dec 2025 – 5 Jan 2026
Place: Scandic Continental, Vasagatan 22, Stockholm, Sweden
Format: 9-round Swiss
Time control: 90 min / 40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec / move

Official website

Standings

#	Player	Rating	Pts	Perf	±
1	GMXu, XiangyuCHN	2601	8	2763	+12
2	GMDemchenko, AntonSLO	2631	7	2640	+2
3	GMDai, ChangrenCHN	2551	7	2595	+5
4	GMLi, DiCHN	2549	6½	2549	+1
5	GMHeberla, BartlomiejPOL	2508	6½	2593	+9
6	IMRaczek, KrzysztofPOL	2489	6½	2586	+10
7	GMSengupta, DeepIND	2479	6½	2497	+2
8	IMDotzer, LukasAUT	2478	6½	2562	+9
9	GMGhasi, Ameet KENG	2500	6	2471	−3
10	IMCieslak, PatrykPOL	2477	6	2453	−3
11	GMMeshkovs, NikitaLAT	2561	5½	2616	+4
12	IMXie, KaifanCHN	2426	5½	2564	+14
13	IMKavutskiy, KostyaUSA	2354	5½	2350
14	GMZhalmakhanov, RamazanKAZ	2454	5	2588	+13
15	GMHammer, Jon LudvigNOR	2606	4½	2374	−20
16	GMBauer, ChristianFRA	2552	4	2493	−4
17	GMBlomqvist, ErikSWE	2490	4	2393	−9
18	IMWillow, Jonah BENG	2473	4	2296	−17
19	GMHillarp Persson, TigerSWE	2428	4	2387	−3
20	IMSiva MahadevanIND	2427	4	2688	+14
21	GMHorvath, DominikAUT	2557	3½	2422	−8
22	IMTrost, EdvinSWE	2466	3½	2385	−6
23	IMSardana, RishiAUS	2459	3½	2432	−2
24	FMDelgerdalai, BayarjavkhlanCZE	2376	3½	2495	+9
25	GMSeemann, JakubPOL	2507	3	2282	−15
26	IMBronstein, OrISR	2470	3	2447	−1
27	GMRozentalis, EduardasLTU	2461	3	2278	−12
28	IMBaenziger, FabianSUI	2451	3	2381	−4
29	IMSai Krishna G VCAN	2415	3	2437	+1
30	GMDas, SayantanIND	2434	2½	2338	−5
31	IMMakkar, RajatFRA	2396	2½	2802	+15
32	IMFalkevall, AxelSWE	2365	2½	2518	+10
33	FMDaakshin ArunIND	2274	2½	2454	+12
34	FMYang, ZilongCHN	2386	2	2425	+5
35	IMAvinash RameshIND	2370	2	2493	+7
36	FMFecker, NoahSUI	2365	2	2441	+5
37	FMRiehle, MarcoGER	2363	2	2646	+23
38	FMZielonka, AdamPOL	2348	2	2409	+4
39	FMPriansh DasIND	2312	2	2456	+15
40	IMGschnitzer, AdrianGER	2420	1½	2388	−2
41	IMJain Kashish ManojIND	2396	1½	2399
42	FMKatsanis, Vasileios DimGRE	2336	1½	2414	+4
43	FMRasti, ArvinSWE	2270	1½	2660	+20
44	IMJohansson, LinusSWE	2423	1	2447	+1
45	FMWaldhausen Gordon, FrederickSCO	2393	1	2405	+1
46	IMDixit, NikhilIND	2392	1	2450	+1
47	GMMiezis, NormundsLAT	2375	1	2331	−2
48	IMRitviz, ParabIND	2369	1	2520	+4
49	IMHari Madhavan N BIND	2363	1	2298	−3
50	FMOtsuka, ShouJPN	2335	1	2350	+1
51	FMBanerjee, SupratitENG	2334	1	2308	−1
52	FMKacprzak, KarolPOL	2323	1	2469	+4
53	FMKienboeck, BenjaminAUT	2306	1	2321	+1
54	CMHarshit Ranjan SahuIND	2265	1	2305	+3
55	IMSowinski, PawelPOL	2436	½	2100	−9
56	IMKurmann, OliverSUI	2409	½	2197	−8
57	IMSidhant, MohapatraIND	2388	½	2362	−1
58	IMVestby-Ellingsen, MadsNOR	2385	½	2320	−1
59	FMBhagat KushIND	2381	½	2291	−2
60	FMGoh, Zi HanSGP	2370	½	2339	−2
61	IMMoksh Amit DoshiIND	2364	½	2248	−3
62	WIMSchippke, ManonFRA	2337	½	2216	−8
63	FMKacprzak, KacperPOL	2303	½	2427	+3
64	WIMHryzlova, SofiiaSUI	2300	½	2459	+4
65	FMMattenberger, MatthiasSUI	2287	½	2466	+5
66	FMVijayakumar, RishiSCO	2280	½	2353	+1
67	Gallagher, Daniel GHENG	2277	½	2557	+7
68	FMNayak RajeshIND	2277	½	2561	+7
69	GMRomanishin, Oleg MUKR	2262	½	2473	+3
70	FMNielsen, AndreNOR	2261	½	2470	+5
71	FMSriansh DasIND	2191	½	2354	+4
72	GMKulaots, KaidoEST	2482	0	1465	−8
73	IMChan, Kim YewMAS	2394	0	1717	−3
74	FMPranav K PIND	2368	0
75	IMSarenac, IvanSRB	2365	0	1729	−6
76	Lad Mandar PradipIND	2361	0
77	FMArnold, RhysNED	2336	0	1689	−6
78	FMKueppers, TimoGER	2322	0	1675	−12
79	FMRuiz Buendia, MiguelESP	2316	0	1767	−4
80	FMKuznecova, MarijaLAT	2314	0	1666	−6
81	FMVincenti, LeonardoITA	2297	0	1715	−4
82	FMKenneskog, TheodorSWE	2293	0	1667	−11
83	FMWernberg, HugoSWE	2278	0	1806	−3
84	WGMAlinasab, MobinaIRI	2277	0
85	WGMGeorgescu, LenaSUI	2273	0	1751	−3
86	CMVihaan Karthikeya NIND	2273	0	1749	−7
87	FMKnudsen, SimonGER	2271	0	1708	−4
88	Wagner, StephanAUT	2270	0	1700	−4
89	FMAsllani, DorianSUI	2269	0	1690	−4
90	CMWuebker, Paul-LucaGER	2269	0	1689	−4
91	FMNagarkatte VedantIND	2264	0	1679	−5
92	IMHedman, ErikSWE	2263	0	1678	−2
93	Lain, LuigiITA	2263	0	1677	−5
94	GMBellon Lopez, Juan ManuelSWE	2256	0	1666	−2
95	WIMVelikic, AdelaSRB	2246	0	1523	−8
96	FMSenel, Hayri BeyhunTUR	2213	0	1554	−12
97	Gut, RaphaelSUI	2140	0
98	CMSeiger, VidarSWE	2137	0	1626	−3
99	CMMatsumura, CocoroJPN	2124	0	1523	−10
100	Bergman, NilsSWE	2114	0	1554	−4

Results

Round 531 Dec 2025, 11:15

53rd Rilton Cup

Dates: 27 Dec 2025 – 5 Jan 2026
Place: Scandic Continental, Vasagatan 22, Stockholm, Sweden
Format: 9-round Swiss
Time control: 90 min / 40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec / move

Official website

Standings

#	Player	Rating	Pts	Perf	±
1	GMXu, XiangyuCHN	2601	8	2763	+12
2	GMDemchenko, AntonSLO	2631	7	2640	+2
3	GMDai, ChangrenCHN	2551	7	2595	+5
4	GMLi, DiCHN	2549	6½	2549	+1
5	GMHeberla, BartlomiejPOL	2508	6½	2593	+9
6	IMRaczek, KrzysztofPOL	2489	6½	2586	+10
7	GMSengupta, DeepIND	2479	6½	2497	+2
8	IMDotzer, LukasAUT	2478	6½	2562	+9
9	GMGhasi, Ameet KENG	2500	6	2471	−3
10	IMCieslak, PatrykPOL	2477	6	2453	−3
11	GMMeshkovs, NikitaLAT	2561	5½	2616	+4
12	IMXie, KaifanCHN	2426	5½	2564	+14
13	IMKavutskiy, KostyaUSA	2354	5½	2350
14	GMZhalmakhanov, RamazanKAZ	2454	5	2588	+13
15	GMHammer, Jon LudvigNOR	2606	4½	2374	−20
16	GMBauer, ChristianFRA	2552	4	2493	−4
17	GMBlomqvist, ErikSWE	2490	4	2393	−9
18	IMWillow, Jonah BENG	2473	4	2296	−17
19	GMHillarp Persson, TigerSWE	2428	4	2387	−3
20	IMSiva MahadevanIND	2427	4	2688	+14
21	GMHorvath, DominikAUT	2557	3½	2422	−8
22	IMTrost, EdvinSWE	2466	3½	2385	−6
23	IMSardana, RishiAUS	2459	3½	2432	−2
24	FMDelgerdalai, BayarjavkhlanCZE	2376	3½	2495	+9
25	GMSeemann, JakubPOL	2507	3	2282	−15
26	IMBronstein, OrISR	2470	3	2447	−1
27	GMRozentalis, EduardasLTU	2461	3	2278	−12
28	IMBaenziger, FabianSUI	2451	3	2381	−4
29	IMSai Krishna G VCAN	2415	3	2437	+1
30	GMDas, SayantanIND	2434	2½	2338	−5
31	IMMakkar, RajatFRA	2396	2½	2802	+15
32	IMFalkevall, AxelSWE	2365	2½	2518	+10
33	FMDaakshin ArunIND	2274	2½	2454	+12
34	FMYang, ZilongCHN	2386	2	2425	+5
35	IMAvinash RameshIND	2370	2	2493	+7
36	FMFecker, NoahSUI	2365	2	2441	+5
37	FMRiehle, MarcoGER	2363	2	2646	+23
38	FMZielonka, AdamPOL	2348	2	2409	+4
39	FMPriansh DasIND	2312	2	2456	+15
40	IMGschnitzer, AdrianGER	2420	1½	2388	−2
41	IMJain Kashish ManojIND	2396	1½	2399
42	FMKatsanis, Vasileios DimGRE	2336	1½	2414	+4
43	FMRasti, ArvinSWE	2270	1½	2660	+20
44	IMJohansson, LinusSWE	2423	1	2447	+1
45	FMWaldhausen Gordon, FrederickSCO	2393	1	2405	+1
46	IMDixit, NikhilIND	2392	1	2450	+1
47	GMMiezis, NormundsLAT	2375	1	2331	−2
48	IMRitviz, ParabIND	2369	1	2520	+4
49	IMHari Madhavan N BIND	2363	1	2298	−3
50	FMOtsuka, ShouJPN	2335	1	2350	+1
51	FMBanerjee, SupratitENG	2334	1	2308	−1
52	FMKacprzak, KarolPOL	2323	1	2469	+4
53	FMKienboeck, BenjaminAUT	2306	1	2321	+1
54	CMHarshit Ranjan SahuIND	2265	1	2305	+3
55	IMSowinski, PawelPOL	2436	½	2100	−9
56	IMKurmann, OliverSUI	2409	½	2197	−8
57	IMSidhant, MohapatraIND	2388	½	2362	−1
58	IMVestby-Ellingsen, MadsNOR	2385	½	2320	−1
59	FMBhagat KushIND	2381	½	2291	−2
60	FMGoh, Zi HanSGP	2370	½	2339	−2
61	IMMoksh Amit DoshiIND	2364	½	2248	−3
62	WIMSchippke, ManonFRA	2337	½	2216	−8
63	FMKacprzak, KacperPOL	2303	½	2427	+3
64	WIMHryzlova, SofiiaSUI	2300	½	2459	+4
65	FMMattenberger, MatthiasSUI	2287	½	2466	+5
66	FMVijayakumar, RishiSCO	2280	½	2353	+1
67	Gallagher, Daniel GHENG	2277	½	2557	+7
68	FMNayak RajeshIND	2277	½	2561	+7
69	GMRomanishin, Oleg MUKR	2262	½	2473	+3
70	FMNielsen, AndreNOR	2261	½	2470	+5
71	FMSriansh DasIND	2191	½	2354	+4
72	GMKulaots, KaidoEST	2482	0	1465	−8
73	IMChan, Kim YewMAS	2394	0	1717	−3
74	FMPranav K PIND	2368	0
75	IMSarenac, IvanSRB	2365	0	1729	−6
76	Lad Mandar PradipIND	2361	0
77	FMArnold, RhysNED	2336	0	1689	−6
78	FMKueppers, TimoGER	2322	0	1675	−12
79	FMRuiz Buendia, MiguelESP	2316	0	1767	−4
80	FMKuznecova, MarijaLAT	2314	0	1666	−6
81	FMVincenti, LeonardoITA	2297	0	1715	−4
82	FMKenneskog, TheodorSWE	2293	0	1667	−11
83	FMWernberg, HugoSWE	2278	0	1806	−3
84	WGMAlinasab, MobinaIRI	2277	0
85	WGMGeorgescu, LenaSUI	2273	0	1751	−3
86	CMVihaan Karthikeya NIND	2273	0	1749	−7
87	FMKnudsen, SimonGER	2271	0	1708	−4
88	Wagner, StephanAUT	2270	0	1700	−4
89	FMAsllani, DorianSUI	2269	0	1690	−4
90	CMWuebker, Paul-LucaGER	2269	0	1689	−4
91	FMNagarkatte VedantIND	2264	0	1679	−5
92	IMHedman, ErikSWE	2263	0	1678	−2
93	Lain, LuigiITA	2263	0	1677	−5
94	GMBellon Lopez, Juan ManuelSWE	2256	0	1666	−2
95	WIMVelikic, AdelaSRB	2246	0	1523	−8
96	FMSenel, Hayri BeyhunTUR	2213	0	1554	−12
97	Gut, RaphaelSUI	2140	0
98	CMSeiger, VidarSWE	2137	0	1626	−3
99	CMMatsumura, CocoroJPN	2124	0	1523	−10
100	Bergman, NilsSWE	2114	0	1554	−4

Results

Round 531 Dec 2025, 11:15