Rilton Cup
Stockholm's strong Swiss open over the New Year, held since 1971 and now the opening event of the FIDE Circuit.
- Founded
- 1971
- Held
- Annual, late December to early January
- Where
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Format
- Nine-round Swiss open
- Champion
- Xu Xiangyu (2025)
History
The Rilton Cup is named after Tore Rilton, a Swedish doctor and chess player who in 1971 donated money to the Stockholm Open with instructions to “organise a strong chess tournament”. The first edition, over the New Year of 1971–72, was won by Jan Timman.
Played between Christmas and early January, it now serves as the opening event of the FIDE Circuit. Pranesh Munirethinam completed his grandmaster title by winning the 2022–23 edition, and Xu Xiangyu won 2025–26 by a full point.
Winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Xu Xiangyu · 2025–26 |
| 2024 | Bassem Amin · 2024–25 |
| 2023 | Vitaly Sivuk · 2023–24 |
| 2022 | Pranesh Munirethinam · 2022–23 |
| 2020 | Krishnan Sasikiran · online Rilton Winners’ Cup |
| 2019 | Elshan Moradiabadi · 2019–20 |
| 2018 | Tamir Nabaty · 2018–19 |
| 2017 | Kirill Alekseenko · 2017–18 |
| 2016 | Krishnan Sasikiran · 2016–17 |
| 2015 | Maxim Rodshtein · 2015–16 |
Show all winners since 2010
| 2014 | Jon Ludvig Hammer · 2014–15 |
| 2013 | Jon Ludvig Hammer · 2013–14 |
| 2012 | Michał Krasenkow · 2012–13 |
| 2011 | Aleksandr Shimanov · 2011–12 |
| 2010 | Sergey Volkov · 2010–11 |
Source: Wikipedia.
Page last reviewed September 29, 2026.