16-year old M Pranesh wins Rilton Cup to become India's 79th Grandmaster

by André Schulz
1/6/2023 – With a score of 8.0/9 (+8, -1, =0) the 16-year-old Indian M Pranesh finished clear first at the 50th Rilton Cup in Sweden, a success that made him India's 79th Grandmaster. Kaan Kucusari and Nikita Meshkovs shared second and third place with 7.0/9. The well-known Swedish streamer Anna Cramling played in the B-tournament and entertained her 250,000 YouTube followers with daily streams. | Photos: Lars OA Hedlund

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Almost 140 players took part in the latest Rilton Cup in Stockholm. With its 50th edition the traditional tournament, played at the turn of the year from 22 December 2022 to 5 January 2023, celebrated a jubilee, and in addition to the main tournament, a number of other tournaments were organised. In parallel to the tournaments the Swedish top player Nils Grandelius and the Egyptian Grandmaster Bassem Amin played a rapid chess match.

In round 2 the eventual winner M Pranesh suffered an early setback when he lost to IM David Eggleston from England, but then Pranesh won all his remaining seven games and finished one full point ahead of the field.

Pranesh during the winner's ceremony

Before the tournament,  Pranesh, who hails from Tamil Nadu, had already made three GM-norms but with his performance at the Rilton Cup he jumped the 2500 mark and became the 79th Grandmaster from India. A few days ago, the 19-year-old Koustav Chatterjee became India's 78th Grandmaster thanks to his performance in the National Chess Championship of India.

Winning the Rilton Cup brings Pranesh 6.8 points in the new FIDE Circuit, in which the best tournament performances decide who gets a place in the next Candidates Tournament in 2024. Pranesh M is trained by the well-known Indian coach RB Ramesh.

Behind the Indian, Kaan Kucusari (Sweden) and Nikita Meshkovs (Latvia) tied for second and third place, but thanks to his better tiebreak Kucusari won silver.

Kaan Kucusari 

The number one seed, GM Krishnan Sasikiran from India, made too many draws and suffered a defeat in the penultimate round. He finished 21st.

The rapid match between Nils Grandelius and Bassem Amin started with four draws but then Grandelius won game five.

But then Bassem Amin won game six and the match ended in a 3:3 tie.

Anna Cramling-Bellon shares the passion of her parents for chess - in a slightly different way. She does not play as strong as her parents who are both Grandmasters, but in her streaming shows she demonstrates great entertainment qualities.

At the Rilton Cup she played in the B-tournament, where she finished ninth, but round after round she entertained her fans with an after game show.

Anna Cramlings YouTube Channel...

A bookstall and the opportunity to chat or play casual games also contributed to the festival atmosphere.

Final standings Open

1 22 IM Pranesh M IND 2475 2475   8 39,5 41 37 2775 9 8 5,11 2,89 10 28,9
2 18 IM Kucuksari Kaan SWE 2492 2492   7 46 49,5 35,5 2656 9 7 5,17 1,83 10 18,3
3 4 GM Meshkovs Nikita LAT 2566 2566   7 37 39 30,5 2570 9 7 6,82 0,18 10 1,8
4 8 GM Urkedal Frode Olav Olsen NOR 2536 2536   6,5 45 47,5 36 2601 9 6,5 5,72 0,78 10 7,8
5 9 GM Galperin Platon UKR 2530 2530   6,5 44 47 32,5 2579 9 6,5 5,89 0,61 10 6,1
6 25 IM Gorshtein Ido ISR 2469 2469   6,5 43,5 47 32,5 2553 9 6,5 5,47 1,03 10 10,3
7 42 IM Sokolovsky Yahli ISR 2415 2415   6,5 43 45,5 31 2600 9 6,5 4,24 2,26 10 22,6
8 30 GM Raja Rithvik R IND 2453 2453   6 46,5 48,5 34,5 2564 9 6 4,69 1,31 10 13,1
9 23 IM Parkhov Yair ISR 2470 2470   6 46 49,5 33 2544 9 6 5,10 0,90 10 9
10 46 IM Souleidis Georgios GRE 2410 2410   6 43,5 47,5 30 2504 9 6 4,89 1,11 10 11,1
11 3 GM Livaic Leon CRO 2572 2572   6 43,5 47 32 2561 9 6 6,13 -0,13 10 -1,3
  12 GM Thybo Jesper Sondergaard DEN 2515 2515   6 43,5 47 32 2527 9 6 5,87 0,13 10 1,3
13 11 IM Abdrlauf Elham NOR 2518 2518   6 43,5 46,5 34 2551 9 6 5,57 0,43 10 4,3
14 16 IM Horvath Dominik AUT 2502 2502   6 43,5 45 35 2533 9 6 5,61 0,39 10 3,9
15 85 FM Olsson William SWE 2290 2290   6 42,5 45,5 30 2578 8 5 2,04 2,96 20 59,2
16 68 IM Sidhant Mohapatra IND 2337 2337   6 42 44 30,5 2525 9 6 3,38 2,62 10 26,2
17 35 GM Petursson Margeir ISL 2437 2437   6 41 44,5 31 2554 9 6 4,58 1,42 10 14,2
18 13 GM Kulaots Kaido EST 2513 2513   6 40 43 30,5 2501 9 6 6,14 -0,14 10 -1,4
19 69   Ilamparthi A R IND 2336 2336   6 34 35,5 21 2418 9 6 5,05 0,95 20 19
20 37 IM Prraneeth Vuppala IND 2427 2427   5,5 47,5 51,5 34,5 2546 9 5,5 4,01 1,49 10 14,9
21 1 GM Sasikiran Krishnan IND 2635 2635   5,5 45,5 50,5 30 2484 9 5,5 7,09 -1,59 10 -15,9
22 2 GM Smirin Ilia ISR 2596 2596   5,5 42,5 46,5 30 2495 9 5,5 6,62 -1,12 10 -11,2

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Sasikiran,K2635Ilamparthi A R23361–02022A5950th Rilton Cup 2022-231.1
Lahdelma,H2332Smirin,I25960–12022B2250th Rilton Cup 2022-231.2
Livaic,L2572Kupervaser,E23311–02022D1050th Rilton Cup 2022-231.3
Dubkov,A2330Meshkovs,N25661–02022E1250th Rilton Cup 2022-231.4
Jacobson,B2551Tanmay Chopra2329½–½2022E4850th Rilton Cup 2022-231.5
Karavade,E2325Blomqvist,E25440–12022D2750th Rilton Cup 2022-231.6
Krasenkow,M2541Deuer,M2324½–½2022A3350th Rilton Cup 2022-231.7
Crevatin,L2319Urkedal,F25360–12022E2050th Rilton Cup 2022-231.8
Galperin,P2530Bellon Lopez,J23141–02022A4350th Rilton Cup 2022-231.9
Dixit,N2306Hillarp Persson,T2523½–½2022B5150th Rilton Cup 2022-231.10
Abdrlauf,E2518Rakesh Kumar Jena2303½–½2022B3850th Rilton Cup 2022-231.11
Kononenko,D2613Thybo,J25150–12022A0950th Rilton Cup 2022-231.12
Kulaots,K2513SV,S2296½–½2022E6050th Rilton Cup 2022-231.13
Shohat,Y2294Khenkin,I25081–02022B1450th Rilton Cup 2022-231.14
Keinanen,T2508Kalogridis,A22931–02022D0250th Rilton Cup 2022-231.15
Kolbus,D2292Horvath,D25020–12022E6250th Rilton Cup 2022-231.16
Seo,J2502Olsson,W2290½–½2022D1250th Rilton Cup 2022-231.17
Shaik Sumer Arsh2290Kucuksari,K24920–12022A8050th Rilton Cup 2022-231.18
Garriga Cazorla,P2490Falkevall,A22871–02022E7150th Rilton Cup 2022-231.19
Shailesh,D2286Aditya Mittal2479½–½2022B9050th Rilton Cup 2022-231.20
Westerberg,J2476Cederstam,C2276½–½2022A1350th Rilton Cup 2022-231.21
Tryggestad,A2276Pranesh M24750–12022C5650th Rilton Cup 2022-231.22
Parkhov,Y2470Torngren,G22751–02022E0150th Rilton Cup 2022-231.23
Mertanen,J2269Wadsworth,M24700–12022D0050th Rilton Cup 2022-231.24
Richter,N2416Sasikiran,K2635½–½2022A0650th Rilton Cup 2022-232.1
Smirin,I2596Sokolovsky,Y2415½–½2022A0750th Rilton Cup 2022-232.2
Percivaldi,M2412Livaic,L2572½–½2022D3850th Rilton Cup 2022-232.3
Blomqvist,E2544Souleidis,G24100–12022B5750th Rilton Cup 2022-232.4
Urkedal,F2536Akesson,R24041–02022D3150th Rilton Cup 2022-232.5
Bai,A2411Galperin,P25300–12022E6050th Rilton Cup 2022-232.6
Thybo,J2515Thorn,E23971–02022C9750th Rilton Cup 2022-232.7
Derakhshani,B2400Keinanen,T25080–12022B3250th Rilton Cup 2022-232.8
Horvath,D2502Lopez Mulet,I23891–02022D3550th Rilton Cup 2022-232.9
Kucuksari,K2492Sawatzki,F23691–02022D0250th Rilton Cup 2022-232.10
Kilgus,G2389Garriga Cazorla,P24901–02022A3050th Rilton Cup 2022-232.11
Pranesh M2475Eggleston,D23590–12022C1150th Rilton Cup 2022-232.12
Trost,E2380Parkhov,Y2470½–½2022D2350th Rilton Cup 2022-232.13
Wadsworth,M2470Nandhidhaa,P23581–02022A1350th Rilton Cup 2022-232.14
Aarav Dengla2357Gorshtein,I24690–12022B1250th Rilton Cup 2022-232.15
Gungl,T2352Pantzar,M24650–12022D3750th Rilton Cup 2022-232.16
Koykka,P2351Sardana,R24600–12022D3550th Rilton Cup 2022-232.17
Raja Rithvik R2453Lindberg,B2349½–½2022D4150th Rilton Cup 2022-232.18
Sorensen,H2442Sarkar,J23431–02022E2950th Rilton Cup 2022-232.19
Sidhant,M2337Miezis,N24411–02022B4250th Rilton Cup 2022-232.20
Alonso Garcia,A2439Dubkov,A2330½–½2022B4250th Rilton Cup 2022-232.21
Petursson,M2437Shohat,Y2294½–½2022E7350th Rilton Cup 2022-232.22
Ram Aravind L N2272Wiedenkeller,M2435½–½2022C6550th Rilton Cup 2022-232.23
Prraneeth Vuppala2427Dobrikov,M22281–02022E7050th Rilton Cup 2022-232.24
Pantzar,M2465Urkedal,F2536½–½2022E5150th Rilton Cup 2022-233.1
Galperin,P2530Sorensen,H2442½–½2022A0750th Rilton Cup 2022-233.2
Sardana,R2460Thybo,J2515½–½2022B2250th Rilton Cup 2022-233.3
Keinanen,T2508Prraneeth Vuppala24270–12022E6550th Rilton Cup 2022-233.4
Milikow,Y2416Horvath,D2502½–½2022D3850th Rilton Cup 2022-233.5
Souleidis,G2410Kucuksari,K24920–12022B5150th Rilton Cup 2022-233.6
Eggleston,D2359Wadsworth,M2470½–½2022C1850th Rilton Cup 2022-233.7
Gorshtein,I2469Kilgus,G2389½–½2022A3550th Rilton Cup 2022-233.8
Sasikiran,K2635Sidhant,M23371–02022B1450th Rilton Cup 2022-233.9
Milikow,E2427Smirin,I2596½–½2022B3350th Rilton Cup 2022-233.10
Livaic,L2572Oratovsky,M24221–02022D0050th Rilton Cup 2022-233.11
Jacobson,B2551Richter,N24161–02022C0050th Rilton Cup 2022-233.12
Sokolovsky,Y2415Hillarp Persson,T2523½–½2022B3350th Rilton Cup 2022-233.13
Abdrlauf,E2518Percivaldi,M2412½–½2022D0250th Rilton Cup 2022-233.14
Kulaots,K2513Peyrer,K23801–02022C5550th Rilton Cup 2022-233.15
Seo,J2502Trost,E23801–02022B1250th Rilton Cup 2022-233.16
Parkhov,Y2470Park,E23621–02022E2050th Rilton Cup 2022-233.17
Lindberg,B2349Dann,M2465½–½2022B6250th Rilton Cup 2022-233.18
Dubkov,A2330Raja Rithvik R24530–12022D3850th Rilton Cup 2022-233.19
Shohat,Y2294Alonso Garcia,A24390–12022B4750th Rilton Cup 2022-233.20
Koelle,T2439Ram Aravind L N2272½–½2022A7750th Rilton Cup 2022-233.21
Ruiz Buendia,M2257Petursson,M24370–12022B9050th Rilton Cup 2022-233.22
Wiedenkeller,M2435Tanmay Chopra2329½–½2022E4650th Rilton Cup 2022-233.23
Adithya A Chullikkad2206Blomqvist,E25441–02022B4150th Rilton Cup 2022-233.24
Kucuksari,K2492Prraneeth Vuppala2427½–½2022E1450th Rilton Cup 2022-234.1
Gorshtein,I2469Sasikiran,K2635½–½2022A2150th Rilton Cup 2022-234.2
Pantzar,M2465Livaic,L25720–12022E9450th Rilton Cup 2022-234.3
Raja Rithvik R2453Jacobson,B25511–02022B0850th Rilton Cup 2022-234.4
Urkedal,F2536Sardana,R24601–02022D3850th Rilton Cup 2022-234.5
Alonso Garcia,A2439Galperin,P2530½–½2022B7250th Rilton Cup 2022-234.6
Thybo,J2515Milikow,Y2416½–½2022E1150th Rilton Cup 2022-234.7
Sorensen,H2442Kulaots,K25131–02022E0850th Rilton Cup 2022-234.8
Horvath,D2502Eggleston,D23591–02022E3250th Rilton Cup 2022-234.9
Petursson,M2437Seo,J2502½–½2022E2050th Rilton Cup 2022-234.10
Kilgus,G2389Parkhov,Y24700–12022D0250th Rilton Cup 2022-234.11
Wadsworth,M2470Adithya A Chullikkad22061–02022A1150th Rilton Cup 2022-234.12
Smirin,I2596Akesson,R24041–02022B9050th Rilton Cup 2022-234.13
Hillarp Persson,T2523Thorn,E2397½–½2022E3350th Rilton Cup 2022-234.14
Koykka,P2351Abdrlauf,E25180–12022B1250th Rilton Cup 2022-234.15
Van Dael,S2345Keinanen,T2508½–½2022C1350th Rilton Cup 2022-234.16
Sidhant,M2337Garriga Cazorla,P2490½–½2022D0250th Rilton Cup 2022-234.17
Kupervaser,E2331Westerberg,J24760–12022B0350th Rilton Cup 2022-234.18
Pranesh M2475Sawatzki,F23691–02022B3250th Rilton Cup 2022-234.19
Dann,M2465Nandhidhaa,P2358½–½2022B6650th Rilton Cup 2022-234.20
Tanmay Chopra2329Koelle,T24390–12022B3050th Rilton Cup 2022-234.21
Olsson,W2290Wiedenkeller,M24351–02022A2050th Rilton Cup 2022-234.22
Ram Aravind L N2272Milikow,E2427½–½2022B4250th Rilton Cup 2022-234.23
Vagman,R2255Sokolovsky,Y24150–12022B3050th Rilton Cup 2022-234.24
Livaic,L2572Wadsworth,M2470½–½2022C0050th Rilton Cup 2022-235.1
Parkhov,Y2470Urkedal,F2536½–½2022E1150th Rilton Cup 2022-235.2
Prraneeth Vuppala2427Horvath,D2502½–½2022C7750th Rilton Cup 2022-235.3
Raja Rithvik R2453Kucuksari,K24921–02022A8850th Rilton Cup 2022-235.4
Abdrlauf,E2518Sorensen,H24421–02022D0250th Rilton Cup 2022-235.5
Sasikiran,K2635Alonso Garcia,A2439½–½2022E0050th Rilton Cup 2022-235.6
Koelle,T2439Smirin,I2596½–½2022E7150th Rilton Cup 2022-235.7
Galperin,P2530Olsson,W2290½–½2022A0750th Rilton Cup 2022-235.8
Sokolovsky,Y2415Thybo,J2515½–½2022B3150th Rilton Cup 2022-235.9
Seo,J2502Gorshtein,I2469½–½2022B1250th Rilton Cup 2022-235.10
Westerberg,J2476Petursson,M2437½–½2022B5350th Rilton Cup 2022-235.11
Milikow,Y2416Pranesh M24750–12022D3050th Rilton Cup 2022-235.12
Percivaldi,M2412Meshkovs,N25660–12022D3750th Rilton Cup 2022-235.13
Jacobson,B2551Kilgus,G23891–02022B3850th Rilton Cup 2022-235.14
Peyrer,K2380Hillarp Persson,T2523½–½2022B5650th Rilton Cup 2022-235.15
Kulaots,K2513Van Dael,S23451–02022B9050th Rilton Cup 2022-235.16
Keinanen,T2508Sidhant,M2337½–½2022E0250th Rilton Cup 2022-235.17
Garriga Cazorla,P2490Deuer,M23241–02022E1250th Rilton Cup 2022-235.18
Eggleston,D2359Dann,M2465½–½2022B5250th Rilton Cup 2022-235.19
Nandhidhaa,P2358Pantzar,M24651–02022D0250th Rilton Cup 2022-235.20
Sardana,R2460Rakesh Kumar Jena23030–12022B2250th Rilton Cup 2022-235.21
Milikow,E2427Falkevall,A22871–02022C8550th Rilton Cup 2022-235.22
Lindberg,B2349Richter,N2416½–½2022B4850th Rilton Cup 2022-235.23
Sarkar,J2343Moksh Amit Doshi24140–12022B5150th Rilton Cup 2022-235.24

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