Sergey Volkov Wins Rilton Cup
The 40th Rilton Cup took place in Stockholm, Sweden from 27 December - 5 January.
The competition was a 9-round Swiss event with several GMs in attendance, including top seed Arkadij Naiditsch of Germany.
However, it was the Russian Sergey Volkov (pictured) who took the clear first place with an excellent 8/9 score, half a point ahead of his compatriot Aleksandr Shimanov and another full point clear of the rest of the 70-strong field.
The top of the standings:
| Name | Nat | Elo | Pts | TB | |
| 1 | Volkov Sergey | RUS | 2594 | 8.0 | 40.0 |
| 2 | Shimanov Aleksandr | RUS | 2516 | 7.5 | 39.5 |
| 3 | Naiditsch Arkadij | GER | 2685 | 6.5 | 37.0 |
| 4 | Karlsson Lars | SWE | 2466 | 6.5 | 31.0 |
| 5 | Ivanov Sergey | RUS | 2536 | 6.5 | 29.5 |
| 6 | Grandelius Nils | SWE | 2525 | 6.0 | 37.5 |
| 7 | Sokolov Ivan | NED | 2642 | 6.0 | 31.0 |
| 8 | Gleizerov Evgeny | RUS | 2572 | 6.0 | 30.5 |
| 9 | Berg Emanuel | SWE | 2627 | 6.0 | 30.0 |
| 10 | Akesson Ralf | SWE | 2434 | 6.0 | 29.0 |
| 11 | Cramling Pia | SWE | 2526 | 6.0 | 28.5 |
All the games are available at the official website. Three of Volkov's key wins are below.
