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Pyotr Veniaminovich Svidler (Russian: Пётр Вениами́нович Сви́длер; born 17 June 1976), commonly known as Peter Svidler, is a Russian chess grandmaster and commentator who is an eight-time Russian Chess Champion.
Peter Svidler is an eight-time chess champion of Russia and a three-time candidate for the world championship. He came closest to becoming world champion with a second-place finish in FIDE’s 2005 championship tournament.
Svidler, Peter. Licensed. World Rank (Active): 35. Federation: FIDE. FIDE ID: 4102142. B-Year:
Svidler won the Chess World Cup 2011, was runner-up in the World Blitz Championship in 2006 and won at Fontys Tilburg, Biel and Gibraltar. Svidler also tied for first at Dortmund, Aeroflot Open...
Mar 7, 2016 · A seven-time Russian champion and mainstay on the Russian Olympiad team, Svidler has competed at the pinnacle of chess since the mid-90s. He often shines in big moments, having won the 2011 World Cup and knocking off top players such as Topalov, Giri, Radjabov and Wei Yi in the 2015 World Cup.
May 11, 2023 · On Wednesday, 18 months after playing his last classical chess tournament, GM Peter Svidler won the 28th edition of the TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament in Malmo, Sweden. The 46-year-old Russian GM drew his final round game and no tiebreak was needed as GM Boris Gelfand defeated co-leader GM Abhmanyu Mishra.
TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2024. April 27th - May 3rd | 8-player round-robin | Classical time control | Abdusattorov, Erigaisi, Grandelius, Wenjun.
