| 174th | Top Jews born in the former Russian Empire |
| Pyotr Svidler | |
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| Full name | Pyotr Veniaminovich Svidler |
| Country |  Russia |
| Born | June 17, 1976
Leningrad, Russia |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2744 (No. 10 on the January 2010 FIDE ratings list) |
| Peak rating | 2765 (January 2006) |
Peter Svidler (Пётр Свидлер; Pyotr Svidler, born June 17, 1976, in Leningrad) is a Russian chess grandmaster. On the November 2009 FIDE rating list he has an ELO rating of 2738, making him the number thirteen in the world.
Peter Svidler learned to play chess when he was six years old. In 1992, he tied for 1st-2nd with Ragim Gasimov in the USSR Junior Open Chess Championship.[1] He became Grandmaster in 1994.
He is five-time Russian champion (1994, 1995, 1997, 2003. 2008). In 2001, he reached the semi-finals of the FIDE World Championship. Andrei Lukin is his coach.
Svidler is a noted exponent of Fischer Random Chess (also called Chess960). He won the first edition of the Chess960 Open held in Mainz, Germany. At the 2003 Mainz Chess Classic, he became Chess960 World Champion by beating Péter Lékó in an eight-game match. He successfully defended his title twice, defeating Levon Aronian in 2004 and Zoltán Almási in 2005, before losing it to Aronian in 2006.
He became shared second (together with Vishwanathan Anand) in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2005 in San Luis with 8.5 points out of 14 games, lagging 1.5 points behind the winner, Veselin Topalov. In an interview [1] given for World Chess Network he said: "I only prepared seriously for San Luis, and I think it has paid off. But in general I spend most of my spare time with my wife and kids, so my relative success in 2005 was a pleasant surprise."
His San Luis result earned him direct entry to the World Chess Championship 2007. In that tournament he scored 6.5 out of 14, placing 5th out of eight players.
In 2006 he went second behind Alexander Grischuk at the World Blitz Championship in Rishon Lezion, Israel, with 10.5 points out of 15 games. He also finished tied for first with Vladimir Kramnik at the Dortmund 2006.
Svidler is a fan of cricket; his handle on the Internet Chess Club server is Tendulkar.[2] He is also a fan of musicians Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and Britney Spears.
| Preceded by Alexei Bezgodov |
Russian Chess Champion 1994, 1995 |
Succeeded by Alexander Khalifman |
| Preceded by Alexander Khalifman |
Russian Chess Champion 1997 |
Succeeded by Alexander Morozevich |
| Preceded by Alexander Lastin |
Russian Chess Champion 2003 |
Succeeded by Garry Kasparov |
| Preceded by Alexander Morozevich |
Russian Chess Champion 2008 |
Succeeded by Alexander Grischuk |
| Peter Svidler | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Veniaminovich Svidler |
| Country | File:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg |
| Born | |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating |
2730 (#18 on the January 2011 FIDE ratings list) |
| Peak rating | 2765 (January 2006) |
Peter Svidler [1] born 17 June 1976 in Leningrad) is a Russian chess Grandmaster. On the FIDE list he has an rating of 2730, making him 18th in the world.
Peter Svidler learned to play chess when he was six years old. In 1992, he tied for 1st with Ragim Gasimov in the USSR Junior Open Chess Championship.[2] He became a grandmaster in 1994.
He has been Russian champion five times (1994, 1995, 1997, 2003. 2008). In 2001, he reached the semi-finals of the FIDE World Championship.
He came second (with Viswanathan Anand) in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2005 in San Luis with 8.5 points out of 14 games, lagging 1.5 points behind the winner, Veselin Topalov. In an interview given for World Chess Network he said: "I only prepared seriously for San Luis, and I think it has paid off. But in general I spend most of my spare time with my wife and kids, so my relative success in 2005 was a pleasant surprise".[3] His San Luis result earned him direct entry to the World Chess Championship series of 2007. In that tournament he scored 6.5 out of 14, placing 5th out of eight players.
In 2006 he came second behind Alexander Grischuk at the World Blitz Championship in Rishon Lezion, Israel, with 10.5 points out of 15 games. He also finished tied for first with Vladimir Kramnik at Dortmund 2006.
   | Official homepage - GM Peter Svidler Official Site |
| | Peter Svidler - Biography of Peter Svidler |
| | Interview with Peter Svidler (2005) - e3e5.com : INTERVIEW |
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