Peter Veniaminovich Svidler
Peter Veniaminovich Svidler born June 17, 1976, in Leningrad) is a Russian chess Grandmaster. He is six-time Russian champion (1994, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2008, 2011). He placed shared second (together with Viswanathan Anand) in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2005 with 8½ points out of 14 games, finishing 1½ points behind the winner, Veselin Topalov. In the World Chess Championship 2007, he placed 5th among the eight players. He has won five team gold medals and one individual bronze medal at Chess Olympiads.[1]
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.[2] He became Grandmaster in 1994.
In 2001, he reached the semifinals of the FIDE World Championship. Andrei Lukin is his coach.
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.[2] He became Grandmaster in 1994.
In 2001, he reached the semifinals of the FIDE World Championship. Andrei Lukin is his coach.