CHESS PLAYER

Peter Svidler

1976 - Today

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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. Svidler has competed in three World Championship tournaments: in the period with split title the FIDE World Chess Championship 2002 and 2005, and after reunification the World Chess Championship 2007. He also played in three Candidates Tournaments, in 2013, 2014 and 2016. His best results at this level have been third in 2005 and 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2024). Peter Svidler is the 255th most popular chess player (down from 237th in 2024), the 2,611th most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,617th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Russian Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Peter Svidler ranks 255 out of 461. Before him are Antoaneta Stefanova, Valery Salov, Lev Psakhis, Aloyzas Kveinys, Emil Sutovsky, and Andrei Sokolov. After him are Harry Golombek, Vladimir Akopian, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Aaron Alexandre, Manuel Aaron, and Leonid Yudasin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Peter Svidler ranks 378. Before him are Thomas Sørensen, Chad Lindberg, Domenick Lombardozzi, Fei-Fei Li, Lúcia Moniz, and Nicola Legrottaglie. After him are Érik Morales, Curro Torres, Michał Żewłakow, Kajsa Bergqvist, Bernardo Corradi, and Cori Bush.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Peter Svidler ranks 2,611 out of 3,761. Before him are Hüseyin Özkan (1972), Mikhail Burtsev (1956), Alexei Urmanov (1973), Andrei Sokolov (1963), Nikolay Merkushkin (1951), and Igor Kolyvanov (1968). After him are Alsou (1983), Tatyana Providokhina (1953), Olga Nazarova (1965), Vladimir Semenets (1950), Yefim Dzigan (1898), and Anna Chakvetadze (1987).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Russia

Among chess players born in Russia, Peter Svidler ranks 40. Before him are Yuri Balashov (1949), Alexander Morozevich (1977), Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya (1957), Alexander Grischuk (1983), Lev Psakhis (1958), and Andrei Sokolov (1963). After him are Leonid Yudasin (1959), Yury Dokhoian (1964), Alisa Galliamova (1972), Sergei Tiviakov (1973), Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (1974), and Sergei Rublevsky (1974).

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