Peter Svidler

January 4, 2024
Chess Player

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Peter Svidler
Full Name Peter Svidler
Occupation Chess Player
Date Of Birth Jun 17, 1976(1976-06-17)
Age 48
Birthplace Russia
Country Russia
Horoscope Gemini

Peter Svidler Biography

Name Peter Svidler
Birthday Jun 17
Birth Year 1976
Place Of Birth Russia
Birth Country Russia
Birth Sign Gemini
Parents Veniamin Svidler
Children(s) Nikita Svidler, Daniel Svidler

Peter Svidler is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on June 17, 1976 in Russia, Russia. One of the greatest chess players in the world who won the Russian Chess Championship in 1994, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2008, 2011 and 2013.

He and Magnus Carlsen are two of the world’s top chess players.

Svidler twice attended the Botvinnik-Kasparov School. One of those sessions was during the Baleares Open in Mallorca in December 1989. He transferred to the Dvoretsky-Yusupov School upon the former’s closure. Mark Dvoretsky said that Svidler had to get written consent from Kasparov’s mother in order to avoid accusations of taking students from that school.

Svidler learned to play chess when he was six years old and had his first trainer in Viacheslav Stjazhkin. He made his tournament debut in 1989, scoring 5 points from 11 games at the USSR Junior Championship in Pinsk. He scored 7/11 for tied eighth place in the USSR Juniors in 1990 and 5/9 in Oakland. He became an International Master in 1991 and the following year tied for first place with Ragim Gasimov and Vadim Zvjaginsev in the last USSR Junior Championship in Yurmala, scoring 8/11.

He was born and raised in Leningrad in what was then the Soviet Union.

Peter Svidler Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Chess Player
House Living in own house.

Peter Svidler is one of the richest Chess Player from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Peter Svidler 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He rose to international chess prominence in 1994 by winning the Russian Chess Championship.

He has won five team gold medals and one individual bronze medal at the Chess Olympiads.

Pyotr Veniaminovich Svidler (Russian: Пётр Вениами́нович Сви́длер ; born 17 June 1976) is a Russian chess grandmaster and an eight-time Russian Chess Champion who now frequently commentates on chess.

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In January 1995 Svidler broke into the top 100 players rated by Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) at number 86 with a rating of 2585. He started with 0/3 at the Vidra Memorial in Haifa but recovered to 6/11 for tied fourth, shared second with 7/9 in April’s New York Open, then won the St Petersburg Championship in April. At the Novgorod Open in May–June he scored 6/9 for eighth place on tiebreak. He tied for first place with three players at Novosibirsk. A last round victory against Alexander Morozevich secured his second consecutive Russian Championship on tiebreak from five players with 7.5/11. Svidler rounded off his year placing fourth with 6.5/11 at the strong Groningen Invitational. His success pushed him to 33rd in the world rankings and third strongest junior and 2635 rating.

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Peter Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Peter Svidler celebrates birthday on June 17 of every year.

At Fontys Tilburg in October 1997, Svidler’s last round win against Alexander Onischuk enabled him to tie for first with Vladimir Kramnik and Kasparov, scoring 8/11. He also defeated an overly ambitious Kasparov – who had started with 5.5/6 – in their individual game. This results propelled him to 9th in the PCA rankings. In October at the World Team Championship in Lucerne, Svidler claimed board two gold with 4.5/7 for the gold medallists Russia. At the World Championship in December, Svidler defeated both Utut Adianto and Epishin 1.5-0.5, before taking Michael Adams to rapid tiebreaks in the third round, where he would lose the last three games to crash out of the event. His successes over the past year saw him given fourth place in the Chess Oscars voting, ahead of Karpov but behind winner Anand, Kasparov and Kramnik.

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