Peter Svidler leaves Russia

Peter Svidler has been Russian Champion eight times, and no other player in the history of chess has won so many Russian or Soviet championships. In Chess Olympiads Svidler has played for Russia 10 times, winning gold five times and silver twice with the team. But as the site ChessTech reports, Svidler has now left Russia for Israel. | Photo: Peter Svidler at the Biel Chess Festival 2018 | Photo: Lennart Ootes