Russian Championship round 7 results:
Inarkiev, Ernesto – Morozevich, Alexander ½-½
Svidler, Peter – Tomashevsky, Evgeny ½-½
Alekseev, Evgeny – Riazantsev, Alexander 1-0
Vitiugov, Nikita – Sakaev, Konstantin ½-½
Jakovenko, Dmitry – Lastin, Alexander 1-0
Timofeev, Artyom – Maslak, Konstantin 1-0
Standings after 7 rounds:
1. Svidler, Peter g 2727 5
2. Alekseev, Evgeny g 2715 4½
3. Vitiugov, Nikita g 2638 4½
4. Timofeev, Artyom g 2670 4½
5. Morozevich, Alexander g 2787 4
6. Jakovenko, Dmitry g 2737 4
7. Lastin, Alexander g 2651 3½
8. Sakaev, Konstantin g 2640 3
9. Tomashevsky, Evgeny g 2646 3
10. Riazantsev, Alexander g 2656 2½
11. Maslak, Konstantin g 2544 2
12. Inarkiev, Ernesto g 2669 1½
Official website: http://www.russiachess.org/
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I wonder if Svidler can make it back to the top 5 again.
He’s too fat (with a vodka head) to get back into top 5, look just at those skinny guys up there.
Name: Peter Svidler
Age: 32 (6/17/1976)
FIDE Title: Grandmaster (gained his GM norms in 1994)
Current ELO rating: 2727 (FIDE rating list)
Current Chess960 rating: 2733 (Chess960 rating list)
Current coach: IM Andrei Lukin
Hobbies: Listening to good music, reading, cricket and any kind of billiards