Countdown to Candidates Five times Russian champion, Peter Svidler, and his road to the Candidates, reports Malcolm Pein
By Malcolm Pein, Chess correspondent
4:00PM GMT 13 Mar 2013
Peter Svidler, five times Russian champion, qualified for the Candidates tournament by winning the FIDE Grand Prix. See if you can find the devastating move that dispatched former Candidate Gata Kamsky at that event. I'll give you a clue - 26...Qg3 which seems to win, is met by 27.Nc6:
Position after 26.Nxb8Black to play and win
Round one of the Candidates takes place at the IET on Friday and tickets can be purchased at worldchess.com. More here. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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