Peter Svidler – Pyotr Veniaminovich Svidler (1976-) is a Russian chess grandmaster and chess commentator. Along with 43 other elite Russian chess players, Svidler signed an open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin protesting the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and expressing solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
Do favorites win World Chess Championship qualifiers?
Earlier in this World Chess Championship cycle was the 2021 World Cup. Its top two finishers earned spots in the 2022 FIDE Candidates Tournament. To pair its single elimination matches, the World Cup ranks each of its participants by their chess ratings. Thus, the World Cup provides data for the question, “Do ratings favorites win World Chess Championship qualifiers?” More 🡢