FIDE World Championship 2005, San Luis, Argentina. Press
Release Interviews: Svidler
Peter Svidler Wijk aan Zee 2005 Round 8. Photo
© Michiel Abeln.
WCC San Luis 2005 Press Release
Buenos
Aires, September 6th, 2005
Svidler: "All the best and most
exciting chess players will be playing in San Luis"
Peter
Svidler talked with to the Press Office of the World Chess Championship San
Luis 2005. "This is probably the strongest event I have ever played in, and I
will do my best to do well in it", said the Russian, who assured that his
preparation for this competition is "mostly mentally". Although he remembered
playing in Linares 1999, with an 8-player-double-round robin, he thinks that
"this event will be even harder because of its status". Among his favourite
players coming to San Luis, he especially mentions Anand. "I historically found
it hard to play against him", he concluded. Talking about Argentina, his first
three words were "Maradona, tango, and steak".
Transcription of the 10
questions and answers exchanged with Peter Svidler:
1) What are
your expectations about this important competition?
This is probably
the strongest event I have ever played in, and I will do my best to do well in
it.
2) How do you evaluate the way of play of this competition?
(Double round-robin)
It will be very hard and exhausting for sure, but
I think it is the best possible format for an 8-player event.
3)
Which are your favourite players among your seven opponents? And who will be
the toughest?
We shall see after the tournament, hehe. But historically
I found it hard to play Vishy Anand.
4) How are you preparing
yourself for the WCC Argentina 2005?
Mostly mentally.
5) Do
you think that you will be coming being in your best competition level?
I hope so - but only time will tell.
6) Which will be the "tips" to
win the competition?
Anand, Leko, Topalov, in alphabetical order, hehe.
7) Will this tournament be very different from all the others you
have already played?
I played in Linares 1999 when it was an 8-player
double-round robin. I remember how hard that was. But this event will be even
harder because of its status.
8) Will the spectators be seeing "new
things" in the way of playing?
Probably.
9) Why should
spectators don't miss this championship?
I don't think anyone would
want to miss it: all the best and most exciting chess players are playing in
it.
10) Name the first things that come into your mind when you
think of Argentina.
Maradona, tango, and beef steak
Source:
Press Office of the WCC San Luis 2005
Short biography:
Peter
Svidler:
Grand Master. He was born in Russia in 1976. At the age of
18, he won the Russian Championship, one of the most prestigious existing
tournaments, for the first time. Although the current champion is Kasparov,
young Svidler beat him for the fourth time in 2003, an accomplishment that no
one has achieved in the post Soviet Union era. He is an exceptional fast game
player and his original style has provided him many victories. He defeated
Peter Leko 4 and a half to 3 and a half, winning the Chess 960 (Fischer Random)
World Championship. Many think he could be the surprise in San Luis. ELO: 2738.
Contact: Diego Gómez Press Office of the WCC San Luis 2005
Private mail: dgomez@nuevacom.com.ar Phone: +54 11 4326 7828 Mobile: +54 11 15
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