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This week on Perpetual Chess, we are fortunate to get a return visit from the legendary commentator, Super GM, and now Chessable author, GM Peter Svidler! Peter talked with me a few days before he was set to depart for Yekaterinaburg, Russia. Yekaterinburg, of course, is where the FIDE Candidates Tournament will resume after being postponed amidst the Covid pandemic in March 2020. The tournament resumes on April 19, and the winner of the tournament will face GM Magnus Carlsen for the World Championship in November of 2021. As a competitor in prior Candidates Tournaments, and someone who is now assisting GM Kirill Alekseenko, one of the participants, it was amazing to hear GM Svidler\u2019s perspective on the tournament.\xa0\n\nOf course, GM Svidler has also just released his much anticipated Chessable course, Lifetime Repertoires: Peter Svidler\u2019s Grunfeld. We talked about how he researched this huge project, as well as what surprised him about the process of writing his first Chessable course.\xa0\n\nLastly, we got lots of questions from supporters of the Perpetual Chess Podcast. GM Svidler tackled questions relating to his famed modesty, his plans for competing and commentating in 2021, and much more. Please read on for more details, timestamps, and relevant links.\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n0:00-\xa0\n\nWe begin by discussing the FIDE Candidates Tournament, which is set to resume on April 19, 2021.\xa0\n\nMentioned: Russian Superfinals, GM Kirill Alekseenko, FIDE Candidates Wikipedia Page including participants and standings here:\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_2021\n\nCandidates odds to win:\n\nhttps://sports.bwin.com/en/sports/events/candidates-tournament-2020-9514213\n\n\n\n\n\n22:30-\xa0\n\nPeter answers the first question from the Perpetual Chess Patreon mailbag: \u201cis it possible that Peter\u2019s famed modesty gives him a competitive disadvantage?\u201d\n\nMentioned: GM Sergei Shipov\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n26:30- Perpetual Chess is proud to be brought to you in part by Chessable.com. You can pick up GM Peter Svidler\u2019s The Grunfeld: Lifetime Repertoires Part 1 here:\n\nhttps://www.chessable.com/lifetime-repertoires-peter-svidlers-grunfeld-part-1/course/63116/\n\nThe free short and sweet version is here:\n\nhttps://www.chessable.com/short-sweet-peter-svidlers-grunfeld/course/70030/\n\n\n\n\n\n27:00 What were the biggest challenges of creating Peter\u2019s much- anticipated course on the Grunfeld opening?\xa0\n\nMentioned: GM Danill Dubov, GM Harikrishna\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n41:25- Patreon question: How can a player improve at quiet positions?\xa0\n\nMentioned: Peter\u2019s Svidler\u2019s \u201cTraining with Tani\u201d Youtube Series\n\n\xa0\n\n48:30- Patreon question: \u201cWhen will we see Peter and GM Jan Gustafsson announcing again?\u201d\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n53:30- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Aimchess.com. Aimchess\xa0 collects and analyzes your online games and gives you actionable advice on what phases to work on. You can check out their site for free, and if you sign up, use the Promo Code \u201cChess30\u201d to save 30%\n\n\xa0\n\n54:00- Patreon question: \u201cDoes Peter\u2019s love for the video game Hearthstone help his chess?\u201d\xa0\n\nGM Evgeny Tomashevsky, GM Ian Nepomniatchi\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n56:30- Patreon questions: \u201cWill Peter ever write a chess book? If he did, what would it be about?\u201d\xa0\n\nMentioned: Masterclass with GM Yannick Pelletier:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paCReNKAcNg\n\nPeters\u2019s Recap of his Tilburg 1997 win vs. GM Garry Kasparov\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1iefMAb-Tk\n\n\xa0\n\nAlso Mentioned: GM Boris Gelfand\u2019s books with GM Jacob Aagaard, FM Michiel Abeln\u2019s The Anand Files, From London to Elista\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n1:04:00- Patreon question: \u201cWho are Peter\u2019s favorite cricket players?\u201d\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n1:05:30-\xa0 Patreon question: \u201cDoes Peter think that there are similarities between learning languages and chess?\u201d\xa0\n\nMentioned: Leisure Suit Larry\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n1:10:00- Thanks to much to GM Peter Svidler for re-joining the show! Here are the links for his Twitter account, Twitch Streaming, and Chessable course:\n\nhttps://twitter.com/polborta?lang=en\n\nhttps://www.twitch.tv/plbrta\n\nhttps://www.chessable.com/discussion/thread/242991/lifetime-repertoire-the-grunfeld-peter-svidler-/\n\n\n\n\n\nPeter Svidler \u201cLifetime Repertoires\u201d Grunfeld-Part 1- Course Giveaway Instructions!\xa0\nGo to Perpetual Chess Youtube page here-\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtcudElmRsQYTwULtd_gnFw/videos\n\xa0Subscribe to the channel and take a screenshot\xa0\nEmail the screenshot to ben@perpetualchesspod.com with the subject header \u201cYouTube\u201d\xa0\nDone!\xa0\nDeadline April 30. Winners will be determined by random drawing, and announced via email on May 1. \n\nI will not be able to respond to all contestants emails, but you all should get an email when the winners are announced. 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