Peter Svidler in classic form, reaches finals against Grischuk after beating Judit Polgar and Ruslan Ponomariov

Peter Svidler has been in good form in this year's World Cup Chess tournament. He has progressed to the final, where he plays Grischuk.

Svidler beat Judit Polgar before eliminating Ruslan Ponomariov in an amazing show of strength, where Ponomariov's draw was declined in a very technical position. Incidentally, Svidler has been in great touch with the black pieces against formidable opponents. Here are the winning games in the most recent rounds.

Polgar vs Svidler:


Ponomariov vs Svidler:

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