Dominguez Perez on tiebreak, both having tied on 7.5/11. He ended the year with solid 5.5/11 for eighth place at the FIDE Grand Prix in Tashkent. In February 2013, Svidler came second in the Aeroflot Blitz and fifth in the Rapid. Svidler played in the 2013 Candidates Tournament in London from 15 March to 1 April, having qualified as winner of the World Cup in 2011. He finished third with 8/14, winning against Radjabov, Aronian, Ivanchuk and in a dramatic last round, Carlsen, which led to his rating rising to a record 2769. Although he finished in last place with 3/9 at the Alekhine Memorial, he recovered with 5/9 for fourth place at Norway Chess - a late replacement for Kramnik - scoring 5.5/9 for fifth place in the Blitz event. At June's FIDE Grand Prix in Thessaloniki, Svidler came ninth on tiebreak with 4.5/11. In August he competed in the 2013 World Cup. He defeated Anna Ushenina 3-1 after rapid tiebreaks, Bologan 2.5-1.5 after rapid tiebreaks and Radjabov 1.5-0.5, before being knocked out by eventual finalist Andreikin 2.5-1.5 after rapid tiebreaks. He reached the semi-finals of the ACP Rapid Cup in September, losing to Grischuk, then won his seventh Russian Championship in October after winning a rapid tiebreak match against Ian Nepomniachtchi 1.5-0.5, having scored 6.5/8 in the main event. He won team bronze at the European Team Championships in November. At the 5th London Chess Classic in December, held in a qualifying group then knockout format, Svidler qualified top of Group B but was knocked out in the first round by Adams 3-1. Svidler finished seventh at the 2014 Candidates Tournament in March. He scored 6.5/14 and won games against Kramnik, Andreikin and Topalov. He took part in Norway Chess in June, coming fifth in the Blitz with 5/9 and seventh with 4/9 in the main event. At the World Rapid and Blitz Championships the same month, Svidler came tenth with 10/15 in the Rapid and eleventh with 13/21 in the Blitz. In July, he defeated Gelfand in a rapid match 5-3 as part of the Gideon Japhet Memorial held in Jerusalem. In October he finished seventh on tiebreak with 6/11 at the FIDE Grand Prix held in Baku. Svidler finished sixth with 12/22 at the Tal Memorial Blitz in November, before coming fifth on tiebreak, scoring 4.5/9, at the Russian Superfinal. World Cup 2015 finalist Although he