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Svidler, Peter

contemporary era

Peter Svidler is a Russian grandmaster who holds the all-time record of eight Russian Chess Championship titles, a remarkable feat spanning from 1994 to 2017. Also a World Cup winner and five-time Olympiad team gold medalist, Svidler is equally respected as one of chess's finest commentators, bringing deep analytical insight and wit to major tournament broadcasts worldwide.

Total Games

4442

Wins

1644

Draws

1989

Losses

809

37.0% wins44.8% draws18.2% losses

Most Played Openings

D85 - Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation165B90 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation163C88 - Ruy Lopez: Closed102B12 - Caro-Kann Defense95A15 - English Orangutan83E60 - Queen's Pawn, Mengarini Attack76C84 - Ruy Lopez: Closed74B40 - Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation73A07 - King's Indian Attack72C65 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense65

Most Faced Opponents

Gelfand,B99 gamesGrischuk,A93 gamesKramnik,V73 gamesNakamura,Hi73 gamesKarjakin,Sergey69 gamesAronian,L64 gamesAnand,V62 gamesCarlsen,M60 gamesNepomniachtchi,I60 gamesIvanchuk,V55 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Nakamura,Hi vs Svidler,P

Saint Louis Rapid 2021

2021

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FCGFCG
1-0

Gelfand,B vs Svidler,P

6th Zurich Opening Blitz

2017

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FCGFCG
1-0

Svidler, Peter vs Almasi, Zoltan

Wch U16

1992

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FCGFCG
1-0

Svidler,P vs Morozevich,A

Tal Memorial Blitz

2008

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FCGFCG
1-0

Kamsky,G vs Svidler,P

38th Olympiad

2008

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FCGFCG
1-0

Kramnik, Vladimir vs Svidler, Peter

Linares

1998

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FCGFCG
1-0

Ponomariov,R vs Svidler,P

19th Amber Rapid

2010

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FCGFCG
0-1

Svidler,P vs Gelfand,B

Amber Rapid

2006

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FCGFCG
0-1

Leko,P vs Svidler,P

Amber Blindfold

2005

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FCGFCG
0-1

Topalov,V vs Svidler,P

Amber Blindfold

2006

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Games (4442)

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Svidler,P vs Grischuk,A
1-0
Levitov Chess Week Blitz 2019 A20
Kramnik,V vs Svidler,P
1-0
Levitov Chess Week Blitz 2019 A48
Gelfand,B vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Netanya Masters 2019 2019 A15
Svidler,P vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
Netanya Masters 2019 2019 A07
Wojtaszek,R vs Svidler,P
1-0
Moscow FIDE Grand Prix 2019 E60
Svidler,P vs Wojtaszek,R
1/2-1/2
Moscow FIDE Grand Prix 2019 B51
Svidler,P vs Vitiugov,N
1-0
Moscow FIDE Grand Prix 2019 C80
Vitiugov,N vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Moscow FIDE Grand Prix 2019 A36
Anand,V vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
GRENKE Chess Classic 2019 2019 C84
Svidler,P vs Carlsen,M
0-1
GRENKE Chess Classic 2019 2019 B30
Keymer,Vincent vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
GRENKE Chess Classic 2019 2019 E15
Aronian,L vs Svidler,P
1-0
GRENKE Chess Classic 2019 2019 C88
Svidler,P vs Caruana,F
1/2-1/2
GRENKE Chess Classic 2019 2019 B33
Svidler,P vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2018 2018 C65
Karjakin,Sergey vs Svidler,P
1-0
World Blitz 2018 2018 C53
Gelfand,B vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2018 2018 A34
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2018 2018 C45
Svidler,P vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2018 2018 C65
Carlsen,M vs Svidler,P
1-0
World Blitz 2018 2018 A37
Svidler,P vs Duda,J
1-0
World Blitz 2018 2018 A15
Firouzja,Alireza vs Svidler,P
1-0
World Blitz 2018 2018 B46
Duda,J vs Svidler,P
1-0
World Rapid 2018 2018 A28
Shirov,A vs Svidler,P
0-1
World Rapid 2018 2018 B46
Svidler,P vs Firouzja,Alireza
0-1
World Rapid 2018 2018 A10
Gelfand,B vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2018 2018 A35
Svidler,P vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2
34th ECC Open 2018 2018 B15
Georgiadis,N vs Svidler,P
0-1
51st Biel GM 2018 2018 B90
Svidler,P vs Vachier Lagrave,M
0-1
51st Biel GM 2018 2018 A34
Svidler,P vs Georgiadis,N
1-0
51st Biel GM 2018 2018 B51
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
51st Biel GM 2018 2018 C84
Ivanchuk,V vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
4th Gideon Japhet Mem Cup 2018 D97
Svidler,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
4th Gideon Japhet Mem Cup 2018 A05
Svidler,P vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
4th Gideon Japhet Mem Cup 2018 B51
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
4th Gideon Japhet Mem Cup 2018 C84
Gelfand,B vs Svidler,P
1-0
4th Gideon Japhet Mem Cup 2018 E60
Svidler,P vs Gelfand,B
0-1
4th Gideon Japhet Mem Cup 2018 B31
Gelfand,B vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Premier 2018 2018 A33
Mamedyarov,S vs Svidler,P
1-0
11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 2018 A60
Svidler,P vs Morozevich,A
1-0
11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 2018 A07
Svidler,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 2018 A07
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Svidler,P
1-0
11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 2018 B45
Anand,V vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 2018 C84
Svidler,P vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2
11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 2018 A07
Grischuk,A vs Svidler,P
1-0
11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 2018 E60
Gelfand,B vs Svidler,P
0-1
11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 2018 A43
Svidler,P vs Kramnik,V
1/2-1/2
11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 2018 A14
Grischuk,A vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018 2018 E60
Svidler,P vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018 2018 A04
Svidler,P vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018 2018 E46
Svidler,P vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2
11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018 2018 D37
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