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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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Adams, Michael vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
Madrid Magistral 7th 1998 B92
Svidler, Peter vs Jussupow, Artur
1-0
EUCup final 1997 C43
Svidler, Peter vs Sokolov, Ivan
1/2-1/2
Nordic Grand Prix 1997 C88
Svidler, Peter vs Tisdall, Jonathan D
1-0
Nordic Grand Prix 1997 B76
Svidler, Peter vs Shaked, Tal
1-0
Tilburg Fontys 1997 C18
Svidler, Peter vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
EU-chT (Men) 1997 C88
Schandorff, Lars vs Svidler, Peter
0-1
Nordic Grand Prix 1997 E94
Lejlic, Samir vs Svidler, Peter
0-1
Nordic Grand Prix 1997 B80
Khalifman, Alexander vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
St Petersburg 1997 D39
Svidler, Peter vs Stefansson, Hannes
1-0
Nordic Grand Prix 1997 C91
Akesson, Ralf vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
Nordic Grand Prix 1997 E93
Svidler, Peter vs Hillarp Persson, Tiger
1-0
Nordic Grand Prix 1997 B47
Svidler, Peter vs Brynell, Stellan
1-0
Nordic Grand Prix 1997 C05
Thorhallsson, Throstur vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
Nordic Grand Prix 1997 B09
Lautier, Joel vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1997 E92
Piket, Jeroen vs Svidler, Peter
0-1
Tilburg Fontys 1997 D27
Onischuk, Alexander vs Svidler, Peter
0-1
Tilburg Fontys 1997 B92
Van Wely, Loek vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1997 D82
Timman, Jan H vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
Koop Tjuchem 1996 B66
Svidler, Peter vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1996 B85
Leko, Peter vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
Koop Tjuchem 1996 B07
Svidler, Peter vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
Koop Tjuchem 1996 C78
Short, Nigel D vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
Koop Tjuchem 1996 B66
Lautier, Joel vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1996 A21
Piket, Jeroen vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1996 E95
Svidler, Peter vs Morozevich, Alexander
0-1
Moscow PCA qual 1996 C92
Svidler, Peter vs Sutovskij, Emil
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1996 B31
Svidler, Peter vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Yerevan 1996 B58
Gelfand, Boris vs Svidler, Peter
1-0
Koop Tjuchem 1996 E73
Svidler, Peter vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2
Ter Apel 1996 B47
Svidler, Peter vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2
St Petersburg-ch 1996 B12
Almasi, Zoltan vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1996 B09
Svidler, Peter vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Novosibirsk 1995 B19
Adams, Michael vs Svidler, Peter
0-1
Groningen 1995 B07
Svidler, Peter vs Morozevich, Alexander
1-0
RUS-ch 1995 B85
Svidler, Peter vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Groningen 1995 C89
Khalifman, Alexander vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
RUS-ch 1995 A16
Svidler, Peter vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2
EUCup Gr5 1995 B04
Khalifman, Alexander vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
RUS-chT 1995 D79
Svidler, Peter vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2
Novosibirsk 1995 C02
Svidler, Peter vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
0-1
JUG-chT 1995 C07
Leko, Peter vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
Groningen 1995 C95
Karpov, Anatoly vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
Groningen 1995 D02
Khalifman, Alexander vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
Moscow PCA-Intel qual 1995 B09
Korneev, Oleg vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
Linares op 1994 C92
Svidler, Peter vs Vallejo Pons, Francisco
1-0
Linares op 1994 B31
Svidler, Peter vs Greenfeld, Alon
1-0
Tilburg blitz 1994 D04
Svidler, Peter vs Greenfeld, Alon
1-0
Tilburg 1994 B66
Dimitrov, Vladimir vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
Linares op 1994 C92
Svidler, Peter vs Nedobora, Mikhail
1-0
Linares op 1994 B93
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