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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 Matlakov,M
0-1
Karpov Cup - 50 years 2025 B90
Svidler,P vs Niemann,Hans Moke
1/2-1/2
Karpov Cup - 50 years 2025 C84
Artemiev,V vs Svidler,P
1-0
Karpov Cup - 50 years 2025 A04
Svidler,P vs Malakhov,V
1-0
Karpov Cup - 50 years 2025 C53
Svidler,P vs Tomashevsky,E
1/2-1/2
Karpov Cup - 50 years 2025 C65
Dubov,Daniil vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Karpov Cup - 50 years 2025 D85
Zhu,Jiner vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Classic Play-In 2025 B43
Svidler,P vs Fier,A
1-0
Chess.com Classic Play-In 2025 B12
Svidler,P vs Fedoseev,Vl3
0-1
Chess.com Classic Play-In 2025 C42
Gales,Randi-Ioan vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 4th Mar Early 2025 D85
Jaskolka,T vs Svidler,P
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Mar Early 2025 A45
Svidler,P vs Pribelszky,Bence
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Mar Early 2025 B41
Svidler,P vs Sanchez Ibern,M
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Mar Early 2025 B61
Svidler,P vs Volokitin,And
1-0
Chessable Masters Play-In 2025 A05
Tari,A vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Chessable Masters Play-In 2025 B41
Svidler,P vs Aravindh,Chithambaram VR.
1-0
Chessable Masters Play-In 2025 A05
Svidler,P vs Muradli,Mahammad
0-1
Chessable Masters Play-In 2025 B90
Lu Shanglei vs Svidler,P
1-0
Chessable Masters Play-In 2025 C53
Bologan,V vs Svidler,P
1-0
Chessable Masters Play-In 2025 B51
Murzin,Volodar vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Chessable Masters Play-In 2025 A48
Svidler,P vs Atabayew,S
1-0
Chessable Masters Play-In 2025 C42
Svidler,P vs Xiao,Tong(QD)
1-0
Chessable Masters Play-In 2025 B30
Bolashakov,Nurali vs Svidler,P
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Feb Early 2025 B90
Svidler,P vs Dumanuly,Sultanbeibarys
0-1
Titled Tue 11th Feb Early 2025 C84
Svidler,P vs Naumann,Al
1-0
Bundesliga 2024-25 2025 C78
Sadhwani,Raunak vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2024-25 2025 C92
Ferreira,Jor1 vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2024-25 2025 B51
Svidler,P vs Aravindh,Chithambaram VR.
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2024-25 2025 B40
Svidler,P vs Maghsoodloo,Parham
0-1
TechM GCL 2024 2024 B51
Svidler,P vs Yu Yangyi
1/2-1/2
TechM GCL 2024 2024 A14
Maghsoodloo,Parham vs Svidler,P
1-0
TechM GCL 2024 2024 A15
Yu Yangyi vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
TechM GCL 2024 2024 D96
Svidler,P vs Gorshtein,Ido
1-0
Jerusalem Masters 2024 2024 B12
Postny,E vs Svidler,P
0-1
Jerusalem Masters 2024 2024 D30
Svidler,P vs Van Foreest,Jorden
1/2-1/2
Jerusalem Masters 2024 2024 D10
Dubov,Daniil vs Svidler,P
1-0
Jerusalem Masters 2024 2024 B47
Smirin,I vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Jerusalem Masters 2024 2024 B46
Svidler,P vs Boruchovsky,A
1-0
Jerusalem Masters 2024 2024 C84
Svidler,P vs Eljanov,P
1-0
Jerusalem Masters 2024 2024 C50
Svidler,P vs Rodshtein,M
1-0
Jerusalem Masters 2024 2024 B90
Gareev,T vs Svidler,P
0-1
FIDE World Bl Team Pool E 2024 A05
Zemlyanskii,Ivan vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Bl Team Final 2024 E60
Svidler,P vs Chinguun,Sumiya
1-0
FIDE World Bl Team Pool E 2024 B52
Svidler,P vs Halynyazov,Vepaly
1-0
FIDE World Bl Team Pool E 2024 C07
Svidler,P vs Zemlyanskii,Ivan
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Bl Team Final 2024 B48
Altair,Almir vs Svidler,P
0-1
FIDE World Bl Team Pool E 2024 B23
Svidler,P vs Sarana,A
0-1
FIDE World Bl Team Final 2024 D34
Svidler,P vs Zhalmakhanov,Ramazan
1-0
FIDE World Bl Team Pool E 2024 C79
Ishmukhametov,Adil vs Svidler,P
0-1
FIDE World Bl Team Pool E 2024 A36
Abuzyarov,Arlan vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Bl Team Pool E 2024 A41
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