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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 Sjugirov,S
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Classic Play-In 2024 C53
Kantor,G vs Svidler,P
0-1
Chess.com Classic Play-In 2024 B41
Svidler,P vs Morovic Fernandez,I
1-0
Chess.com Classic Play-In 2024 C19
Svidler,P vs Moussard,J
1-0
Chess.com Classic Play-In 2024 A15
Svidler,P vs Tari,A
0-1
Chess.com Classic Play-In 2024 A20
Gledura,B vs Svidler,P
1-0
Chess.com Classic Play-In 2024 D86
Svidler,P vs Korobov,A
1-0
28th Sigeman & Co 2024 2024 B50
Maurizzi,Marc'Andria vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
28th Sigeman & Co 2024 2024 C88
Ju,Wenjun vs Svidler,P
0-1
28th Sigeman & Co 2024 2024 A41
Svidler,P vs Grandelius,N
1/2-1/2
28th Sigeman & Co 2024 2024 C55
Svidler,P vs Ter Sahakyan,S
1/2-1/2
Chessable Play-In Match D1 2024 B90
Ter Sahakyan,S vs Svidler,P
1-0
Chessable Play-In Match D1 2024 C84
Svidler,P vs Daneshvar,Bardiya
1-0
Chessable Masters Play-In 2024 B27
Svidler,P vs Bortnyk,Olexandr
1/2-1/2
Chessable Masters Play-In 2024 B04
Svidler,P vs Neiksans,A
1-0
Chessable Masters Play-In 2024 A20
Svidler,P vs Gadimbayli,Abdulla
1-0
Chessable Masters Play-In 2024 C19
Hong,Andrew vs Svidler,P
0-1
Chessable Masters Play-In 2024 B41
Indjic,A vs Svidler,P
0-1
Chessable Masters Play-In 2024 C25
Ter Sahakyan,S vs Svidler,P
1-0
Chessable Masters Play-In 2024 C78
Svidler,P vs Chigaev,M
1-0
Chessable Masters Play-In 2024 C84
Svidler,P vs Aravindh,Chithambaram VR.
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2023 2023 A14
Lazavik,Denis vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2023 2023 E60
Svidler,P vs Muradli,Mahammad
1-0
World Blitz 2023 2023 A13
Svidler,P vs Artemiev,V
0-1
World Blitz 2023 2023 C84
Svidler,P vs Adhiban,Baskaran
1-0
World Blitz 2023 2023 A10
Yu Yangyi vs Svidler,P
1-0
World Blitz 2023 2023 B91
Sindarov,Javokhir vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2023 2023 B54
Guseinov,G vs Svidler,P
0-1
World Blitz 2023 2023 B23
Svidler,P vs Zvjaginsev,V
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2023 2023 B31
Svidler,P vs Kuzubov,Y
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2023 2023 C16
Pantsulaia,L vs Svidler,P
0-1
World Blitz 2023 2023 A21
Svidler,P vs Makarian,Rudik
1-0
World Blitz 2023 2023 B30
Paravyan,D vs Svidler,P
1-0
World Blitz 2023 2023 B96
Xu,Xiangyu vs Svidler,P
0-1
World Blitz 2023 2023 D85
Vetokhin,Savva vs Svidler,P
0-1
World Blitz 2023 2023 E63
Svidler,P vs Narayanan,SL
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2023 2023 B51
Svidler,P vs Tabatabaei,M
0-1
World Blitz 2023 2023 C50
Svidler,P vs Zhalmakhanov,Ramazan
1-0
World Blitz 2023 2023 B27
Kobalia,M vs Svidler,P
0-1
World Blitz 2023 2023 B51
Svidler,P vs Matlakov,M
1-0
World Rapid 2023 2023 A13
Svidler,P vs Yu Yangyi
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2023 2023 B30
Paravyan,D vs Svidler,P
0-1
World Rapid 2023 2023 C53
Svidler,P vs Vokhidov,Shamsiddin
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2023 2023 A14
Pantsulaia,L vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2023 2023 A04
Svidler,P vs Narayanan,SL
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2023 2023 A30
Petrosyan,M vs Svidler,P
0-1
World Rapid 2023 2023 B90
Svidler,P vs Jumabayev,R
1-0
World Rapid 2023 2023 A31
Indjic,A vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2023 2023 A20
Tari,A vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2023 2023 B41
Svidler,P vs Dreev,A
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2023 2023 B40
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