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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 Piesik,P
1-0
Titled Tue 10th Jan Early 2023 C02
Bryakin,M vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 10th Jan Early 2023 A45
Svidler,P vs Demchenko,A
0-1
Titled Tue 10th Jan Early 2023 C70
Svidler,P vs Mahdavi,Reza
1-0
Titled Tue 10th Jan Early 2023 B48
Ioannidis,Ev vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tue 10th Jan Early 2023 E60
Shevchenko,Kirill vs Svidler,P
1-0
MrDodgy Inv 3 GpB 2022 A10
Svidler,P vs Eljanov,P
1/2-1/2
MrDodgy Inv 3 GpB 2022 A22
Svidler,P vs Trent,L
1-0
MrDodgy Inv 3 GpB 2022 C00
Svidler,P vs Grachev,B
0-1
MrDodgy Inv 3 GpB 2022 B40
Muradli,Mahammad vs Svidler,P
1-0
MrDodgy Inv 3 GpB 2022 D85
Svidler,P vs Cori,J
0-1
MrDodgy Inv 3 GpB 2022 A25
Svidler,P vs Lagarde,Max
0-1
MrDodgy Inv 3 GpB 2022 C63
Salem,AR vs Svidler,P
1-0
MrDodgy Inv 3 GpB 2022 B41
Royal,Shreyas vs Svidler,P
0-1
MrDodgy Inv 3 GpB 2022 D86
Sevian,Samuel vs Svidler,P
1-0
MrDodgy Inv 3 GpB 2022 B40
Paravyan,D vs Svidler,P
0-1
MrDodgy Inv 3 GpB 2022 B41
Svidler,P vs Iturrizaga Bonelli,Eduardo
1-0
MrDodgy Inv 3 GpB 2022 B30
Svidler,P vs Tang,Andrew
1/2-1/2
MrDodgy Inv 3 GpB 2022 C60
Fressinet,L vs Svidler,P
0-1
MrDodgy Inv 3 GpB 2022 D02
Svidler,P vs Ciolacu,Alessia-Mihaela
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Early 2022 C65
Moroni,L vs Svidler,P
1-0
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Early 2022 D85
Demin,V1 vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Early 2022 A45
Svidler,P vs Kozak,Antoni
1-0
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Early 2022 B12
Przybylski,W vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Early 2022 B51
Shimanov,A vs Svidler,P
1-0
Levitov Chess 50k 2022 2022 B43
Svidler,P vs Dubov,Daniil
1-0
Levitov Chess 50k 2022 2022 B60
Svidler,P vs Fedoseev,Vl3
1/2-1/2
Levitov Chess 50k 2022 2022 B31
Svidler,P vs Dubov,Daniil
0-1
Chess.com Rapid Wk2 KO 2022 A34
Svidler,P vs Fedoseev,Vl3
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Rapid Wk2 Swiss 2022 B31
Guseinov,G vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Rapid Wk2 Swiss 2022 B23
Bok,B vs Svidler,P
0-1
Chess.com Rapid Wk2 Swiss 2022 D85
Ponkratov,P vs Svidler,P
0-1
Chess.com Rapid Wk2 Swiss 2022 A45
Dreev,A vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Rapid Wk2 Swiss 2022 D92
Svidler,P vs Anton Guijarro,D
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk2 Swiss 2022 B12
Svidler,P vs Oparin,G
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk2 Swiss 2022 C53
Antonio,V vs Svidler,P
1-0
Titled Tue 15th Feb Early 2022 B84
Kraus,To vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Feb Early 2022 B23
Svidler,P vs Jain,Kashish Manoj
1-0
Titled Tue 15th Feb Early 2022 C18
Svidler,P vs Tsydypov,Z
0-1
Titled Tuesday 16th Nov 2021 B90
Yakimova,Mariya vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tuesday 16th Nov 2021 D83
Bogdanov,Egor vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tuesday 16th Nov 2021 B06
Svidler,P vs Tsvetkov,Andrey
1-0
Titled Tuesday 16th Nov 2021 B90
Zelbel,P vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tuesday 16th Nov 2021 B22
Svidler,P vs Sjugirov,S
0-1
Titled Tuesday 16th Nov 2021 B12
Antipov,M2 vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 16th Nov 2021 B54
Svidler,P vs Ahmadzada,Ahmad
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 16th Nov 2021 C42
Svidler,P vs Pichot,A
1-0
Titled Tuesday 16th Nov 2021 B48
Svidler,P vs Tatarinov,Dmitry
1-0
Titled Tuesday 16th Nov 2021 C02
Brkic,A vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 2021 B94
Svidler,P vs Antipov,M2
1/2-1/2
FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 2021 D91
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