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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 Chigaev,M
1/2-1/2
73rd ch-RUS 2020 2020 C84
Esipenko,Andrey vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
73rd ch-RUS 2020 2020 D90
Svidler,P vs Dubov,Daniil
1/2-1/2
73rd ch-RUS 2020 2020 C78
Fedoseev,Vl3 vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
73rd ch-RUS 2020 2020 D85
Goganov,A vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
73rd ch-RUS 2020 2020 D85
Sadhwani,Raunak vs Svidler,P
1-0
Titled Tuesday 1st Dec 2020 A37
Svidler,P vs Anisimov,P2
1-0
Titled Tuesday 1st Dec 2020 A20
Svidler,P vs Firat,B
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 1st Dec 2020 B10
Svidler,P vs Gareev,T
1-0
Titled Tuesday 1st Dec 2020 A20
Liyanage,Ranindu Dilshan vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tuesday 1st Dec 2020 B90
Vlassov,N vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tuesday 1st Dec 2020 B12
Svidler,P vs Shtyka,S
1-0
Titled Tuesday 1st Dec 2020 B31
Djukic,Ni vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tuesday 1st Dec 2020 B90
Najer,E vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tuesday 1st Dec 2020 B94
Svidler,P vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1-0
Skilling Open Prelim 2020 B90
Svidler,P vs Vidit,S
0-1
Skilling Open Prelim 2020 A37
Ding Liren vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Skilling Open Prelim 2020 E60
Le Quang Liem vs Svidler,P
1-0
Skilling Open Prelim 2020 B84
Anton Guijarro,D vs Svidler,P
1-0
Skilling Open Prelim 2020 D85
Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo vs Svidler,P
1-0
Titled Tuesday 17th Nov 2020 B07
Svidler,P vs Kalashian,D
1-0
Titled Tuesday 17th Nov 2020 B12
Svidler,P vs Erdogdu,M
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 17th Nov 2020 D34
Svidler,P vs Rakotomaharo,Fy Antenaina
1-0
Titled Tuesday 17th Nov 2020 C78
Svidler,P vs Piesik,P
1-0
Titled Tuesday 17th Nov 2020 B06
Costachi,M vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tuesday 17th Nov 2020 A41
Tica,Sven vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tuesday 17th Nov 2020 A40
Chernobay,A vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 17th Nov 2020 D86
Svidler,P vs Al Tarbosh,W
1-0
Titled Tuesday 17th Nov 2020 A37
Willow,Jonah B vs Svidler,P
1-0
Titled Tuesday 17th Nov 2020 B53
Svidler,P vs Hansen,SuB
1-0
Titled Tuesday 10th Nov 2020 A20
Svidler,P vs Gritsenko,N
1-0
Titled Tuesday 10th Nov 2020 B29
Matinian,N vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 10th Nov 2020 B43
Yanchenko,R vs Svidler,P
1-0
Titled Tuesday 10th Nov 2020 A45
Svidler,P vs Grochal,J
1-0
Titled Tuesday 10th Nov 2020 B47
Svidler,P vs Klekowski,M
0-1
Titled Tuesday 10th Nov 2020 B90
Kashlinskaya,A vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tuesday 10th Nov 2020 E60
Tica,Sven vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tuesday 10th Nov 2020 A48
Samunenkov,Ihor vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 10th Nov 2020 B90
Heinemann,Josefine vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tuesday 3rd Nov 2020 B90
Kobalia,M vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tuesday 3rd Nov 2020 B51
Tokman,A vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 3rd Nov 2020 A04
Svidler,P vs Pavlov,Danila
1-0
Titled Tuesday 3rd Nov 2020 C06
Svidler,P vs Jaracz,P
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 3rd Nov 2020 B10
Braun,A vs Svidler,P
1-0
Titled Tuesday 3rd Nov 2020 A04
Svidler,P vs Chung,K
1-0
Titled Tuesday 3rd Nov 2020 C00
Pridorozhni,A vs Svidler,P
1-0
Titled Tuesday 3rd Nov 2020 A42
Svidler,P vs Eren,Ataberk
1-0
Titled Tuesday 3rd Nov 2020 A15
Mezentsev,Iv vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tuesday 27th Oct 2020 A48
Svidler,P vs Maze,S
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 27th Oct 2020 E62
Klekowski,M vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tuesday 27th Oct 2020 B94
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