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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 Gazik,Viktor
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Sep Final 2020 A15
Svidler,P vs Shahinyan,D
1-0
Titled Tuesday 15th Sept 2020 C41
Kadric,D vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tuesday 15th Sept 2020 C53
Visakh,N R vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tuesday 15th Sept 2020 D85
Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tuesday 8th Sept 2020 A37
Svidler,P vs Lazavik,Denis
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 8th Sept 2020 C84
Holt,C vs Svidler,P
1-0
Titled Tuesday 8th Sept 2020 A41
Seul,G vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tuesday 8th Sept 2020 B50
Svidler,P vs Jobava,Ba
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 8th Sept 2020 B40
Svidler,P vs Tomb,M
1-0
Titled Tuesday 8th Sept 2020 C41
Svidler,P vs Yashas,D
1-0
Titled Tuesday 8th Sept 2020 B01
Priasmoro,Novendra vs Svidler,P
1-0
Titled Tuesday 8th Sept 2020 B94
Svidler,P vs Chylewski,Patryk
1-0
Titled Tuesday 1st Sept 2020 B90
Balakrishnan,Praveen vs Svidler,P
1-0
Titled Tuesday 1st Sept 2020 D97
Svidler,P vs Villalba,M
1-0
Titled Tuesday 1st Sept 2020 C92
Shapkin,Anatoliy vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tuesday 1st Sept 2020 D85
Espinosa Veloz,E vs Svidler,P
1-0
Titled Tuesday 1st Sept 2020 B90
Svidler,P vs Markidis,K
1-0
Titled Tue 25th Aug 2020 C03
Svidler,P vs Skatchkov,Valery
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 25th Aug 2020 C43
Kobalia,M vs Svidler,P
1-0
Titled Tue 25th Aug 2020 B40
Svidler,P vs Shahade,G
1-0
Titled Tue 25th Aug 2020 A16
Sezdbekov,Ruslan vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tue 25th Aug 2020 B50
Svidler,P vs Srihari,L R
1-0
Titled Tue 25th Aug 2020 B10
Svidler,P vs Tari,A
1-0
Titled Tue 18th Aug 2020 A36
Suleymanli,Aydin vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tue 18th Aug 2020 A40
Svidler,P vs Tang,Andrew
1-0
Titled Tue 18th Aug 2020 C60
Svidler,P vs Siva,Mahadevan
0-1
Titled Tue 18th Aug 2020 B30
Kovalev,De vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 18th Aug 2020 A39
Svidler,P vs Dragomirescu,R
1-0
Titled Tue 18th Aug 2020 B31
Srihari,L R vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tue 18th Aug 2020 A45
Pert,N vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tue 18th Aug 2020 A49
Svidler,P vs Ismagambetov,An
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 11th Aug 2020 B31
Belous,V vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tue 11th Aug 2020 A37
Svidler,P vs Yanchenko,R
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Aug 2020 C09
Svidler,P vs Siva,Mahadevan
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Aug 2020 E68
Laurusas,T vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tue 11th Aug 2020 D85
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Svidler,P
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Aug Final 2020 D85
Svidler,P vs Grunberg,M
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Aug 2020 B04
Svidler,P vs Grigoriants,S RUS
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Aug Final 2020 A20
Svidler,P vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 11th Aug Final 2020 A20
Delaney,K vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tue 11th Aug 2020 B20
Svidler,P vs Karthikeyan,M2
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 11th Aug 2020 C79
Vlassov,N vs Svidler,P
0-1
Titled Tue 4th Aug 2pm 2020 C33
Svidler,P vs Liang,Awonder
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am 2020 B12
Svidler,P vs Swicarz,M
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am 2020 B01
Gharibyan,Mamikon vs Svidler,P
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am 2020 B50
Bartel,Mat vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am 2020 B91
Svidler,P vs Mons,L
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am 2020 C84
Svidler,P vs Quintiliano Pinto,R
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am 2020 B90
Svidler,P vs Anton Guijarro,D
0-1
Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am Final 2020 C28
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