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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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Esipenko,Andrey vs Svidler,P
0-1
World Rapid 2017 2017 D85
Ponkratov,P vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2017 2017 C45
Svidler,P vs Kokarev,Dm
1-0
World Rapid 2017 2017 A05
Volokitin,And vs Svidler,P
0-1
World Rapid 2017 2017 C84
Quparadze,G vs Svidler,P
0-1
World Rapid 2017 2017 B41
Svidler,P vs Malakhov,V
1-0
70th ch-RUS 2017 2017 C49
Vitiugov,N vs Svidler,P
0-1
70th ch-RUS TB 2017 2017 A45
Svidler,P vs Vitiugov,N
1-0
70th ch-RUS TB 2017 2017 A27
Fedoseev,Vl3 vs Svidler,P
0-1
70th ch-RUS 2017 2017 E60
Svidler,P vs Matlakov,M
1/2-1/2
70th ch-RUS 2017 2017 A22
Sjugirov,S vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
70th ch-RUS 2017 2017 D85
Svidler,P vs Tomashevsky,E
1/2-1/2
70th ch-RUS 2017 2017 C84
Riazantsev,A vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
70th ch-RUS 2017 2017 D85
Svidler,P vs Romanov,E
1-0
70th ch-RUS 2017 2017 B42
Inarkiev,E vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
70th ch-RUS 2017 2017 C48
Volkov,Sergey1 vs Svidler,P
0-1
70th ch-RUS 2017 2017 D96
Svidler,P vs Dubov,Daniil
0-1
70th ch-RUS 2017 2017 A37
Vitiugov,N vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
70th ch-RUS 2017 2017 A29
Harikrishna,P vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Palma De Mallorca GP 2017 2017 A28
Svidler,P vs Ding Liren
1/2-1/2
Palma De Mallorca GP 2017 2017 A18
Jakovenko,D vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Palma De Mallorca GP 2017 2017 A39
Svidler,P vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1/2-1/2
Palma De Mallorca GP 2017 2017 A33
Hammer,J vs Svidler,P
0-1
Palma De Mallorca GP 2017 2017 B51
Svidler,P vs Eljanov,P
1/2-1/2
Palma De Mallorca GP 2017 2017 C53
Tomashevsky,E vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Palma De Mallorca GP 2017 2017 E60
Svidler,P vs Meier,Geo
1-0
Bundesliga 2017-18 2017 A13
Jakovenko,D vs Svidler,P
1-0
Bundesliga 2017-18 2017 C50
Vocaturo,D vs Svidler,P
0-1
33rd ECC Open 2017 2017 E60
Naiditsch,A vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
33rd ECC Open 2017 2017 A45
Svidler,P vs Sprenger,J
1-0
33rd ECC Open 2017 2017 B40
Svidler,P vs Efimenko,Z
1/2-1/2
33rd ECC Open 2017 2017 C84
Inarkiev,E vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
33rd ECC Open 2017 2017 C92
Svidler,P vs Stevic,H
1-0
33rd ECC Open 2017 2017 C72
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 C53
Svidler,P vs Vachier Lagrave,M
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 A34
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 C53
Svidler,P vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 A34
Bu Xiangzhi vs Svidler,P
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 A33
Svidler,P vs Bu Xiangzhi
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 A04
Bu Xiangzhi vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 A34
Svidler,P vs Bu Xiangzhi
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 C24
Svidler,P vs Onischuk,Al
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 C88
Onischuk,Al vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 D85
Erdos,V vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 A35
Svidler,P vs Erdos,V
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 A20
Erdos,V vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 D85
Svidler,P vs Erdos,V
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 D31
Svidler,P vs Vakhidov,J
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 A04
Vakhidov,J vs Svidler,P
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 A35
Vidit,S vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
11th World Teams 2017 2017 E60
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