Svidler, Peter
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
Featured Games
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Nakamura,Hi vs Svidler,P
Saint Louis Rapid 2021
2021
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Gelfand,B vs Svidler,P
6th Zurich Opening Blitz
2017
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Svidler, Peter vs Almasi, Zoltan
Wch U16
1992
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Svidler,P vs Morozevich,A
Tal Memorial Blitz
2008
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Kamsky,G vs Svidler,P
38th Olympiad
2008
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Kramnik, Vladimir vs Svidler, Peter
Linares
1998
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Ponomariov,R vs Svidler,P
19th Amber Rapid
2010
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Svidler,P vs Gelfand,B
Amber Rapid
2006
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Leko,P vs Svidler,P
Amber Blindfold
2005
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Topalov,V vs Svidler,P
Amber Blindfold
2006
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1-0FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 C02
Svidler,P vs Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 C07
Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 D79
Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son vs Svidler,P
0-1FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 D80
Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 D79
Svidler,P vs Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 C03
Svidler,P vs Lima,Da
1-0FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 C18
Lima,Da vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 D85
Timofeev,Arty vs Svidler,P
0-164th ch-RUS 2011 C70
Svidler,P vs Galkin,A
1-064th ch-RUS 2011 B12
Ganguly,S vs Svidler,P
1-08th World Teams 2011 B06
Svidler,P vs Postny,E
1-08th World Teams 2011 B12
Svidler,P vs Yu Yangyi
1/2-1/28th World Teams 2011 B92
Shoker,S vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/28th World Teams 2011 A00
Guseinov,G vs Svidler,P
1-08th World Teams 2011 B43
Svidler,P vs Sargissian,G
1-08th World Teams 2011 C84
Shulman,Y vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/28th World Teams 2011 D85
Eljanov,P vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2TCh-RUS Premier 2011 D16
Frolyanov,D vs Svidler,P
0-1TCh-RUS Premier 2011 C70
Motylev,A vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2TCh-RUS Premier 2011 C69
Svidler,P vs Zolotukhin,V
1-0TCh-RUS Premier 2011 B01
Shimanov,A vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2TCh-RUS Premier 2011 D14
Malakhov,V vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2TCh-RUS Premier 2011 D83
Svidler,P vs Grishchenko,S1
1-0TCh-RUS Premier 2011 D35
Jugelt,T vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2Schachbundesliga 2010-11 2011 A45
Svidler,P vs Gashimov,V
1-0Schachbundesliga 2010-11 2011 C42
Wojtaszek,R vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/212th ch-EUR 2011 E60
Svidler,P vs Kobalia,M
1-012th ch-EUR 2011 D45
Svidler,P vs Hracek,Z
1-012th ch-EUR 2011 C45
Smeets,J vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/212th ch-EUR 2011 C69
Svidler,P vs Azarov,S
1-012th ch-EUR 2011 C93
Popov,Iv RUS vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/212th ch-EUR 2011 C48
Svidler,P vs Ivanisevic,I
1/2-1/212th ch-EUR 2011 C41
Svidler,P vs Mastrovasilis,A
1-012th ch-EUR 2011 A00
Wirig,A vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/212th ch-EUR 2011 D85
Colin,V vs Svidler,P
0-112th ch-EUR 2011 E28
Svidler,P vs Ziska,H
1/2-1/212th ch-EUR 2011 A45
Svidler,P vs Bischoff,K
1-0Schachbundesliga 2010-11 2011 B90
Potkin,V vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2Schachbundesliga 2010-11 2011 E61
Jakovenko,D vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/263rd ch-RUS 2010 B07
Svidler,P vs Zvjaginsev,V
1/2-1/263rd ch-RUS 2010 C11
Potkin,V vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/263rd ch-RUS 2010 D85
Svidler,P vs Malakhov,V
1-063rd ch-RUS 2010 C67
Tomashevsky,E vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/263rd ch-RUS 2010 D82
Kurnosov,I vs Svidler,P
0-163rd ch-RUS 2010 B42
Svidler,P vs Khismatullin,D
1-063rd ch-RUS 2010 B00
Vitiugov,N vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/263rd ch-RUS 2010 A15
Svidler,P vs Movsesian,S
1-0VI World Blitz 2010 B46
Eljanov,P vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2VI World Blitz 2010 D91
Svidler,P vs Savchenko,B
0-1VI World Blitz 2010 B31