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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1/2-1/2Sparkassen 2006 C92
Jobava,Ba vs Svidler,P
0-1Sparkassen 2006 D80
Svidler,P vs Bacrot,E
1/2-1/2Mtel Masters 2006 C88
Bacrot,E vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2Mtel Masters 2006 D85
Svidler,P vs Sokolov,Iv
1/2-1/2TCh-FRA Top 16 2006 C83
Bologan,V vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2TCh-FRA Top 16 2006 D97
Svidler,P vs Vaisser,A
1-0TCh-FRA Top 16 2006 C10
Svidler,P vs Jenni,F
1-0Bundesliga 2005-6 2006 C88
Bacrot,E vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2XXIII SuperGM 2006 D11
Svidler,P vs Vallejo Pons,F
1/2-1/2XXIII SuperGM 2006 C83
Svidler,P vs Bacrot,E
1-0XXIII SuperGM 2006 C42
Vallejo Pons,F vs Svidler,P
0-1XXIII SuperGM 2006 D85
Svidler,P vs Komarov,D
1-0TCh-FRA Top 16 Gp A 2006 C11
Svidler,P vs Sakaev,K
1/2-1/2TCh-FRA Top 16 Gp A 2006 B12
Maze,S vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2TCh-FRA Top 16 Gp A 2006 B06
Svidler,P vs Eljanov,P
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 2005-6 2006 B33
Dreev,A vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2ch-RUS Superfinal 2005 D85
Bareev,E vs Svidler,P
1-0ch-RUS Superfinal 2005 D97
Svidler,P vs Zvjaginsev,V
1/2-1/2ch-RUS Superfinal 2005 B51
Volkov,S1 vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2ch-RUS Superfinal 2005 D97
Jakovenko,D vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2ch-RUS Superfinal 2005 B42
Svidler,P vs Rublevsky,S
1/2-1/2ch-RUS Superfinal 2005 B54
Tomashevsky,E vs Svidler,P
0-1ch-RUS Superfinal 2005 A29
Svidler,P vs Motylev,A
1/2-1/2ch-RUS Superfinal 2005 C42
Fridman,D2 vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 2005-6 2005 D79
Svidler,P vs Erenburg,S
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 2005-6 2005 C42
Bu Xiangzhi vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2World Team Ch 2005 A41
Svidler,P vs Onischuk,Al
1/2-1/2World Team Ch 2005 C78
Svidler,P vs Azmaiparashvili,Z
1-0World Team Ch 2005 B12
Svidler,P vs Bruzon,L
1-0World Team Ch 2005 C67
Agrest,E vs Svidler,P
0-115th ETC 2005 E61
Rozentalis,E vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/215th ETC 2005 B31
Svidler,P vs Almasi,Z
1-015th ETC 2005 C66
Svidler,P vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/215th ETC 2005 B42
Stefansson,H vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/215th ETC 2005 D79
Svidler,P vs McNab,C
1-015th ETC 2005 B06
Svidler,P vs Bacrot,E
1/2-1/215th ETC 2005 C91
Svidler,P vs Naiditsch,A
1/2-1/2It 2005 C88
Svidler,P vs Sutovsky,E
1/2-1/2It 2005 B31
Van Wely,L vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2It 2005 D88
Bacrot,E vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2It 2005 A40
Svidler,P vs Nielsen,PH
1/2-1/2It 2005 C42
Svidler,P vs Malakhov,V
1/2-1/2St Petersburg vs Moscow 2005 B36
Agrest,E vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2ch-FRA Top 16 Poule Haute 2005 D85
Svidler,P vs Gurevich,M
1-0ch-FRA Top 16 Poule Haute 2005 C10
Hernandez,Gi vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2ch-FRA Top 16 Poule Haute 2005 B31
Alekseev,Evgeny vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2TCh-RUS 2005 B80
Tregubov,P vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2TCh-RUS 2005 D79
Svidler,P vs Malakhov,V
1/2-1/2TCh-RUS 2005 B45
Burmakin,V vs Svidler,P
0-1TCh-RUS 2005 A48