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
View PrintGames (4442)
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1-0FIDE WCh KO 2001 C45
Sulskis,S vs Svidler,P★
0-1FIDE WCh KO 2001 C52
Svidler,P vs Sulskis,S★
1/2-1/2FIDE WCh KO 2001 B80
Svidler,P vs Sulskis,S★
1-0FIDE WCh KO 2001 C42
Sulskis,S vs Svidler,P★
1-0FIDE WCh KO 2001 C83
Hoffman,A vs Svidler,P★
1/2-1/2FIDE WCh KO 2001 A16
Svidler,P vs Hoffman,A★
1-0FIDE WCh KO 2001 B07
Adams,Mi vs Svidler,P★
1/2-1/2FIDE WCh KO 2001 B90
Svidler,P vs Adams,Mi★
1/2-1/2FIDE WCh KO 2000 C42
Adams,Mi vs Svidler,P★
1-0FIDE WCh KO 2000 B84
Adams,Mi vs Svidler,P★
1/2-1/2FIDE WCh KO 2000 B51
Svidler,P vs Adams,Mi★
1/2-1/2FIDE WCh KO 2000 C42
Svidler,P vs Peng Xiaomin★
1-0FIDE WCh KO 2000 C65
Peng Xiaomin vs Svidler,P★
1/2-1/2FIDE WCh KO 2000 A16
Svidler,P vs Peng Xiaomin★
1-0FIDE WCh KO 2000 C93
Peng Xiaomin vs Svidler,P★
1-0FIDE WCh KO 2000 C45
Svidler,P vs Bacrot,E★
1-0FIDE WCh KO 2000 C95
Bacrot,E vs Svidler,P★
0-1FIDE WCh KO 2000 A23
Svidler,P vs Bacrot,E★
1/2-1/2FIDE WCh KO 2000 C95
Bacrot,E vs Svidler,P★
1/2-1/2FIDE WCh KO 2000 A16
Svidler,P vs Short,N★
1/2-1/234th Olympiad 2000 C66
Polgar,Ju vs Svidler,P★
1/2-1/234th Olympiad 2000 B92
Svidler, Peter vs Georgiev, Kiril★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 B90
Georgiev, Kiril vs Svidler, Peter★
1-0FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 D77
Svidler, Peter vs Aleksandrov, Aleksej★
1-0FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 C67
Aleksandrov, Aleksej vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 D97
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2Linares16th 1999 C48
Svidler, Peter vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2Linares16th 1999 B85
Svidler, Peter vs Topalov, Veselin★
0-1Linares16th 1999 B35
Leko, Peter vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2Linares16th 1999 C45
Svidler, Peter vs Adams, Michael★
1-0Linares16th 1999 C92
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Svidler, Peter★
1-0Linares16th 1999 D85
Svidler, Peter vs Kasparov, Gary★
0-1Linares16th 1999 B53
Svidler, Peter vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
0-1Linares16th 1999 C18
Anand, Viswanathan vs Svidler, Peter★
1-0Linares16th 1999 D97
Topalov, Veselin vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2Linares16th 1999 C88
Svidler, Peter vs Leko, Peter★
1-0Linares16th 1999 C65
Adams, Michael vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2Linares16th 1999 B90
Svidler, Peter vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1/2-1/2Linares16th 1999 C42
Kasparov, Gary vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2Linares16th 1999 C90
Svidler, Peter vs Kasparov, Gary★
1/2-1/2Linares 1998 B85
Anand, Viswanathan vs Svidler, Peter★
1-0Linares 1998 B06
Topalov, Veselin vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2Linares 1998 D85
Svidler, Peter vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2Linares 1998 B65
Svidler, Peter vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0Linares 1998 C78
Svidler, Peter vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2Tilburg Fontys 1998 B12
Adams, Michael vs Svidler, Peter★
1-0Tilburg Fontys 1998 B90
Svidler, Peter vs Leko, Peter★
1/2-1/2Tilburg Fontys 1998 B12
Topalov, Veselin vs Svidler, Peter★
1-0Tilburg Fontys 1998 C90
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2Tilburg Fontys 1998 D86