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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 Milov,V★
1-0
FIDE WCh KO 2001 C45
Sulskis,S vs Svidler,P★
0-1
FIDE WCh KO 2001 C52
Svidler,P vs Sulskis,S★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2001 B80
Svidler,P vs Sulskis,S★
1-0
FIDE WCh KO 2001 C42
Sulskis,S vs Svidler,P★
1-0
FIDE WCh KO 2001 C83
Hoffman,A vs Svidler,P★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2001 A16
Svidler,P vs Hoffman,A★
1-0
FIDE WCh KO 2001 B07
Adams,Mi vs Svidler,P★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2001 B90
Svidler,P vs Adams,Mi★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2000 C42
Adams,Mi vs Svidler,P★
1-0
FIDE WCh KO 2000 B84
Adams,Mi vs Svidler,P★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2000 B51
Svidler,P vs Adams,Mi★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2000 C42
Svidler,P vs Peng Xiaomin★
1-0
FIDE WCh KO 2000 C65
Peng Xiaomin vs Svidler,P★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2000 A16
Svidler,P vs Peng Xiaomin★
1-0
FIDE WCh KO 2000 C93
Peng Xiaomin vs Svidler,P★
1-0
FIDE WCh KO 2000 C45
Svidler,P vs Bacrot,E★
1-0
FIDE WCh KO 2000 C95
Bacrot,E vs Svidler,P★
0-1
FIDE WCh KO 2000 A23
Svidler,P vs Bacrot,E★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2000 C95
Bacrot,E vs Svidler,P★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2000 A16
Svidler,P vs Short,N★
1/2-1/2
34th Olympiad 2000 C66
Polgar,Ju vs Svidler,P★
1/2-1/2
34th Olympiad 2000 B92
Svidler, Peter vs Georgiev, Kiril★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 B90
Georgiev, Kiril vs Svidler, Peter★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 D77
Svidler, Peter vs Aleksandrov, Aleksej★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 C67
Aleksandrov, Aleksej vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 D97
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Linares16th 1999 C48
Svidler, Peter vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2
Linares16th 1999 B85
Svidler, Peter vs Topalov, Veselin★
0-1
Linares16th 1999 B35
Leko, Peter vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Linares16th 1999 C45
Svidler, Peter vs Adams, Michael★
1-0
Linares16th 1999 C92
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Svidler, Peter★
1-0
Linares16th 1999 D85
Svidler, Peter vs Kasparov, Gary★
0-1
Linares16th 1999 B53
Svidler, Peter vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
0-1
Linares16th 1999 C18
Anand, Viswanathan vs Svidler, Peter★
1-0
Linares16th 1999 D97
Topalov, Veselin vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Linares16th 1999 C88
Svidler, Peter vs Leko, Peter★
1-0
Linares16th 1999 C65
Adams, Michael vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Linares16th 1999 B90
Svidler, Peter vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1/2-1/2
Linares16th 1999 C42
Kasparov, Gary vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Linares16th 1999 C90
Svidler, Peter vs Kasparov, Gary★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1998 B85
Anand, Viswanathan vs Svidler, Peter★
1-0
Linares 1998 B06
Topalov, Veselin vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1998 D85
Svidler, Peter vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1998 B65
Svidler, Peter vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0
Linares 1998 C78
Svidler, Peter vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1998 B12
Adams, Michael vs Svidler, Peter★
1-0
Tilburg Fontys 1998 B90
Svidler, Peter vs Leko, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1998 B12
Topalov, Veselin vs Svidler, Peter★
1-0
Tilburg Fontys 1998 C90
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1998 D86
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