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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1/2-1/2Bad Homburg 1998 B12
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2Bad Homburg 1998 D85
Svidler, Peter vs Hort, Vlastimil
1-0Bad Homburg 1998 B12
Zhu Chen vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2Bad Homburg 1998 E95
Svidler, Peter vs Shipov, Sergei
0-1Russian Club Cup 1998 B81
Iskusnyh, Sergei vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2Russian Club Cup 1998 E94
Svidler, Peter vs Yakovich, Yuri
1/2-1/2Russian Club Cup 1998 B40
Svidler, Peter vs Savchenko, Stanislav
1-0Russian Club Cup 1998 B90
Zakharevich, Igor vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2Russian Club Cup 1998 D84
Svidler, Peter vs Malaniuk, Vladimir P
1-0Russian Club Cup 1998 C75
Rublevsky, Sergei vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2Russian Club Cup 1998 C45
Svidler, Peter vs Ulibin, Mikhail
1-0Russian Club Cup 1998 C08
Dyachkov, Sergej vs Svidler, Peter
0-1Russian Club Cup 1998 D97
Granda Zuniga, Julio E vs Svidler, Peter
0-1Madrid Magistral 7th 1998 E92
Svidler, Peter vs Yermolinsky, Alex
1/2-1/2Madrid Magistral 7th 1998 B12
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2Madrid Magistral 7th 1998 E92
Krasenkow, Michal vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2Madrid Magistral 7th 1998 D80
Svidler, Peter vs Yudasin, Leonid
1/2-1/2St Petersburg 1997 C92
Svidler, Peter vs Sokolov, Ivan
1-0EU-chT (Men) 1997 C82
Svidler, Peter vs Bareev, Evgeny
1-0RUS-ch m1-2 1997 C11
Sakaev, Konstantin vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2St Petersburg 1997 A41
Svidler, Peter vs Epishin, Vladimir
1/2-1/2St Petersburg 1997 B12
Svidler, Peter vs Ehlvest, Jaan
1/2-1/2EU-chT (Men) 1997 B43
Malakhov, Vladimir vs Svidler, Peter
1-0RUS-ch m1-2 1997 B70
Svidler, Peter vs Aseev, Konstantin N
0-1St Petersburg 1997 B61
Bareev, Evgeny vs Svidler, Peter
0-1RUS-ch m5-8 1997 E90
Svidler, Peter vs Dvoirys, Semen I
1-0RUS-ch m1-2 1997 B90
Yudasin, Leonid vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2EU-chT (Men) 1997 B66
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Svidler, Peter
1-0St Petersburg 1997 E94
Dvoirys, Semen I vs Svidler, Peter
0-1RUS-ch m1-2 1997 B66
Kindermann, Stefan vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2Bad Homburg 1997 B70
Svidler, Peter vs Loginov, Valery A
1-0St Petersburg-ch 1997 B92
Svidler, Peter vs Kozul, Zdenko
1-0EU-chT (Men) 1997 B67
Svidler, Peter vs Tseitlin, Mark D
1/2-1/2St Petersburg 1997 B66
Komarov, Dimitri vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2St Petersburg 1997 E96
Fedorov, Alexei vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2EU-chT (Men) 1997 C34
Svidler, Peter vs Dreev, Alexey
1-0RUS-ch m3-4 1997 B67
Lutz, Christopher vs Svidler, Peter
1-0Bad Homburg 1997 B08
Sosonko, Gennadi vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2St Petersburg 1997 D97
Svidler, Peter vs Sherbakov, Ruslan
1-0RUS-ch m1-2 1997 B67
Svidler, Peter vs Ivanov, Sergey
1-0St Petersburg 1997 C17
Lanka, Zigurds vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2EU-chT (Men) 1997 C92
Svidler, Peter vs Bareev, Evgeny
1-0RUS-ch m3-4 1997 C18
Bareev, Evgeny vs Svidler, Peter
1-0RUS-ch m5-8 1997 E90
Sulskis, Sarunas vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2EU-chT (Men) 1997 B31
Salov, Valery vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2St Petersburg 1997 A48
Svidler, Peter vs Epishin, Vladimir
1/2-1/2St Petersburg-ch 1997 B12
Svidler, Peter vs Hickl, Joerg
1-0Bad Homburg 1997 B08
Svidler, Peter vs Giorgadze, Giorgi
1-0EU-chT (Men) 1997 C88
Oll, Lembit vs Svidler, Peter
0-1EUCup final 1997 B07