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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1/2-1/2EUCup final 1997 B84
Razuvaev, Yuri S vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2EUCup final 1997 A25
Svidler, Peter vs Grivas, Efstratios
1/2-1/2EUCup Gr6 1997 B23
Dautov, Rustem vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2Bad Homburg 1997 D79
Svidler, Peter vs Hracek, Zbynek
1-0Bad Homburg 1997 B81
Xu Jun vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2Bad Homburg 1997 D20
Svidler, Peter vs Gabriel, Christian
1-0Bad Homburg 1997 C95
Svidler, Peter vs Alterman, Boris
1/2-1/2Bad Homburg 1997 B76
Svidler, Peter vs Sutovskij, Emil
1/2-1/2Bad Homburg 1997 B90
Svidler, Peter vs Bareev, Evgeny
1-0RUS-ch m5-8 1997 C08
Svidler, Peter vs Bareev, Evgeny
1-0RUS-ch m5-8 1997 C11
Bareev, Evgeny vs Svidler, Peter
1-0RUS-ch m3-4 1997 D27
Bareev, Evgeny vs Svidler, Peter
1-0RUS-ch m1-2 1997 E71
Dreev, Alexey vs Svidler, Peter
0-1RUS-ch m3-4 1997 D20
Svidler, Peter vs Dreev, Alexey
1-0RUS-ch m1-2 1997 B01
Dreev, Alexey vs Svidler, Peter
1-0RUS-ch m1-2 1997 D20
Sherbakov, Ruslan vs Svidler, Peter
0-1RUS-ch m1-2 1997 D23
Svidler, Peter vs Malakhov, Vladimir
1/2-1/2RUS-ch m3-4 1997 A43
Malakhov, Vladimir vs Svidler, Peter
0-1RUS-ch m3-4 1997 B82
Svidler, Peter vs Malakhov, Vladimir
1-0RUS-ch m1-2 1997 A43
Nepomnishay, Mikhail I vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2St Petersburg-ch 1997 E95
Svidler, Peter vs Ionov, Sergey
1/2-1/2St Petersburg-ch 1997 B66
Ivanov, Sergey vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2St Petersburg-ch 1997 E95
Sakaev, Konstantin vs Svidler, Peter
1-0St Petersburg-ch 1997 E95
Svidler, Peter vs Lugovoi, Aleksei
1-0St Petersburg-ch 1997 B66
Biriukov, Oleg V vs Svidler, Peter
0-1St Petersburg-ch 1997 E94
Svidler, Peter vs Lputian, Smbat G
1/2-1/2Yerevan 1996 A08
Aseev, Konstantin N vs Svidler, Peter
1-0St Petersburg-ch 1996 B01
Svidler, Peter vs Vokarev, Sergey
1-0RUS-chT 1996 B37
Svidler, Peter vs Lobron, Eric
1-0Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 C09
Svidler, Peter vs Oll, Lembit
1-0Ter Apel 1996 B01
Anastasian, Ashot vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2Yerevan 1996 A36
Onischuk, Alexander vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2Koop Tjuchem 1996 B57
Psakhis, Lev vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 E94
Svidler, Peter vs Zarubin, Pavel
1-0RUS-chT 1996 C06
Svidler, Peter vs Glek, Igor V
1-0Haifa 1996 C07
Svidler, Peter vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0Koop Tjuchem 1996 C08
Gurevich, Mikhail vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2Moscow PCA qual 1996 A36
Svidler, Peter vs Brodsky, Michail
1-0RUS-chT 1996 B74
Svidler, Peter vs Hracek, Zbynek
1/2-1/2Yerevan 1996 B49
Svidler, Peter vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2Ter Apel 1996 C09
Svidler, Peter vs Haba, Petr
1-0Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 C10
Taimanov, Mark E vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2St Petersburg-ch 1996 A04
Svidler, Peter vs Gabdrakhmanov, Rafail
1/2-1/2RUS-chT 1996 B08
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2Yerevan 1996 E94
Epishin, Vladimir vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2St Petersburg-ch 1996 E94
Svidler, Peter vs Sakaev, Konstantin
1/2-1/2Moscow PCA qual 1996 B43
Berelovich, Aleksandar vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2RUS-chT 1996 B06
Svidler, Peter vs Sutovskij, Emil
1-0Haifa 1996 B84
Nikolic, Predrag vs Svidler, Peter
1-0Yerevan 1996 D78