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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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Malaniuk, Vladimir P vs Svidler, Peter
0-1
Novgorod op 1995 A53
Svidler, Peter vs Yemelin, Vasily
1/2-1/2
St Petersburg-ch 1995 C45
Piket, Jeroen vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
Groningen 1995 E94
Svidler, Peter vs Ivanovic, Bozidar
1/2-1/2
JUG-chT 1995 C45
Krasenkow, Michal vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
RUS-ch 1995 D79
Svidler, Peter vs Makarov, Marat
1/2-1/2
Novosibirsk 1995 B66
Svidler, Peter vs Gurevich, Mikhail
1/2-1/2
Haifa 1995 C06
Akopian, Vladimir vs Svidler, Peter
1-0
Haifa 1995 D71
Svidler, Peter vs Dmitriev, Igor
1-0
Novgorod op 1995 B12
Gubanov, Anton vs Svidler, Peter
0-1
St Petersburg-ch 1995 B31
Svidler, Peter vs Hook, William
1-0
World op 1995 C05
Rozentalis, Eduardas vs Svidler, Peter
1-0
EUCup Gr5 1995 B08
Svidler, Peter vs Smagin, Sergey
1/2-1/2
Novgorod op 1995 C45
Serper, Grigory vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
Novgorod op 1995 A40
Svidler, Peter vs Lukin, Andrei M
1/2-1/2
St Petersburg-ch 1995 B80
Ivanov, Sergey vs Svidler, Peter
0-1
RUS-ch 1995 E73
Ehlvest, Jaan vs Svidler, Peter
0-1
Novosibirsk 1995 B08
Svidler, Peter vs Filippov, Valerij
1/2-1/2
RUS-chT 1995 B33
Svidler, Peter vs Aseev, Konstantin N
1-0
St Petersburg-ch 1995 B67
Vyzmanavin, Alexey vs Svidler, Peter
0-1
Novosibirsk 1995 D85
Leverett, Bruce W vs Svidler, Peter
0-1
World op 1995 D87
Glek, Igor V vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
RUS-ch 1995 B92
Svidler, Peter vs Goldin, Alexander
1/2-1/2
JUG-chT 1995 C92
Dvoirys, Semen I vs Svidler, Peter
1-0
Novgorod op 1995 B03
Yudasin, Leonid vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
Haifa 1995 B07
Svidler, Peter vs Bonin, Jay R
1-0
World op 1995 B47
Svidler, Peter vs Zapata, Alonso
1-0
New York op 1995 B46
Formanek, Edward W vs Svidler, Peter
0-1
New York op 1995 B07
Svidler, Peter vs Korneev, Oleg
1/2-1/2
Novgorod op 1995 C45
Svidler, Peter vs Vyzmanavin, Alexey
1/2-1/2
RUS-ch 1995 B31
Goldin, Alexander vs Svidler, Peter
1-0
Novosibirsk 1995 D78
Svidler, Peter vs Solozhenkin, Evgeniy
1-0
RUS-ch 1995 B05
Psakhis, Lev vs Svidler, Peter
0-1
Haifa 1995 A26
Sakaev, Konstantin vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
JUG-chT 1995 B07
Svidler, Peter vs Berend, Fred
1-0
EUCup Gr5 1995 B01
Svidler, Peter vs Yedidia, Jonathan
1-0
New York op 1995 B01
Svidler, Peter vs Savchenko, Stanislav
1/2-1/2
RUS-chT 1995 C07
Svidler, Peter vs Van Wely, Loek
0-1
Groningen 1995 B90
Nepomnishay, Mikhail I vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
St Petersburg-ch 1995 A41
Svidler, Peter vs Smirin, Ilia
1-0
Haifa 1995 B07
Svidler, Peter vs Ruban, Vadim
1/2-1/2
Novosibirsk 1995 B57
Ehlvest, Jaan vs Svidler, Peter
1-0
World op 1995 B07
Svidler, Peter vs Dolmatov, Sergey
0-1
Haifa 1995 C09
Svidler, Peter vs Kosashvili, Yona
1-0
Haifa 1995 C45
Miladinovic, Igor vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
JUG-chT 1995 A45
Svidler, Peter vs Sokolov, Andrei
1/2-1/2
JUG-chT 1995 B40
Dreev, Alexey vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
RUS-chT 1995 E81
Karasev, Vladimir I vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
St Petersburg-ch 1995 D80
Nevednichy, Vladislav vs Svidler, Peter
0-1
JUG-chT 1995 E81
Svidler, Peter vs Sakaev, Konstantin
1/2-1/2
St Petersburg-ch 1995 B90
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