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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1/2-1/2St Petersburg-ch 1995 B90
Svidler, Peter vs Vyzmanavin, Alexey
1/2-1/2Novgorod op 1995 B17
Svidler, Peter vs Kochyev, Alexander
1/2-1/2St Petersburg-ch 1995 B46
Svidler, Peter vs Manion, Josh
1-0New York op 1995 B60
Svidler, Peter vs Kharlov, Andrei
1/2-1/2RUS-ch 1995 B45
Svidler, Peter vs Fominyh, Alexander
1/2-1/2RUS-ch 1995 B47
Zvjaginsev, Vadim vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2JUG-chT 1995 D91
Svidler, Peter vs Tiviakov, Sergei
1/2-1/2Groningen 1995 B36
Bareev, Evgeny vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2RUS-chT 1995 D79
Rublevsky, Sergei vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2Novosibirsk 1995 B57
Svidler, Peter vs Alterman, Boris
1-0Haifa 1995 B76
Svidler, Peter vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0St Petersburg-ch 1995 B22
Svidler, Peter vs Maksimenko, Andrei
1-0JUG-chT 1995 B83
Svidler, Peter vs Weeramantry, Sunil
1-0World op 1995 B07
Makarichev, Sergey vs Svidler, Peter
0-1RUS-ch 1995 B70
Svidler, Peter vs Gurevich, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Haifa 1995 C06
Svidler, Peter vs Bologan, Viktor
1-0Novgorod op 1995 B07
Ehlvest, Jaan vs Svidler, Peter
1-0World op 1995 B07
Karklins, Andrew vs Svidler, Peter
1-0World op 1995 B90
Svidler, Peter vs Gabriel, Christian
1/2-1/2New York op 1995 C45
Svidler, Peter vs Sokolov, Ivan
1/2-1/2Groningen 1995 C45
Gruenfeld, Yehuda vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2Haifa 1995 B33
Rublevsky, Sergei vs Svidler, Peter
1-0JUG-chT 1995 B57
Svidler, Peter vs Kochyev, Alexander
1-0St Petersburg 1994 B43
Svidler, Peter vs Shulman, Yuri
1-0St Petersburg 1994 B43
Svidler, Peter vs Smagin, Sergey
1-0St Petersburg 1994 B43
Begunov, K. vs Svidler, Peter
0-1St Petersburg op 1994 D87
Svidler, Peter vs Zhelnin, Vladimir V
1-0St Petersburg op 1994 B43
Svidler, Peter vs Kolev, Atanas
1/2-1/2Moscow ol (Men) 1994 C47
Svidler, Peter vs Yemelin, Vasily
1-0St Petersburg 1994 C45
Goldin, Alexander vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2St Petersburg op 1994 D80
Khasin, Alexander vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2RUS-ch 1994 A25
Shulman, Yuri vs Svidler, Peter
0-1St Petersburg 1994 D85
Svidler, Peter vs Sokolov, Andrei
1-0RUS-ch 1994 B82
Svidler, Peter vs Pushkov, Nikolai
1/2-1/2RUS-ch 1994 C11
Asanov, Bolat vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2St Petersburg 1994 D77
Svidler, Peter vs Lutz, Christopher
1-0Moscow ol (Men) 1994 B66
Svidler, Peter vs Malaniuk, Vladimir P
0-1St Petersburg op 1994 C47
Svidler, Peter vs Peregudov, Nickolai
1/2-1/2St Petersburg 1994 B40
Svidler, Peter vs Arkhipov, Sergey
1-0RUS-ch 1994 C45
Smagin, Sergey vs Svidler, Peter
1-0St Petersburg 1994 B07
Svidler, Peter vs Terekhin, Anatoly
1/2-1/2St Petersburg op 1994 B01
Svidler, Peter vs Arencibia, Walter
1-0Moscow ol (Men) 1994 C47
Svidler, Peter vs Aseev, Konstantin N
1-0St Petersburg op 1994 B53
Tan Tzer En vs Svidler, Peter
0-1Moscow ol (Men) 1994 A48
Korotylev, Alexey vs Svidler, Peter
0-1St Petersburg op 1994 D85
Svidler, Peter vs Burmakin, Vladimir
1-0RUS-ch 1994 B17
Savon, Vladimir A vs Svidler, Peter
0-1St Petersburg 1994 A25
Yemelin, Vasily vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2RUS-ch 1994 B06
Svidler, Peter vs Chuprov, A.
1-0St Petersburg op 1994 B53