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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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Leko, Peter vs Svidler, Peter★
0-1
Dortmund 1998 C89
Svidler, Peter vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1-0
Dortmund 1998 C92
Jussupow, Artur vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1998 D87
Svidler, Peter vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0
Dortmund 1998 C67
Adams, Michael vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1998 B90
Svidler, Peter vs Beliavsky, Alexander G★
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1998 B06
Svidler, Peter vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1998 C43
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Svidler, Peter★
1-0
Dortmund 1998 D86
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Svidler, Peter★
1-0
Linares 1998 E05
Svidler, Peter vs Topalov, Veselin★
1-0
Linares 1998 C67
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Svidler, Peter★
1-0
Linares 1998 D85
Kasparov, Gary vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1998 C93
Shirov, Alexei vs Svidler, Peter★
1-0
Linares 1998 B90
Svidler, Peter vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1998 B33
Svidler, Peter vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1-0
Linares 1998 B84
Svidler, Peter vs Benjamin, Joel★
0-1
WchT 4th 1997 C78
Svidler, Peter vs Adams, Michael★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1997 C45
Svidler, Peter vs Rodriguez, Amador★
1-0
WchT 4th 1997 B40
Ioseliani, Nana vs Svidler, Peter★
0-1
WchT 4th 1997 B06
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2
WchT 4th 1997 B06
Svidler, Peter vs Adams, Michael★
0-1
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 C89
Adams, Michael vs Svidler, Peter★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 B06
Svidler, Peter vs Adams, Michael★
0-1
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 C92
Adams, Michael vs Svidler, Peter★
0-1
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 B22
Svidler, Peter vs Adams, Michael★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 C88
Adams, Michael vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 B90
Epishin, Vladimir vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 D97
Svidler, Peter vs Epishin, Vladimir★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 B12
Adianto, Utut vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 D78
Svidler, Peter vs Adianto, Utut★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 C82
Irzhanov, Ruslan vs Svidler, Peter★
0-1
WchT 4th 1997 D73
Short, Nigel D vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2
WchT 4th 1997 A48
Svidler, Peter vs Akopian, Vladimir★
1/2-1/2
WchT 4th 1997 C42
Svidler, Peter vs Polgar, Judit★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1997 B49
Svidler, Peter vs Leko, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1997 B81
Svidler, Peter vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1997 B33
Svidler, Peter vs Kasparov, Gary★
1-0
Tilburg Fontys 1997 B50
Shirov, Alexei vs Svidler, Peter★
0-1
Tilburg Fontys 1997 B43
Adams, Michael vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1996 B66
Polgar, Judit vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1996 B09
Leko, Peter vs Svidler, Peter★
1-0
Tilburg Fontys 1996 B90
Svidler, Peter vs Gelfand, Boris★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1996 B92
Svidler, Peter vs Shirov, Alexei★
0-1
Tilburg Fontys 1996 B01
Svidler, Peter vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg Fontys 1996 B17
Svidler, Peter vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1-0
Tilburg 1994 B74
Svidler, Peter vs Iordachescu, Viorel★
1-0
Wch U18 1994 B07
Kulaots, Kaido vs Svidler, Peter★
0-1
Wch U18 1994 B08
Khalifman, Alexander vs Svidler, Peter★
1-0
Tilburg 1994 B69
Svidler, Peter vs Del Rio de Angeles, Gabriel★
1-0
Wch U18 1994 C08
Khalifman, Alexander vs Svidler, Peter★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg rapid20 1994 B08
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