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Svidler, Peter

Svidler, Peter

GM

FIDEFIDE 4102142· Male· FIDE (no federation)· Born in 1976

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Peter Svidler, a 50-year-old Grandmaster, is rated 2682 and ranked 2nd among FID players, and 43rd worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between Dec 2021 and Jun 2023. Recent appearance: Match Svidler - Erdogmus Marseille 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Jerusalem Masters 2025 Knockout Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including Jerusalem Masters 2025 Knockout Blitz) recently. His peak of 2769 was reached at age 37 (May 2013); he also reached World #4 in Jan 2004 and spent 24 months in the world top 10.

Competes for FIDE (no federation) since Nov 2022. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 25).

Current rating

2682

Standard

Rpd2680·Blz2695

All-time high

2769

−87 pts below
May 2013 · age 37

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#2

#2 · FID players · of 720
24 months in World top 10 (2003–2018)

Career timeline

30 entries
2024
1st 45-50 player worldwide
at age 48 · rated 2698
Oct 2024
2022
Switched federation: RUS → FID
at age 46
Nov 2022
2021
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2683 → returned at 2692
Dec 2021
1st 40-45 player worldwide
at age 45 · rated 2714
Feb 2021
2018
24 months in world top 10
longest streak 14 months · since Jul 2003
Jan 2018
7-month rising streak
+19 Elo
Jan 2018

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusGM 2,626
Match Svidler - Erdogmus Marseille 2025 · Jul 2025 · +4.2 Elo
Evolution
-16
2698 → 2682
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
1W2D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Match Svidler - Erdogmus Marseille 2025
Match
Jul 20252/6lost2506-16.0
Worst Elo result: Match Svidler - Erdogmus Marseille 2025 (-16.0 Elo, finished #2).

Most-Played Opponents

vsSergey KarjakinGM
🇷🇺RUS·2750
+8 −18 =29
55 games·last met Dec 2020
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vsBoris GelfandGM
🇮🇱ISR·2635
+10 −7 =30
47 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsAlexander GrischukGM
🇷🇺RUS·2641
+8 −5 =29
42 games·last met May 2025
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vsShakhriyar MamedyarovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2717
+8 −11 =23
42 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsLevon AronianGM
🇺🇸USA·2724
+5 −9 =25
39 games·last met Sep 2023
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Rankings

/
FIDE (no federation)
#2
out of 957 players
Special
#2
in continent
World
#43
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
FIDE (no federation)
1
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2,710
22,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
7
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,594
9
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
10
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
Special
1
Andreikin, DmitryFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,710
22,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
7
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,594
9
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
10
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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