Scouting report: Peter Svidler (GM, FID)

4,680 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (3,609 classical, 458 rapid, 636 blitz): 38% wins, 44% draws, 18% losses. FIDE rating 2682 standard, 2686 rapid, 2684 blitz, world #40. 1,065 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.08 blunders per game.

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Peter Svidler

GM

TOP 50FIDborn 1976FIDE ID 4102142

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2640
2680
2720
2760
2689 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2686
2684
2682
2769peak, May 2013
4,680games
1,759wins, 38%
2,079draws, 44%
839losses, 18%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.3% average
Solid conversion: 83%
Very consistent (85%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (67% in 1708 games)

Play against Svidler's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 4,680 games

Openings

4,680 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Modern Defense1.e4 g6 2.d4 g719 games, last played 4 years ago73.7%wins
Scandinavian Defense1.e4 d5 2.exd5 xd514 games, last played 5 years ago71.4%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 1,065 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.4%
Middlegame
93.8%
Endgame
94.9%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
89%
Problematic pieces
23%
86 err
18%
69 err
17%
65 err
14%
54 err
14%
54 err
13%
49 err
Critical moment
Move 38 avg
11%
1-15
16%
16-25
21%
26-35
21%
36-45
32%
46+
32% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
16
14
14
Few
Many
e5
16
d4
14
e4
14
d6
11
f5
11
e5/d4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#27
xc6?? vs Chen
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#36
g4?? vs Wei
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#41
h4?? vs Van Foreest
Middlegame · OTB · 2026
#41
f4?? vs Li
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#48
g5?? vs Wei
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#30
xe5?? vs Nepomniachtchi
Middlegame · OTB · 2025

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
4,680 games in scope
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2,366 games44%W42%D14%L
Move
1. e4
17093m
47%41%
67%
1. c4
2689m
35%45%20
58%
1. f3
2413m
40%44%16
62%
1. d4
1182y
32%57%
61%
1. g3
159y
67%26%
70%
1. b3
123y
50%33%17
67%
1. f4
24y
50%50%
75%
1. a3
1Jul 1999
100%
100%

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