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FID · 50 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2805 (Jan 2019)

Best performance: 2834 at Aeroflot blitz(Best of 2013)

World #=30 live#30 publishedFIDE #2among active players

Blitz rating

2684

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Jul 2012 or earlier

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 2687 to 2684 over the last 12 months; peak 2805 in January 2019.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262682, 0, 0 games2686, 0, 0 games2684, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262682, 0, 0 games2686, 0, 0 games2684, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262682, 0, 0 games2686, 0, 0 games2684, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262682, 0, 0 games2686, 0, 0 games2684, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262682, 0, 0 games2686, +6, 11 games2684, -11, 9 games
Jun 20262682, 0, 0 games2680, 0, 0 games2695, 0, 0 games
May 20262682, 0, 0 games2680, 0, 0 games2695, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262682, 0, 0 games2680, 0, 0 games2695, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262682, 0, 0 games2680, 0, 0 games2695, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262682, 0, 0 games2680, 0, 0 games2695, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262682, 0, 0 games2680, +11, 15 games2695, +8, 2 games
Dec 20252682, 0, 0 games2669, 0, 0 games2687, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 4 games (2 wins, 2 draws), since Jun 20. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 434 blitz games on record, the latest on Jun 20.

Blitz games since the November list

No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Last playedScore
FIDE World Team Blitz Chess Championship 2026 - Stage 2Jun 20 – Jun 211½/2

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Blitz

From 432 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2012–2026

#OpponentRating
1, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, 3 wins, Nov 2014 · Chess blitz-tournament Mikhail Tal Memorial, 2880
2, GM Dmitry Andreikin, 5 wins, Feb 2013 · Aeroflot blitz, 2877
3, GM Magnus Carlsen, Jul 2012 · World Blitz Chess Championship 2012, 2837

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 89 of 434 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 28 of 43 games, 1.c4 in 11, 1.Nf3 in 4.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c5, and 1.d4 with 1...Nf6.

All openings (6 as White, 5 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
English Opening1271%
Sicilian Defense972%
French Defense757%
Ruy Lopez764%
Caro-Kann Defense350%

2 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Blitz

31 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
2026116½24292494
20251411½25432805
2024241824102603
2023291826022689
20222114½23222463
2021542727152715
20192113½25942696
2018553326882760
20172113½26822784
2016312027062816
2015331926702727
2014523027012758
20131814½25832834
20124826½26472683

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Peter Svidler · Blitz

World

  1. #=28GM Dmitry Andreikin2686.0
  2. #=30GM Olexandr Bortnyk2684.0
  3. #=30GM Peter Svidler2684.0
  4. #32GM Raunak Sadhwani2678.0
  5. #33GM Santosh Gujrathi Vidit2677.0

FIDE

  1. #1GM Dmitry Andreikin2686.0
  2. #2GM Peter Svidler2684.0
  3. #3GM Volodar Murzin2670.0
  4. #4GM David Paravyan2614.0
  5. #5GM Rudik Makarian2577.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.

GM Peter Svidler: Live FIDE Rating 2682