What is Arkadij Naiditsch's FIDE rating?

Arkadij Naiditsch's FIDE rating is 2580 standard, 2528 rapid, 2558 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Arkadij Naiditsch's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Arkadij Naiditsch played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 3,151 over-the-board games by Arkadij Naiditsch (2,629 classical, 270 rapid, 252 blitz), with 46% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Arkadij Naiditsch's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Arkadij Naiditsch?

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Arkadij Naiditsch

TitleGrandmasterFederationBulgariaBorn1985FIDE ID4650891

Classical2580▲ 6

Rapid2528

Blitz2558

Games3,151

W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost46 / 32 / 22

Peak2737Dec 2013

Rating history

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Classical2580Rapid2528Blitz2558no games played

Accuracy by phase

96.5%Opening93.7%Middlegame95.2%Endgame

Clutch factor

Insufficient data

Play style

Elite accuracy: 93.9% average

Solid conversion: 82%

Very consistent (91%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(68% in 1383 games)

Recent games

Aradhya, Garg(2430)

Atyrau Chess Masters Open · 20 Oct 2026

1–0

Jiang, Haochen(2490)

Atyrau Chess Masters Open · 19 Oct 2026

0–1

Begmuratov, Khumoyun(2515)

Atyrau Chess Masters Open · 18 Oct 2026

½–½

Sklokin, Sergey(2477)

Atyrau Chess Masters Open · 17 Oct 2026

½–½

Ansat, Aldiyar(2485)

Atyrau Chess Masters Open · 16 Oct 2026

½–½

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Openings

1,595 games as White · scores 67.8%

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 ♝g726 games, last played 8 years ago80.8%wins

Sicilian: Rossolimo1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝b579 games, last played 4 months ago68.4%wins

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3,151 games in scope

LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 67.8%

B20–B505382w

55%26%19

67.7%—

C60–C702865w

45%36%19

63.3%−4.6 pts

C001532m

65%24%11

76.5%+8.6 pts

C23–C461404m

46%39%15

65.4%—

B10–B151312w

52%31%17

67.2%—

B00–B06686w

65%24%11

76.5%+8.6 pts

A10–A30684y

57%29%14

72.1%+4.2 pts

A00–A04532w

45%30%25%

60.4%−7.5 pts

Mistakes

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Critical blunders

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Endgame statistics

336 endgames (53.9%) · force Opposite-Color Bishops (0%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

53.9%

336 / 623

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

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PROTime controls · Years · Events

3,151 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

1,595 games53%W29%D18%L

1,595games in this linewon 53%, drew 29%, lost 18%

Move

1. e4

13842w

53%29%18%

68%

1. d4

903y

50%31%19%

66%

1. c4

684y

57%29%14

72%

1. ♞f3

462w

41%33%26%

58%

1. b3

512y

60%20%20%

70%

1. a3

16y

100%

1. g3

111y

100%

Scouting report: Arkadij Naiditsch (GM, BUL)

Arkadij Naiditsch

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