Scouting report: Arkadij Naiditsch (GM, BUL)

3,132 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (2,655 classical, 249 rapid, 248 blitz): 46% wins, 32% draws, 22% losses. FIDE rating 2574 standard, 2528 rapid, 2558 blitz. 484 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.05 blunders per game.

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Arkadij Naiditsch

GM

Bulgariaborn 1985FIDE ID 4650891

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2500
2600
2700
2651 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2574
2558
2528
2737peak, Dec 2013
3,132games
1,437wins, 46%
1,007draws, 32%
686losses, 22%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.9% average
Solid conversion: 83%
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (68% in 1375 games)

Play against Naiditsch's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 3,132 games

Openings

3,132 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 ♝g726 games, last played 8 years ago80.8%wins
Sicilian: Rossolimo1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝b579 games, last played 3 months ago68.4%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 484 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.5%
Middlegame
93.7%
Endgame
95.2%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
26%
88 err
22%
73 err
15%
49 err
13%
45 err
13%
45 err
11%
37 err
Critical moment
Move 43 avg
0%
1-15
10%
16-25
29%
26-35
38%
36-45
24%
46+
38% of blunders occur after move 36-45. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
12
14
Few
Many
g5
14
c5
12
f5
11
h5
11
e5
10
g5/c5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#24
♛d2?? vs Abdusattorov
Middlegame · OTB · 2026
#61
gxh3?? vs Sargsyan
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#21
♚f2?? vs Erigaisi Arjun
Middlegame · OTB · 2026
#16
b3?? vs Rathanvel
Middlegame · OTB · 2026
#43
f4?? vs Yadegar
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#116
♜g7?? vs Gholami Orimi
Endgame · Blitz · 2025

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
3,132 games in scope
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1a
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1,586 games53%W29%D18%L
Move
1. e4
13762w
53%29%18
68%
1. d4
903y
50%31%19
66%
1. c4
684y
57%29%14
72%
1. ♞f3
453m
40%33%27%
57%
1. b3
512y
60%2020
70%
1. a3
16y
100%
100%
1. g3
111y
100%
100%

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