Naiditsch, Arkadij

BUL BUL·Born 1985·FIDE #4650891·3,348 Games

Classical25742,839 Games

Rapid2528266 Games

Blitz2603265 Games

Statistics

3348

Total

1556

Wins

1063

Draws

727

Losses

46%32%22%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.9% average

Solid conversion: 82%

Very consistent (91%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (73% in 73 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 472 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening96.5%

Middlegame93.8%

Endgame95.2%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+5%

Winning (+2 or more)95%

179 Games

Equal position96%

167 Games

Losing (-2 or more)90%

126 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♙

25%

77 errors

♖

23%

71 errors

♕

15%

47 errors

♗

14%

43 errors

♞

13%

42 errors

♔

11%

34 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 43average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

40% of blunders occur between move 36-45. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

g513 err

c512 err

e510 err

b49 err

d49 err

g5/c5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

Sivuk, Vitaly2521

Manny Pacquiao Open 2026 · 27 Feb 2026

½-½

Arca, Christian Gian Karlo2395

Manny Pacquiao Open 2026 · 27 Feb 2026

½-½

Garma, Chito2214

Manny Pacquiao Internatio... · 26 Feb 2026

1-0

Galperin, Platon2502

Manny Pacquiao Internatio... · 26 Feb 2026

½-½

Peng, Li Min2526

Manny Pacquiao Internatio... · 25 Feb 2026

½-½

Priasmoro, Novendra2408

Manny Pacquiao Open 2026 · 25 Feb 2026

½-½

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

French: Winawer

55.6%

9 GamesLow sample·Loses

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4

Sicilian: Kan

52.9%

17 Games·Loses

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6

Strengths

AVOID

White

Sicilian: Rossolimo

69.4%

85 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5

French: Classical

64.3%

28 Games·Wins

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6

Black

Sicilian: Sveshnikov

70.0%

10 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5

Sicilian: d6 Systems

47.8%

157 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors

▶

#43f4??

Endgame

vs Yadegar

OTB·2026

▶

#42Ra2+??

Endgame

vs Salem

Blitz·2025

▶

#40a8=Q??

Tactics

vs Mendonca

Blitz·2025

▶

#116Rg7??

Endgame

vs Gholami Orimi

Blitz·2025

▶

#24Nxf7??

Tactics

vs Indjic

Blitz·2025

▶

#59Kh2??

Endgame

vs Praggnanandhaa R

Blitz·2025

▶

#47h4??

Endgame

vs Ibrahimli

Blitz·2025

▶

#45Bf4??

Endgame

vs Sevian

Blitz·2025

▶

#46Kg1??

Endgame

vs Khubukshanov

Rapid·2025

▶

#48Rh6??

Endgame

vs Ohanyan

Rapid·2025

Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire

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Starting Position

1706 Games

54%29%17%

Move	Games	%
1.e4	1474	68%
1.d4	101	68%
1.c4 Strong	73	73%
1.Nf3	50	60%
1.b3	6	67%
1.g3 Strong	1	100%
1.a3 Strong	1	100%

1.e4

68%

1474

1.d4

68%

101

1.c4

73%

1.Nf3

60%

1.b3

67%

1.g3

100%

1.a3

100%

Naiditsch, Arkadij

Play against Naiditsch, Arkadij's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

French: Winawer

Sicilian: Kan

Strengths

Sicilian: Rossolimo

French: Classical

Sicilian: Sveshnikov

Sicilian: d6 Systems

Critical Blunders