GMArkadij Naiditsch
- FIDE ID
- 4650891
About Arkadij Naiditsch
Arkadij Naiditsch was born in Riga in 1985 and won the European under-10 championship in 1995. He later moved to Germany. His breakthrough senior victory came at Dortmund in 2005, ahead of a field that included Vladimir Kramnik and Veselin Topalov. Show more
Arkadij Naiditsch was born in Riga in 1985 and won the European under-10 championship in 1995. He later moved to Germany. His breakthrough senior victory came at Dortmund in 2005, ahead of a field that included Vladimir Kramnik and Veselin Topalov. He won the German championship in 2007 and played first board when Germany won the 2011 European Team Championship.
Naiditsch won the B group at Tata Steel in 2013, qualifying for the next year's top section. He defeated Magnus Carlsen at the 2014 Olympiad. At the 2015 Grenke Chess Classic he shared first place with Carlsen before losing their playoff. He transferred to Azerbaijan in 2015 and to Bulgaria in 2024. He married chess player Yuliya Shvayger in 2014.
FIDE rating history
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FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | Atyrau Open 2026 MASTERS | Classical | 5 |
| 2026-10-10 | Signature Club Rufescent Chess Master Series Rapid | Rapid | 6 |
Available Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-10 (UTC).
Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).
| # | Date | Event | Site | Round | White | Black | Result | Moves | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | 2015-07-03 | 43rd GM 2015 | Dortmund GER | 5.4 | Arkadij Naiditsch | Yifan Hou | 1/2-1/2 | 64 | Open |
| 1002 | 2015-07-01 | 43rd GM 2015 | Dortmund GER | 4.4 | Fabiano Caruana | Arkadij Naiditsch | 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 1003 | 2015-06-30 | 43rd GM 2015 | Dortmund GER | 3.3 | Wesley So | Arkadij Naiditsch | 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 1004 | 2015-06-28 | 43rd GM 2015 | Dortmund GER | 2.1 | Arkadij Naiditsch | Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu | 0-1 | 49 | Open |
| 1005 | 2015-06-27 | 43rd GM 2015 | Dortmund GER | 1.2 | Vladimir Kramnik | Arkadij Naiditsch | 0-1 | 57 | Open |
| 1006 | 2015-06-08 | TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 | Montpellier FRA | 10.4 | Arkadij Naiditsch | Marie Sebag | 0-1 | 70 | Open |
| 1007 | 2015-06-07 | TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 | Montpellier FRA | 9.5 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | Arkadij Naiditsch | 1/2-1/2 | 22 | Open |
| 1008 | 2015-06-06 | TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 | Montpellier FRA | 8.4 | Andrei Sokolov | Arkadij Naiditsch | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 1009 | 2015-06-05 | TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 | Montpellier FRA | 7.5 | Sebastien Feller | Arkadij Naiditsch | 1/2-1/2 | 21 | Open |
| 1010 | 2015-06-04 | TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 | Montpellier FRA | 6.5 | Arkadij Naiditsch | Hicham Hamdouchi | 1/2-1/2 | 49 | Open |
| 1011 | 2015-06-02 | TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 | Montpellier FRA | 4.4 | Arkadij Naiditsch | Ivan Sokolov | 0-1 | 67 | Open |
| 1012 | 2015-06-01 | TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 | Montpellier FRA | 3.6 | Iossif Dorfman | Arkadij Naiditsch | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | Open |
| 1013 | 2015-05-31 | TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 | Montpellier FRA | 2.2 | Arkadij Naiditsch | Alexander Donchenko | 0-1 | 56 | Open |
| 1014 | 2015-05-30 | TCh-FRA Top 12 2015 | Montpellier FRA | 1.4 | 13900463 | Arkadij Naiditsch | 0-1 | 51 | Open |
| 1015 | 2015-05-10 | German Chess Cup 2015 | Magdeburg GER | 2.1 | Arkadij Naiditsch | Stephan Bruchmann | 1-0 | 31 | Open |
| 1016 | 2015-05-09 | German Chess Cup 2015 | Magdeburg GER | 1.2 | Klaus Lehmann | Arkadij Naiditsch | 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 1017 | 2015-04-26 | TCh-HUN 2014-15 | Hungary HUN | 9.3 | Milos Perunovic | Arkadij Naiditsch | 1/2-1/2 | 64 | Open |
| 1018 | 2015-04-19 | 5th Dziedzica Mem 2015 | Trzcianka POL | 9.8 | Arkadij Naiditsch | Marcin Sieciechowicz | 1-0 | 48 | Open |
| 1019 | 2015-04-19 | 5th Dziedzica Mem 2015 | Trzcianka POL | 7.4 | Arkadij Naiditsch | Pawel Jaracz | 0-1 | 46 | Open |
| 1020 | 2015-04-19 | 5th Dziedzica Mem 2015 | Trzcianka POL | 6.7 | Aleksander Czerwonski | Arkadij Naiditsch | 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 1021 | 2015-04-19 | 5th Dziedzica Mem 2015 | Trzcianka POL | 4.3 | Bartlomiej Heberla | Arkadij Naiditsch | 1-0 | 50 | Open |
| 1022 | 2015-04-19 | 5th Dziedzica Mem 2015 | Trzcianka POL | 3.4 | Arkadij Naiditsch | Piotr Jagodzinski | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 1023 | 2015-04-19 | 5th Dziedzica Mem 2015 | Trzcianka POL | 2.4 | Winicjusz Fengier | Arkadij Naiditsch | 0-1 | 49 | Open |
| 1024 | 2015-04-19 | 5th Dziedzica Mem 2015 | Trzcianka POL | 1.4 | Arkadij Naiditsch | Grzegorz Bylinski | 1-0 | 28 | Open |
| 1025 | 2015-04-12 | Bundesliga 2014-15 | Baden-Baden GER | 15.1 | Henrik Rudolf | Arkadij Naiditsch | 0-1 | 47 | Open |
| 1026 | 2015-04-11 | Bundesliga 2014-15 | Baden-Baden GER | 14.1 | Arkadij Naiditsch | Lubomir Ftacnik | 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 1027 | 2015-04-06 | 19th Neckar Open 2015 | Deizisau GER | 9.2 | Andreas Heimann | Arkadij Naiditsch | 1-0 | 25 | Open |
| 1028 | 2015-04-06 | 19th Neckar Open 2015 | Deizisau GER | 8.2 | Arkadij Naiditsch | Jan-Christian Schroeder | 1-0 | 45 | Open |
| 1029 | 2015-04-05 | 19th Neckar Open 2015 | Deizisau GER | 7.2 | Kacper Piorun | Arkadij Naiditsch | 1/2-1/2 | 19 | Open |
| 1030 | 2015-04-05 | 19th Neckar Open 2015 | Deizisau GER | 6.1 | Arkadij Naiditsch | Chao b Li | 1/2-1/2 | 15 | Open |
| 1031 | 2015-04-04 | 19th Neckar Open 2015 | Deizisau GER | 5.2 | Jonathan Carlstedt | Arkadij Naiditsch | 0-1 | 60 | Open |
| 1032 | 2015-04-04 | 19th Neckar Open 2015 | Deizisau GER | 4.2 | Arkadij Naiditsch | Johannes, Dr. Carow | 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 1033 | 2015-04-03 | 19th Neckar Open 2015 | Deizisau GER | 3.2 | Christopher Noe | Arkadij Naiditsch | 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 1034 | 2015-04-03 | 19th Neckar Open 2015 | Deizisau GER | 2.2 | Arkadij Naiditsch | Sebastian Fischer | 1-0 | 48 | Open |
| 1035 | 2015-04-02 | 19th Neckar Open 2015 | Deizisau GER | 1.2 | Lukas Schwander | Arkadij Naiditsch | 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 1036 | 2015-03-15 | Bundesliga 2014-15 | Baden-Baden GER | 13.1 | Arkadij Naiditsch | Florian, Dr. Handke | 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 1037 | 2015-03-14 | Bundesliga 2014-15 | Baden-Baden GER | 12.1 | Alexander Berelowitsch | Arkadij Naiditsch | 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 1038 | 2015-03-08 | Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 | Jurmala LAT | 9.3 | Alexander Khalifman | Arkadij Naiditsch | 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 1039 | 2015-03-08 | Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 | Jurmala LAT | 8.7 | Arkadij Naiditsch | Nikita Meshkovs | 1-0 | 29 | Open |
| 1040 | 2015-03-08 | Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 | Jurmala LAT | 7.9 | 4100638 | Arkadij Naiditsch | 0-1 | 71 | Open |
| 1041 | 2015-03-08 | Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 | Jurmala LAT | 11.4 | Richard Rapport | Arkadij Naiditsch | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 1042 | 2015-03-08 | Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 | Jurmala LAT | 10.8 | Arkadij Naiditsch | Maksim Chigaev | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 1043 | 2015-03-07 | Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 | Jurmala LAT | 5.9 | Monika Socko | Arkadij Naiditsch | 1-0 | 47 | Open |
| 1044 | 2015-03-07 | Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 | Jurmala LAT | 4.6 | Arkadij Naiditsch | Michal Krasenkow | 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 1045 | 2015-03-01 | TCh-HUN 2014-15 | Hungary HUN | 7.4 | Robert Ruck | Arkadij Naiditsch | 0-1 | 52 | Open |
| 1046 | 2015-02-22 | Bundesliga 2014-15 | Eppingen GER | 11.8 | Robert Ris | Arkadij Naiditsch | 0-1 | 45 | Open |
| 1047 | 2015-02-21 | Bundesliga 2014-15 | Eppingen GER | 10.8 | Arkadij Naiditsch | Olaf Wegener | 0-1 | 47 | Open |
| 1048 | 2015-02-09 | 3rd GRENKE Chess Classic | Baden Baden GER | 7.3 | Arkadij Naiditsch | Levon Aronian | 1/2-1/2 | 55 | Open |
| 1049 | 2015-02-09 | 3rd GRENKE Classic TB | Baden Baden GER | 5 | Magnus Carlsen | Arkadij Naiditsch | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 1050 | 2015-02-09 | 3rd GRENKE Classic TB | Baden Baden GER | 4 | Arkadij Naiditsch | Magnus Carlsen | 1/2-1/2 | 68 | Open |