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Naiditsch, Arkadij
GM🇧🇬FIDE 4650891· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1985
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Arkadij Naiditsch, a 41-year-old Bulgarian Grandmaster, is rated 2574 and ranked 3rd among Bulgarian players, and 228th worldwide. He has slipped back 55 Elo over the past 12 months. 56 rated games in the past year (≈80/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open A, Hoogeveen Schaaktoernooi 2025 - Kroongroep, and European Team Ch 2025. Also played 5 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2737 was reached at age 28 (Dec 2013, World #18 at the time); he spent 161 months in the world top 100, with a longest streak of 8 consecutive years.
Competes for Bulgaria since May 2024. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 16) and IM in 2001 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #5 in U20, World #2 in U18 and World #6 in U16.
Current rating
2574
Standard
Rpd2528·Blz2603
All-time high
2737
−163 pts below
Dec 2013 · age 28
Dec 2013 · age 28
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · Bulgarian players · of 701
161 months in World top 100 (2005–2024)
161 months in World top 100 (2005–2024)
Career timeline
30 entries2026
23rd 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2574
May 2026
2024
161 months in world top 100
longest streak 106 months · since Jan 2005
Sep 2024
Peak Bulgarian rank: #1
at age 39 · rated 2643
Jun 2024
Switched federation: AZE → BUL
at age 39
May 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2650
at age 37
Apr 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2650
at age 36
Aug 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-55
2629 → 2574
Tournaments
8
56 games
Score
30/ 5653.6%
22W16D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2542 | +0.3 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 2.5/6 | #3 | 2487 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/8 | #128 | 2546 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/2 | #44 | 1816 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/8 | #9 | 2721 | +10.6 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 2/7 | #43 | 2413 | -17.9 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #8 | 2564 | -6.7 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/7 | #55 | 2428 | -18.0 |
Worst Elo result: Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial - Aktobe Open 2025 (MASTERS) (-18.0 Elo, finished #55).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMichael AdamsGM
🇬🇧ENG·2629
+3 −5 =7
15 games·last met Jul 2020
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vsVladimir KramnikGM
🇷🇺RUS·2753
+3 −5 =5
13 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsPeter LekoGM
🇭🇺HUN·2676
+2 −3 =8
13 games·last met Nov 2016
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vsAlexei ShirovGM
🇪🇸ESP·2597
+5 −5 =2
12 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsRuslan PonomariovGM
🇺🇦UKR·2638
+4 −3 =5
12 games·last met Oct 2019
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Rankings
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Bulgaria
#3
out of 1,171 players
Europe
#122
in continent
World
#228
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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