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Arkadij Naiditsch

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BUL · 41 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2647 (Apr 2016)

Best performance: 2704 at Austrian Team Blitz Championship 2023(Best of 2023)

World #=180 live, down 4#176 publishedBulgaria #1Europe #=97among active players

Blitz rating

2558

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Jul 2012 or earlier

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 2577 to 2558 over the last 12 months; peak 2647 in April 2016.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262572, -8, 9 games2521, -7, 9 games2558, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262580, +6, 17 games2528, 0, 0 games2558, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262574, 0, 0 games2528, 0, 0 games2558, -3, 9 games
Aug 20262574, 0, 0 games2528, +1, 9 games2561, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262574, 0, 0 games2527, -1, 20 games2561, -48, 14 games
Jun 20262574, 0, 0 games2528, 0, 0 games2609, +6, 6 games
May 20262574, 0, 0 games2528, 0, 0 games2603, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262574, 0, 0 games2528, 0, 0 games2603, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262574, 0, 0 games2528, 0, 0 games2603, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262574, 0, 9 games2528, 0, 0 games2603, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262574, 0, 0 games2528, -46, 21 games2603, +26, 37 games
Dec 20252574, 0, 0 games2574, -11, 14 games2577, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 3 games (3 wins), since Aug 25. Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 12 games, May 16 – May 17.

From 423 blitz games on record, the latest on Aug 25.

Blitz games since the November list

No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Show gamesLast playedScore
Golden Jubilee Rapid Chess Championship 2026 Secton CupAug 25TPR 24287/9

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Blitz

From 395 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2012–2026

#OpponentRating
1, GM A.R. Saleh Salem, 2 wins, Dec 2017 · World Blitz Championship 2017. Open., 2757
2, GM Evgeny Tomashevsky, Dec 2016 · World Blitz Championship 2016. Open., 2756
3, GM Hans Moke Niemann, Dec 2025 · FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025, 2734

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 62 of 423 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 30 of 32 games.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c5, and 1.d4 with 1...Nf6.

All openings (2 as White, 3 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1653%
Four Knights Game856%

8 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Blitz

30 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
20263825½22112336
2025574422862497
20241711½22492382
2023493921912431
202214226302321
2020146½25952566
2017208½25862536
20165837½25012611
2015212948—
20143723½24832585
2012573724572567

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Arkadij Naiditsch · Blitz

World

  1. #=180GM Aleksandr Shimanov2558.0
  2. #=180GM Cristhian Camilo Rios Gomez2558.0
  3. #=180GM Arkadij Naiditsch2558.0
  4. #=180GM Guha Mitrabha2558.0
  5. #=180GM Jun Zhao2558.0

Bulgaria

  1. #1GM Arkadij Naiditsch2558.0
  2. #2GM Ivan Cheparinov2553.0
  3. #3GM Vasil Spasov2489.0
  4. #4GM Kiril Georgiev2488.0
  5. #5GM Radoslav Dimitrov2484.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.