ARKADIJ NAIDITSCH (born Oct-25-1985, 39 years old) Latvia (federation/nationality Azerbaijan) PRONUNCIATION: [what is this?] Originally from Latvia, Arkadi Naiditsch settled in Germany, where he has become its top player and also its youngest-ever grandmaster in April 2001, at the age of just under 15 years and 6 months - a few days younger than the benchmark age at which Robert James Fischer gained his title. In 2002, he drew an eight-game match with former Candidates' finalist Jan Timman in Dortmund. His greatest tournament success thus far is his clear first at the Dortmund Sparkassen (2005), ahead of Veselin Topalov, Peter Leko, Vladimir Kramnik, Peter Svidler, Etienne Bacrot, and Michael Adams, among others. He also placed =1st (2nd on tiebreak) alongside Richard Rapport at the Tata Steel Group B (2013). Placed =1st with 7/9 at the International Neckar Open 2013. 4.5/9 for =3rd at Dortmund Sparkassen (2013). Naiditsch's team "Liburnija" from Rijeka won the Croatian League 2013. He represented Germany at the World Team Championship (2013), helping his team to 7th place. In September he won the category 15 GRENKE Chess Classic (2014) with 5/7. He played with the Baden Baden team, which won the 2014-15 Bundesliga. In May 2015, Naiditsch signed to play for Azerbaijan. Naiditsch's highest standard rating to date is 2737 achieved in December 2013 when he was ranked #18 in the world, which was his highest ranking to date. He was married to Yuliya Shvayger. Wikipedia article: Arkadij Naiditsch; live rating: http://www.2700chess.com/ Last updated: 2022-01-09 15:46:58

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page 1 of 81; games 1-25 of 2,018  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Naiditsch vs J Velichkov   ½-½ 49 1994 Wch U10 C45 Scotch Game 2. Naiditsch vs B Vermeulen 1-0 47 1994 Wch U10 B01 Scandinavian 3. K Miton vs Naiditsch 0-1 39 1994 Wch U10 A14 English 4. Naiditsch vs M Perunovic   ½-½ 53 1994 Wch U10 B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 5. I Cheparinov vs Naiditsch   1-0 37 1995 EU-ch U10 E77 King's Indian 6. Smeets vs Naiditsch   ½-½ 62 1995 EU-ch U10 A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System 7. Naiditsch vs Navara   ½-½ 44 1997 Wch U12 B53 Sicilian 8. Naiditsch vs M Gagunashvili   ½-½ 17 1997 EU-ch U12 A07 King's Indian Attack 9. Naiditsch vs M Nikolov   ½-½ 17 1997 EU-ch U12 B40 Sicilian 10. O Sarana-Hungeling vs Naiditsch   0-1 25 1997 NRW-Cup Masters op E81 King's Indian, Samisch 11. M Thuemmler vs Naiditsch   0-1 24 1997 Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 1st E81 King's Indian, Samisch 12. V Beim vs Naiditsch   ½-½ 20 1997 Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 1st A04 Reti Opening 13. Naiditsch vs Kasimdzhanov 0-1 52 1997 Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 1st A07 King's Indian Attack 14. T Vrenegoor vs Naiditsch   1-0 42 1998 Ruhrgebiet VL2 9798 C12 French, McCutcheon 15. J Belic vs Naiditsch 1-0 26 1998 26. IDS IM C12 French, McCutcheon 16. Naiditsch vs T Straeter   ½-½ 32 1998 26. IDS IM C60 Ruy Lopez 17. A Petrosian vs Naiditsch   1-0 48 1998 26. IDS IM E75 King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line 18. Naiditsch vs A Dergatschova   1-0 35 1998 26. IDS IM B01 Scandinavian 19. H Himmel vs Naiditsch ½-½ 27 1998 Ruhrgebiet VL1 9899 B42 Sicilian, Kan 20. Naiditsch vs R Mainka   1-0 35 1998 26. IDS IM C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation 21. A Mikhalchishin vs Naiditsch   1-0 34 1998 26. IDS IM A15 English 22. Naiditsch vs N Bojkovic   0-1 39 1998 26. IDS IM A07 King's Indian Attack 23. Glek vs Naiditsch   ½-½ 12 1998 26. IDS IM A07 King's Indian Attack 24. Naiditsch vs B Trabert 1-0 38 1998 26. IDS IM C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation 25. Naiditsch vs L Keitlinghaus   ½-½ 25 1998 Budapest FS02 GM C67 Ruy Lopez  page 1 of 81; games 1-25 of 2,018

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 10 OF 11 ·  Later Kibitzing> Oct-25-14    parmetd: Happy birthday. Oct-27-14    Boomie: Happy birthday and congratulations on your wedding. Oct-27-14    chesstoplay: Dear GM Naiditsch, Congratulations on your wedding! Happy Birthday! Also,TY for playing this game with us. :) Oct-27-14    mistermac: Ad multos, GM Naiditsch. Oct-27-14    Lighthorse: Happy Birthday and congratulations on your wedding, GM Naiditsch! Oct-27-14    ChemMac: Happy birthday and more wedding congratulations! - and thank you for playing the "World Team". After our game is finished, a post-mortem will be fascinating, and I do hope you can participate. Oct-28-14    stunningmove: Congratulations on your recent marriage! Dec-29-14    RookFile: Thank you for the interesting game against the World Team! Dec-30-14    lost in space: Thank you very much for the game. I would very much like to hear your comments and analyses. Thanks Jan-01-15    DaringSpeculator: Happy New Year GM Naiditsch! And once again thank you for taking time from your busy schedule to play an interesting game against chessgames.com World Team! Jan-05-15    cro777: GM Arkadij Naiditsch won two open tournaments in a row in Switzerland: the Zurich Open with 6.5/7 and the Chess Festival Basel, the tournament in Northwestern Switzerland (75 km from Zurich) with 5.5/7. Another interesting news is that "Chess Evolution: Top GM Secrets" weakly newsletter (written by GMs Naiditsch, Balogh and Miton) is going to experience some changes. Starting next week, GM Alexander Khalifman is going to share his thoughts on opening theory. Jan-07-15    cro777: A look at how Naiditsch pulled off a Swiss double - the traditional Christmas and New Year opens held in Zurich and Basel from the 26-30 December 2014 and 1-5 January 2015. https://chess24.com/en/read/news/na... Feb-04-15    cplyakap: very good victory against carlsen!congratz arkadij! Feb-04-15    Natalia Pogonina: Beating Carlsen two games in a row with both Black and White is no ordinary feat. Congrats, Arkadij! :) Feb-04-15    whiteshark: He was found to be <Carlsen's Cryponite>. Feb-04-15    Appaz: Win the opening, yes; win the middle game, yes; but then go on to also win the end game - this was what Naiditsch was able to do that not many can achieve. Congratulations, great game! Feb-09-15    Penguincw: Congrats to Naiditsch for coming close to winning the GRENKE Chess Classic (2015). He finished with 4.5/7 (+2,-0,=5). He also beat Carlsen with white in their meeting, but Carlsen still finished with 4.5 as well. Tiebreaks says Carlsen should've taken the title due to more wins (3 vs. 2), but a tiebreaker was held. First came 2 blitz games (10:2), with Carlsen winning the first game, and Naiditsch the second (both with white). Then came 2 faster games (5:2), with both games drawn (Carlsen took white in the first game). In the Armaggedon game (6:0 vs. 5:2), Naiditsch took black, but blundered and lost. Still an amazing performance, as he gained 11.3 ratings points and 6 spots on the live ratings to rise to 2717.3 and #32, respectively. The blitz games didn't count, but those 4 games would've earned him 30 ratings points, up to 2646.4. Feb-09-15    Appaz: Congratulations to Naiditsch! He beat the World Champ in classical chess and tied him in the tournament. Then he held the World Champ of rapids to a tie. Then he held the World Camp of blitz to a tie, before finally giving in on the Armageddon. I'm sure most people rooted for this underdog in the end. It probably felt a little bad to lose that last game but that feeling will soon pass. Something to be proud of, the whole chess world is impressed! Feb-13-15    pinoy king: Arkadij "Carlsen destroyer and exposer" Naiditsch. Feb-19-15    Natalia Pogonina: Play GM Arkadij Naiditsch free of charge: http://pogonina.com/index.php?optio... Feb-21-15    Laskerschueler: Olaf "Naiditsch destroyer and exposer" Wegener :D Feb-21-15    AylerKupp: <Natalia Pogonina> Just think, the <chessgames.com> World Team was able to defeat the player who has recently defeated Carlsen twice in a row, yet we were only able to draw against you. Either you are better than some may think or maybe the <chessgames.com> World Team (and our chess engines!) is getting better. Or maybe a little of both. ;-) May-20-15    sonia91: It seems he will change federation, from Germany to Azerbaijan: http://chess-news.ru/node/19043 May-22-15    fgh: Here's the English version: http://chess-news.ru/en/node/19044 Jul-07-15    epistle: Ang sabi ng kagalang-galang, kapitapitagan, maginoo, makisig na Aleman: <cro777: Interesting Arkadij Naiditsch's remarks in the latest issue of Chess Evolution weekly newsletter (CEWN Nr.175) about his game against Wesley in Dortmund: "I have to say that to play against Wesley is everything but pleasant. He bangs the clock, caughs non-stop and plays the moves instantly without writing the move of the opponent down. Well, a lot of young players behave very badly at the board these days and I am sure that the incident of Wesley So during the US Championship where he got a 0 for writing strange things on his scoresheet will not be the last time he breaks the ethic chess rules."> Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 11) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 10 OF 11 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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