Arkadij Naiditsch
| Arkadij Naiditsch | |
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| Full name | Arkadij Naiditsch |
| Country |  Germany |
| Born | October 25, 1985[1] Riga, Latvia |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2636 (October 2024) (No. 42 in the January 2012 FIDE World Rankings) |
| Peak rating | 2716 (May 2011) |
Arkadij Naiditsch (born 25 October 1985 in Latvia) is a German chess Grandmaster (title awarded in April 2001) who was the clear winner of the Dortmund Sparkassen 2005 Tournament, ahead of higher-rated and well-known players such as Loek Van Wely, Veselin Topalov, Peter Svidler, Vladimir Kramnik, Michael Adams, and Peter Leko. In 2007, he won the German national championship based in Bad Königshofen.
In 2011 he won the 15th International Neckar Open with 8.5/9, breaking the 2700 Elo barrier.[2]
References
- ^ http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=4650891
- ^ "Arkadij Naiditsch wins convincingly the 15th International Neckar Open". Chessdom. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
External links
- Arkadi Naiditsch player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Arkadij Naiditsch at 365Chess.com
- Rating data
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