| Arkadij Naiditsch | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Arkadij Naiditsch |
| Country | Germany |
| Born | October 25, 1985 Riga, Latvia |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2707 (No. 40 in the September 2011 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 Ghert.
In 2011 he won the 15th International Neckar Open with 8.5/9, breaking the 2700 Elo barrier for the first time.[1]