Players / captainjames
GM Arkadij Naiditsch's openings
Chess.com: captainjames · Blitz 2862 · Bullet 2583 · Rapid 2781
From 600 games played on Chess.com between Apr 14, 2026 and Jun 27, 2026: Arkadij Naiditsch scored 89% (522 wins, 18 draws, 60 losses). With White, Arkadij Naiditsch opens 1.e4 in 61% of games.
As White: first move
- 1.e4: 179 games (61%), scores 85%
- 1.Nf3: 65 games (22%), scores 89%
- 1.d4: 35 games (12%), scores 91%
- 1.c4: 11 games (4%), scores 73%
- 1.g3: 2 games (1%), scores 100%
As White: openings
- Sicilian Defense: 59 games (20%), scores 86%
- French Defense: 24 games (8%), scores 88%
- Ruy Lopez Opening: 21 games (7%), scores 79%
- Caro Kann Defense: 19 games (6%), scores 89%
- English Opening: 18 games (6%), scores 81%
- Kings Indian Attack: 17 games (6%), scores 71%
- Indian Game: 14 games (5%), scores 100%
- Reti Opening: 13 games (4%), scores 100%
As Black: against 1.e4
- 1...c5: 83 games (50%), scores 89%
- 1...e5: 46 games (28%), scores 85%
- 1...e6: 19 games (12%), scores 100%
- 1...c6: 17 games (10%), scores 100%
As Black: against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6: 95 games (97%), scores 90%
- 1...d5: 1 games (1%), scores 100%
- 1...g6: 1 games (1%), scores 100%
- 1...f5: 1 games (1%), scores 100%
As Black: openings
- Sicilian Defense: 68 games (22%), scores 90%
- Kings Indian Defense: 36 games (12%), scores 83%
- Indian Game: 18 games (6%), scores 100%
- French Defense: 17 games (6%), scores 100%
- English Opening: 16 games (5%), scores 88%
- Caro Kann Defense: 16 games (5%), scores 100%
- Ruy Lopez Opening: 11 games (4%), scores 91%
- Nimzo Indian Defense: 10 games (3%), scores 90%