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Najdorf, Miguel

classical era

Miguel Najdorf (1910-1997) was a Polish-born Argentine grandmaster and one of the world's elite players throughout the 1940s and 1950s, immortalized through the Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian Defense, one of the most popular and combative openings in chess history. A prolific competitor who defeated every World Champion from Euwe to Fischer, Najdorf also set world records in blindfold simultaneous chess, playing 45 opponents at once in 1947.

Total Games

1604

Wins

723

Draws

679

Losses

202

45.1% wins42.3% draws12.6% losses

Most Played Openings

E69 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line39E19 - Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line31E14 - Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System24E68 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Long Variation21E94 - King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation21E67 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Debrecen Defense21E64 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav System20D45 - Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line19E92 - King's Indian Defense: Exchange Variation19E95 - King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation18

Most Faced Opponents

Reshevsky, Samuel Herman51 gamesRossetto, Hector31 gamesGuimard, Carlos E29 gamesGligoric, Svetozar29 gamesPanno, Oscar29 gamesPilnik, Herman26 gamesStahlberg, Gideon25 gamesSzabo, Laszlo23 gamesRubinetti, Jorge A21 gamesBolbochan, Julio19 games

Featured Games

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Keres, Paul vs Najdorf, Miguel

Gothenburg Interzonal

1955

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1-0

Najdorf, Miguel vs Spassky, Boris V

Gothenburg Interzonal

1955

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FCGFCG
0-1

Tartakower, Saviely vs Najdorf, Miguel

Saltsjobaden Interzonal

1948

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FCGFCG
0-1

Lasker, Edward vs Najdorf, Miguel

Havana

1952

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FCGFCG
1-0

Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel

America m

1952

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FCGFCG
1-0

Fischer, Robert James vs Najdorf, Miguel

Varna olm

1962

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FCGFCG
1-0

Tal, Mihail vs Najdorf, Miguel

Bled

1961

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FCGFCG
1-0

Rabar, Braslav vs Najdorf, Miguel

Gothenburg Interzonal

1955

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FCGFCG
1-0

Najdorf, Miguel vs Timman, Jan H

Buenos Aires

1980

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FCGFCG
0-1

Najdorf, Miguel vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman

America m

1952

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Games (1604)

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Bronstein, David I vs Najdorf, Miguel★
1/2-1/2
Gothenburg Interzonal 1955 A30
Keres, Paul vs Najdorf, Miguel★
1-0
Gothenburg Interzonal 1955 B98
Najdorf, Miguel vs Spassky, Boris V★
1-0
Gothenburg Interzonal 1955 E62
Geller, Efim P vs Najdorf, Miguel★
1/2-1/2
Gothenburg Interzonal 1955 B96
Najdorf, Miguel vs Petrosian, Tigran V★
1/2-1/2
Gothenburg Interzonal 1955 D59
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bronstein, David I★
1/2-1/2
Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 A90
Bronstein, Luis vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch 1989 B83
Larsen, Bent vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Buenos Aires 1983 E18
Najdorf, Miguel vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
Bugojno 1982 A77
Kasparov, Gary vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Bugojno 1982 E12
Larsen, Bent vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Bugojno 1982 D31
Karpov, Anatoly vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Mar del Plata 1982 E12
Najdorf, Miguel vs Larsen, Bent
0-1
Mar del Plata 1982 E11
Timman, Jan H vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Mar del Plata 1982 C85
Najdorf, Miguel vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1982 D27
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Bugojno 1982 D67
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1982 E01
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1982 E05
Najdorf, Miguel vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1982 A13
Spassky, Boris V vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1982 B20
Najdorf, Miguel vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1980 D41
Najdorf, Miguel vs Larsen, Bent
0-1
Buenos Aires 1980 E09
Bronstein, Luis vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch 1980 B51
Najdorf, Miguel vs Timman, Jan H
1-0
Buenos Aires 1980 A30
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1980 B81
Spassky, Boris V vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Clarin 1979 B42
Larsen, Bent vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Clarin 1979 C28
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Konex 1979 B48
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Clarin 1979 E49
Najdorf, Miguel vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Sao Paulo 1978 D27
Portisch, Lajos vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Hoogovens 1978 A17
Najdorf, Miguel vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1978 A43
Najdorf, Miguel vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Clarin 1978 E19
Timman, Jan H vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Reykjavik 1976 E31
Timman, Jan H vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Haifa ol (Men) 1976 A19
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bronstein, Luis
0-1
ARG-ch 1975 A04
Larsen, Bent vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Manila 1973 E99
Najdorf, Miguel vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1973 E62
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1973 A41
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Manila 1973 D76
Najdorf, Miguel vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1971 E19
Najdorf, Miguel vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1
Mar del Plata 1971 D42
Karpov, Anatoly vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Hastings7172 1971 B92
Najdorf, Miguel vs Fischer, Robert James
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1970 D41
Tal, Mihail vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Belgrade URS-World 1970 B48
Fischer, Robert James vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Siegen olm 1970 B42
Smyslov, Vassily vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1970 E56
Najdorf, Miguel vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
Belgrade URS-World 1970 D41
Tal, Mihail vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Belgrade URS-World 1970 B80
Najdorf, Miguel vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
Siegen olm 1970 E52
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