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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

FCGFCG
1-0

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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0-1

Najdorf, Miguel vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman

America m

1952

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Games (1604)

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Najdorf, Miguel vs Garcia, Raimundo
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1975 E97
Najdorf, Miguel vs Paglilla, Carlos
1-0
ARG-ch 1975 D18
Najdorf, Miguel vs Sanguineti, Raul
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1975 B27
Najdorf, Miguel vs Szmetan, Jorge
1-0
ARG-ch 1975 E69
Najdorf, Miguel vs Casas, Ernesto
1-0
ARG-ch 1975 D02
Panno, Oscar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1975 D19
Balinas, Rosendo Carrean vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Nice olm fin-A 1974 B23
Hartston, William R vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Nice olm fin-A 1974 C41
Unzicker, Wolfgang vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Nice olm fin-A 1974 B51
Ciocaltea, Victor vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Nice olm fin-A 1974 B99
Poutiainen, Pertti vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Nice olm fin-A 1974 C41
Najdorf, Miguel vs Byrne, Robert E
1/2-1/2
Nice olm fin-A 1974 D36
Cooper, John Grantley vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Nice olm fin-A 1974 E91
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pomar Salamanca, Arturo
0-1
Nice olm fin-A 1974 A05
Najdorf, Miguel vs Uddenfeldt, Dan
1-0
Nice olm fin-A 1974 E63
Ribli, Zoltan vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Nice olm fin-A 1974 D78
Najdorf, Miguel vs Trikaliotis, Georgios
1-0
Nice olm prel 1974 A56
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ivkov, Borislav
1/2-1/2
Nice olm fin-A 1974 A04
Najdorf, Miguel vs Jansa, Vlastimil
1/2-1/2
Nice olm fin-A 1974 A16
Najdorf, Miguel vs Wirthensohn, Heinz
1-0
Nice olm prel 1974 E69
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Manila 1973 A75
Campos Lopez, Mario vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Buenos Aires CA 1973 A48
Najdorf, Miguel vs Cardoso, Radolfo Tan
1-0
Manila 1973 D90
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pilnik, Herman
0-1
Buenos Aires CA 1973 A77
Najdorf, Miguel vs Zuidema, Coenraad
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1973 D59
Cuasnicu, Oscar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Buenos Aires CA 1973 B84
Szabo, Laszlo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1973 A49
Ree, Hans vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1973 D37
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ribli, Zoltan
1-0
Hoogovens 1973 A10
Planinec, Albin vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Hoogovens 1973 B99
Hartoch, Robert G vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1973 E69
Lombardy, William James vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Manila 1973 A13
Tatai, Stefano vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Manila 1973 B41
Donner, Jan Hein vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1973 A77
Najdorf, Miguel vs Wotulo, Max
1-0
Manila 1973 E14
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1/2-1/2
Manila 1973 D87
Najdorf, Miguel vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1973 E14
Quinteros, Miguel A vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Manila 1973 B40
Vasiukov, Evgeni vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Hoogovens 1973 B99
De Castro, Edgar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Manila 1973 E92
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes
1-0
Buenos Aires CA 1973 A75
Najdorf, Miguel vs Torre, Eugenio
1-0
Manila 1973 A75
Schweber, Samuel vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires CA 1973 B40
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ardiansyah, Haji
1-0
Manila 1973 E62
Najdorf, Miguel vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1973 B80
Najdorf, Miguel vs Langeweg, Kick
1-0
Hoogovens 1973 E14
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rossetto, Hector
0-1
Buenos Aires CA 1973 E14
Najdorf, Miguel vs Cuartas, Carlos
1-0
Buenos Aires CA 1973 E97
Palermo, Vicente vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Buenos Aires CA 1973 A03
Emma, Jaime vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Buenos Aires CA 1973 A15
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