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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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FCGFCG
0-1

Najdorf, Miguel vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman

America m

1952

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Games (1604)

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Poch, Caesar G vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1971 E92
Kurajica, Bojan vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Hastings7172 1971 B81
Pilnik, Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1971 B92
Najdorf, Miguel vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2
Hastings7172 1971 D94
Byrne, Robert E vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Hastings7172 1971 B84
Olafsson, Fridrik vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1971 A49
Najdorf, Miguel vs Quinteros, Miguel A
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1971 A37
Rubinetti, Jorge A vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1971 E49
Najdorf, Miguel vs Huebner, Robert
0-1
Hoogovens 1971 E41
Najdorf, Miguel vs Keene, Raymond D
1/2-1/2
Hastings7172 1971 E95
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ree, Hans
0-1
Hoogovens 1971 A77
Najdorf, Miguel vs Donner, Jan Hein
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1971 E45
Hartston, William R vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Hastings7172 1971 E60
Najdorf, Miguel vs Unzicker, Wolfgang
1/2-1/2
Hastings7172 1971 E52
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1971 D42
Asfora, Eduardo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Tucuman tt 1971 B99
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ciocaltea, Victor
1/2-1/2
Hastings7172 1971 A49
Mecking, Henrique vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Hastings7172 1971 B81
Najdorf, Miguel vs Schweber, Samuel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1971 E95
Najdorf, Miguel vs Botterill, George Steven
1/2-1/2
Hastings7172 1971 D94
Najdorf, Miguel vs Jimenez Zerquera, Eleazar
1-0
Tucuman tt 1971 D55
Mecking, Henrique vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Mar del Plata 1971 B99
Van den Berg, Carel Benjamin vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1971 B80
Browne, Walter S vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1971 B99
Planinec, Albin vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Mar del Plata 1971 B42
Markland, Peter R vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Hastings7172 1971 A36
Najdorf, Miguel vs Savon, Vladimir A
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1971 A16
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2
Hastings7172 1971 D79
Langeweg, Kick vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Hoogovens 1971 E75
Donoso Velasco, Pedro H vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
ARG-CHI 1971 B42
Najdorf, Miguel vs Kuijpers, Franciscus Antonius
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1971 D95
Najdorf, Miguel vs Donoso Velasco, Pedro H
1/2-1/2
ARG-CHI 1971 D67
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Hoogovens 1971 D41
Ivkov, Borislav vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Hoogovens 1971 E19
Idrovo, Franklin vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Tucuman tt 1971 B20
Najdorf, Miguel vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1970 D90
Hort, Vlastimil vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Siegen olm 1970 A46
Najdorf, Miguel vs Panno, Oscar
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1970 E57
Damjanovic, Mato vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Buenos Aires 1970 E70
Najdorf, Miguel vs Garcia Martinez, Silvino
1/2-1/2
Siegen olm 1970 A58
Pomar Salamanca, Arturo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Siegen olm 1970 A33
Unzicker, Wolfgang vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Siegen olm 1970 E68
Najdorf, Miguel vs Cordovil, Joao
1-0
Siegen olm 1970 E91
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
1-0
Buenos Aires 1970 A07
Najdorf, Miguel vs Donnely, B.
1-0
Siegen olm 1970 A07
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rubinetti, Jorge A
1-0
Buenos Aires 1970 E59
Najdorf, Miguel vs Uhlmann, Wolfgang
1/2-1/2
Siegen olm 1970 D90
Johannessen, Svein vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Siegen olm 1970 A34
Camilleri, Henry vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Siegen olm 1970 B25
Najdorf, Miguel vs Garcia, Raimundo
1-0
Buenos Aires 1970 E92
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