Najdorf, Miguel
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
Featured Games
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Keres, Paul vs Najdorf, Miguel
Gothenburg Interzonal
1955
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Najdorf, Miguel vs Spassky, Boris V
Gothenburg Interzonal
1955
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Tartakower, Saviely vs Najdorf, Miguel
Saltsjobaden Interzonal
1948
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Lasker, Edward vs Najdorf, Miguel
Havana
1952
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Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
America m
1952
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Fischer, Robert James vs Najdorf, Miguel
Varna olm
1962
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Tal, Mihail vs Najdorf, Miguel
Bled
1961
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Rabar, Braslav vs Najdorf, Miguel
Gothenburg Interzonal
1955
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Najdorf, Miguel vs Timman, Jan H
Buenos Aires
1980
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Najdorf, Miguel vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
America m
1952
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0-1Mar del Plata 1971 E92
Kurajica, Bojan vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Hastings7172 1971 B81
Pilnik, Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1971 B92
Najdorf, Miguel vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2Hastings7172 1971 D94
Byrne, Robert E vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Hastings7172 1971 B84
Olafsson, Fridrik vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1971 A49
Najdorf, Miguel vs Quinteros, Miguel A
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1971 A37
Rubinetti, Jorge A vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata 1971 E49
Najdorf, Miguel vs Huebner, Robert
0-1Hoogovens 1971 E41
Najdorf, Miguel vs Keene, Raymond D
1/2-1/2Hastings7172 1971 E95
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ree, Hans
0-1Hoogovens 1971 A77
Najdorf, Miguel vs Donner, Jan Hein
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1971 E45
Hartston, William R vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Hastings7172 1971 E60
Najdorf, Miguel vs Unzicker, Wolfgang
1/2-1/2Hastings7172 1971 E52
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1971 D42
Asfora, Eduardo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Tucuman tt 1971 B99
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ciocaltea, Victor
1/2-1/2Hastings7172 1971 A49
Mecking, Henrique vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Hastings7172 1971 B81
Najdorf, Miguel vs Schweber, Samuel
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1971 E95
Najdorf, Miguel vs Botterill, George Steven
1/2-1/2Hastings7172 1971 D94
Najdorf, Miguel vs Jimenez Zerquera, Eleazar
1-0Tucuman tt 1971 D55
Mecking, Henrique vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Mar del Plata 1971 B99
Van den Berg, Carel Benjamin vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1971 B80
Browne, Walter S vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata 1971 B99
Planinec, Albin vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Mar del Plata 1971 B42
Markland, Peter R vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Hastings7172 1971 A36
Najdorf, Miguel vs Savon, Vladimir A
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1971 A16
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2Hastings7172 1971 D79
Langeweg, Kick vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Hoogovens 1971 E75
Donoso Velasco, Pedro H vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2ARG-CHI 1971 B42
Najdorf, Miguel vs Kuijpers, Franciscus Antonius
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1971 D95
Najdorf, Miguel vs Donoso Velasco, Pedro H
1/2-1/2ARG-CHI 1971 D67
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Hoogovens 1971 D41
Ivkov, Borislav vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Hoogovens 1971 E19
Idrovo, Franklin vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Tucuman tt 1971 B20
Najdorf, Miguel vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1970 D90
Hort, Vlastimil vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Siegen olm 1970 A46
Najdorf, Miguel vs Panno, Oscar
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1970 E57
Damjanovic, Mato vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Buenos Aires 1970 E70
Najdorf, Miguel vs Garcia Martinez, Silvino
1/2-1/2Siegen olm 1970 A58
Pomar Salamanca, Arturo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Siegen olm 1970 A33
Unzicker, Wolfgang vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Siegen olm 1970 E68
Najdorf, Miguel vs Cordovil, Joao
1-0Siegen olm 1970 E91
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
1-0Buenos Aires 1970 A07
Najdorf, Miguel vs Donnely, B.
1-0Siegen olm 1970 A07
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rubinetti, Jorge A
1-0Buenos Aires 1970 E59
Najdorf, Miguel vs Uhlmann, Wolfgang
1/2-1/2Siegen olm 1970 D90
Johannessen, Svein vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Siegen olm 1970 A34
Camilleri, Henry vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Siegen olm 1970 B25
Najdorf, Miguel vs Garcia, Raimundo
1-0Buenos Aires 1970 E92