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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1/2-1/2Siegen olm 1970 A34
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1970 E19
Najdorf, Miguel vs Quinteros, Miguel A
0-1Buenos Aires 1970 A56
Schweber, Samuel vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Buenos Aires 1970 B53
O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1970 E69
Najdorf, Miguel vs Levy, David Neil Lawrence
1-0Siegen olm 1970 A79
Szabo, Laszlo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Buenos Aires 1970 E49
Najdorf, Miguel vs Donnely, B.
1-0Siegen olm 1970 A07
Hort, Vlastimil vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Siegen olm 1970 A46
Agdamus, Jose Luis vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Buenos Aires 1970 D94
Najdorf, Miguel vs Uhlmann, Wolfgang
1/2-1/2Siegen olm 1970 D90
Mecking, Henrique vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1970 E45
Unzicker, Wolfgang vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Siegen olm 1970 E68
Panno, Oscar vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata zt 1969 E46
Bobotsov, Milko G vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1969 A56
Mecking, Henrique vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Palma de Mallorca 1969 E93
Silva, Carlos vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata zt 1969 B23
Camara, Helder vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata zt 1969 E46
Hort, Vlastimil vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1969 E42
Rubinetti, Jorge A vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata zt 1969 B25
Garcia, Raimundo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Mar del Plata zt 1969 E67
Najdorf, Miguel vs Parma, Bruno
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1969 C55
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1969 E56
Najdorf, Miguel vs Damjanovic, Mato
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1969 A39
Najdorf, Miguel vs Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1969 A26
Najdorf, Miguel vs Riego Prieto, Victorio
1-0Mar del Plata zt 1969 E95
Garcia, Toledo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata zt 1969 E95
Najdorf, Miguel vs Mendivil, Ismael
1-0Mar del Plata zt 1969 E73
Schweber, Samuel vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata zt 1969 B41
Panno, Oscar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1969 E42
Penrose, Jonathan vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Palma de Mallorca 1969 B48
Toran Albero, Roman vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1969 A25
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rossetto, Hector
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata zt 1969 A25
Najdorf, Miguel vs Van Riemsdijk, Herman C
1-0Mar del Plata zt 1969 A29
Najdorf, Miguel vs Canobra, J.
1-0Mar del Plata zt 1969 A81
Najdorf, Miguel vs Szabo, Laszlo
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1969 E41
Alvarez, Jose Luis vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata zt 1969 B43
Mecking, Henrique vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata zt 1969 B24
Najdorf, Miguel vs Unzicker, Wolfgang
1-0Palma de Mallorca 1969 A07
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes
1-0Mar del Plata zt 1969 A81
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pomar Salamanca, Arturo
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1969 D47
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rocha, Antonio
1-0Mar del Plata zt 1969 E55
Najdorf, Miguel vs Quinteros, Miguel A
1-0Mar del Plata zt 1969 B07
Najdorf, Miguel vs Diez del Corral, Jesus
1-0Palma de Mallorca 1969 E91
Palermo, Vicente vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Buenos Aires 1968 B80
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pelikan, Jorge
1-0ARG-ch 1968 B79
Garcia, Raimundo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1ARG-ch sf-A 1968 A04
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rossetto, Hector
1-0Buenos Aires 1968 A23
Panno, Oscar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Sen-Jun 1968 E53
Najdorf, Miguel vs Molteni, O.
1-0ARG-ch sf-A 1968 B56