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