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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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Najdorf, Miguel vs Foguelman, Alberto
1-0
Buenos Aires 1968 D48
Sanguineti, Raul vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Sen-Jun 1968 E90
Najdorf, Miguel vs Schweber, Samuel
1-0
Sen-Jun 1968 E54
Varas, Lauro vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch sf-A 1968 E55
Najdorf, Miguel vs Sanguineti, Raul
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1968 E54
Najdorf, Miguel vs Schweber, Samuel
1-0
ARG-ch 1968 A81
Panno, Oscar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Sen-Jun 1968 E53
Najdorf, Miguel vs Unzicker, Wolfgang
1/2-1/2
Lugano ol (Men) 1968 E54
Rubinetti, Jorge A vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1968 B85
Najdorf, Miguel vs Guimard, Carlos E
1-0
ARG-ch 1968 D48
Rossetto, Hector vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch 1968 B71
Najdorf, Miguel vs Hort, Vlastimil
1/2-1/2
Lugano ol (Men) 1968 D58
Najdorf, Miguel vs Schweber, Samuel
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1968 E94
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rubinetti, Jorge A
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1968 E55
Najdorf, Miguel vs Garcia, Raimundo
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1968 E92
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1/2-1/2
Lugano ol (Men) 1968 D59
Garcia, Raimundo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Buenos Aires 1968 C88
Najdorf, Miguel vs Molteni, O.
1-0
ARG-ch sf-A 1968 B56
Najdorf, Miguel vs Uhlmann, Wolfgang
1/2-1/2
Lugano ol (Men) 1968 A37
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pelikan, Jorge
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch sf-A 1968 A88
Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Lugano ol (Men) 1968 E53
Palermo, Vicente vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Buenos Aires 1968 B80
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rubinetti, Jorge A
1-0
ARG-ch sf-A 1968 E74
Kostro, Jerzy vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Lugano ol (Men) 1968 B47
Guimard, Carlos E vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Buenos Aires 1968 D05
Palermo, Vicente vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
ARG-ch 1968 B25
Ocampo, Raul2 vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Buenos Aires 1968 D91
Najdorf, Miguel vs Balinas, Rosendo Carrean
1/2-1/2
Lugano ol (Men) 1968 E44
Najdorf, Miguel vs Quinteros, Miguel A
0-1
Buenos Aires 1968 A81
Najdorf, Miguel vs Panno, Oscar
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1968 A88
Incutto, Carlos vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch 1968 E69
Najdorf, Miguel vs Cuasnicu, Oscar
1-0
Buenos Aires 1968 D31
Ocampo, Raul2 vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch 1968 E92
Figueroa, Eduardo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch sf-A 1968 B25
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2
Lugano ol (Men) 1968 E92
Najdorf, Miguel vs Stein, Leonid
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1967 E94
Armas, M. vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata op 1967 E94
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pasiuk, R.
1-0
Mar del Plata op 1967 D46
Pachman, Ludek vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Moscow 1967 E55
Bobotsov, Milko G vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1967 E75
Najdorf, Miguel vs Filip, Miroslav
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1967 A40
Najdorf, Miguel vs Uhlmann, Wolfgang
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1967 E97
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1967 E19
Brond, Victor vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata op 1967 E30
Najdorf, Miguel vs De la Vega, Hector
1-0
Mar del Plata op 1967 E05
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1967 D86
Bilek, Istvan vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1967 B71
Suarez, JM. vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata op 1967 E94
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rollansky, R.
1-0
Mar del Plata op 1967 D19
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gipslis, Aivars
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1967 E11
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