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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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Bolbochan, Julio vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1964 E69
Najdorf, Miguel vs Olivera, Alfredo
1-0
Buenos Aires 1964 A99
Wexler, Bernardo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1964 E69
Najdorf, Miguel vs Burgalat, Francisco
1-0
ARG-ch 1964 E67
Rubinetti, Jorge A vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Buenos Aires 1964 E92
Schweber, Samuel vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Buenos Aires 1964 E92
Rubinetti, Jorge A vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch 1964 B84
Najdorf, Miguel vs Byrne, Robert E
0-1
Buenos Aires 1964 E93
Garcia, Raimundo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch 1964 B22
Najdorf, Miguel vs De las Heras, Juan Carlos
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1964 E63
Najdorf, Miguel vs Palermo, Vicente
1-0
ARG-ch 1964 D18
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bielicki, Carlos
1-0
Buenos Aires 1964 E52
Cruz, Raul vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
ARG-ch 1964 D58
Pugach, Mario vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch 1964 A24
Najdorf, Miguel vs Dubin, Jorge
1-0
ARG-ch 1964 D78
Letelier, Rene vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Buenos Aires 1964 B44
Najdorf, Miguel vs Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb
1-0
ARG-ch 1964 E54
Foguelman, Alberto vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Buenos Aires 1964 E92
Najdorf, Miguel vs Garcia, Raimundo
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1964 A79
Behrensen, Jorge vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1964 A64
Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1964 E69
Najdorf, Miguel vs Calneggia, R.
1-0
ARG-ch 1964 D24
Najdorf, Miguel vs Schweber, Samuel
1-0
ARG-ch 1964 A08
Najdorf, Miguel vs Filip, Miroslav
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1964 D58
Guimard, Carlos E vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Buenos Aires 1964 E67
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rossetto, Hector
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1964 E05
Panno, Oscar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Piatigorsky Cup 1963 E57
Olafsson, Fridrik vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Piatigorsky Cup 1963 E19
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2
Piatigorsky Cup 1963 E89
Najdorf, Miguel vs Panno, Oscar
1-0
Piatigorsky Cup 1963 A56
Najdorf, Miguel vs Olafsson, Fridrik
0-1
Piatigorsky Cup 1963 E54
Najdorf, Miguel vs Benko, Pal C
1/2-1/2
Piatigorsky Cup 1963 D94
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Piatigorsky Cup 1963 E54
Benko, Pal C vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Piatigorsky Cup 1963 E92
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2
Varna olm 1962 E83
De Greiff, Boris vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Capablanca mem 1962 B92
Kolvig, Bent vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Varna olm 1962 B97
Najdorf, Miguel vs Padevsky, Nikola
1/2-1/2
Varna olm 1962 D45
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pilnik, Herman
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1962 E95
Najdorf, Miguel vs Milev, Zdravko
1-0
Capablanca mem 1962 A25
Najdorf, Miguel vs Jimenez Zerquera, Eleazar
1-0
Capablanca mem 1962 E64
Donner, Jan Hein vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Varna olm 1962 E91
Najdorf, Miguel vs Matanovic, Aleksandar
1-0
Capablanca mem 1962 E92
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ivkov, Borislav
1-0
Capablanca mem 1962 D28
Ciocaltea, Victor vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Capablanca mem 1962 B97
Cobo Arteaga, Eldis vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Capablanca mem 1962 E61
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bielicki, Carlos
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1962 E55
Najdorf, Miguel vs Alvarez del Monte, Jose Luis
1-0
Capablanca mem 1962 E69
Szabo, Laszlo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Mar del Plata 1962 E82
Najdorf, Miguel vs Filip, Miroslav
1-0
Varna olm 1962 E55
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