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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 Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2
Varna olm 1962 E83
Najdorf, Miguel vs Filip, Miroslav
1-0
Varna olm 1962 E55
Rossetto, Hector vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1962 B95
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ciocaltea, Victor
1-0
Varna olm 1962 E66
Panno, Oscar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1962 E19
Penrose, Jonathan vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1962 B82
Letelier, Rene vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1962 E70
Najdorf, Miguel vs Unzicker, Wolfgang
1-0
Varna olm 1962 E14
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2
Capablanca mem 1962 E88
Najdorf, Miguel vs Jimenez Zerquera, Eleazar
1-0
Capablanca mem 1962 E64
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pachman, Ludek
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1962 A37
Perez Perez, Francisco Jose vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Capablanca mem 1962 E88
Garcia, Gilberto vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Capablanca mem 1962 E82
Najdorf, Miguel vs Matanovic, Aleksandar
1-0
Capablanca mem 1962 E92
Donner, Jan Hein vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Varna olm 1962 E91
Kolvig, Bent vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Varna olm 1962 B97
Najdorf, Miguel vs Byrne, Donald
0-1
Mar del Plata 1962 E61
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bielicki, Carlos
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1962 E55
Najdorf, Miguel vs Jimenez Zerquera, Eleazar
1/2-1/2
Varna olm 1962 E14
Sanguineti, Raul vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1962 A14
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ortega, Rogelio
1-0
Capablanca mem 1962 E51
Szabo, Laszlo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Mar del Plata 1962 E82
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pilnik, Herman
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1962 E95
Najdorf, Miguel vs Padevsky, Nikola
1/2-1/2
Varna olm 1962 D45
Siero vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Capablanca mem 1962 B25
Murphy, R. vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Varna olm 1962 B95
Penrose, Jonathan vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Varna olm 1962 B92
Guimard, Carlos E vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1962 A48
Najdorf, Miguel vs Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1962 E55
Byrne, Robert E vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1961 D71
Najdorf, Miguel vs Dominguez, Christobal
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1961 E62
Najdorf, Miguel vs Parma, Bruno
1/2-1/2
Bled 1961 E11
Farre Mallofre, Miguel vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Torremolinos 1961 E95
Germek, Milan vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Bled 1961 B37
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2
Bled 1961 E64
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rossetto, Hector
1-0
Mar del Plata 1961 D26
Quinones, Oscar Carillo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1961 B43
Pelikan, Jorge vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1961 B25
Silva Nazzari, Roberto vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1961 E82
Najdorf, Miguel vs Heidenfeld, Wolfgang
0-1
Torremolinos 1961 A99
Toran Albero, Roman vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Torremolinos 1961 A32
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Torremolinos 1961 B84
Najdorf, Miguel vs Letelier, Rene
1-0
Mar del Plata 1961 D55
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
0-1
Bled 1961 E14
Perez Perez, Francisco Jose vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1961 A00
Najdorf, Miguel vs Matanovic, Aleksandar
1-0
Bled 1961 E64
Bielicki, Carlos vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1961 A36
Udovcic, Mijo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Bled 1961 A49
Najdorf, Miguel vs Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb
1/2-1/2
Torremolinos 1961 C90
Najdorf, Miguel vs Matanovic, Aleksandar
1-0
Mar del Plata 1961 E14
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