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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 Pomar Salamanca, Arturo
0-1
Torremolinos 1961 D45
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ivkov, Borislav
0-1
Bled 1961 E92
Najdorf, Miguel vs Reinhardt, Enrique Heinrich
0-1
Mar del Plata 1961 A75
Perez Perez, Francisco Jose vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Torremolinos 1961 B80
Saborido, Rafael vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Torremolinos 1961 E80
Najdorf, Miguel vs Wexler, Bernardo
1-0
Mar del Plata 1961 E11
Darga, Klaus vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Bled 1961 D32
Najdorf, Miguel vs Olafsson, Fridrik
1-0
Bled 1961 D71
Najdorf, Miguel vs Goldenberg, E.
1-0
Mar del Plata 1961 D40
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pachman, Ludek
1/2-1/2
Bled 1961 D58
Donner, Jan Hein vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Bled 1961 E69
Najdorf, Miguel vs Trifunovic, Petar
1/2-1/2
Bled 1961 A08
Najdorf, Miguel vs Lopez
1-0
Torremolinos 1961 E02
Filip, Miroslav vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1961 D77
Najdorf, Miguel vs Camara, Ronald
1-0
Mar del Plata 1961 A70
Bertok, Mario vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Bled 1961 B94
Najdorf, Miguel vs O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic
1/2-1/2
Torremolinos 1961 B77
Najdorf, Miguel vs Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb
1-0
ARG-ch 1960 A36
Torgalsen vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch 1960 B01
Najdorf, Miguel vs De Miguel, Carlos
0-1
ARG-ch 1960 A57
Contedini, Ennio vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Leipzig olm prel 1960 B45
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2
Leipzig olm fin-A 1960 E64
Pachman, Ludek vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Leipzig olm fin-A 1960 B23
Bazan, Osvaldo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1960 A16
Najdorf, Miguel vs Robatsch, Karl
1/2-1/2
Leipzig olm prel 1960 A41
Aaron, Manuel vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Leipzig olm prel 1960 E88
Bolbochan, Julio vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1960 D75
Najdorf, Miguel vs Uhlmann, Wolfgang
1/2-1/2
Leipzig olm fin-A 1960 D75
Najdorf, Miguel vs Szabo, Laszlo
1-0
Leipzig olm fin-A 1960 E64
Pelikan, Jorge vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1960 B53
Najdorf, Miguel vs Unzicker, Wolfgang
1/2-1/2
Leipzig olm fin-A 1960 A23
Schweber, Samuel vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch 1960 E77
Incutto, Carlos vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch 1960 E96
Najdorf, Miguel vs Reinhardt, Enrique Heinrich
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1960 E86
Najdorf, Miguel vs Penrose, Jonathan
1/2-1/2
Leipzig olm fin-A 1960 E97
Bobotsov, Milko G vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Leipzig olm fin-A 1960 E89
Espinoza Flores, Rafael vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1960 A32
Najdorf, Miguel vs Cruz, Raul
1-0
ARG-ch 1960 E18
Najdorf, Miguel vs Sliwa, Bogdan
1/2-1/2
Leipzig olm prel 1960 E58
Najdorf, Miguel vs Merlo, C.
1-0
ARG-ch 1960 E11
Durao, Joaquim vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Leipzig olm prel 1960 B84
Benko, Francisco vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch 1960 A65
Ghitescu, Theodor vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Leipzig olm fin-A 1960 E81
Campomanes, Florencio vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Leipzig olm prel 1960 E67
Foguelman, Alberto vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch 1960 E67
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bielicki, Carlos
1-0
ARG-ch 1960 C76
Goldenberg, E. vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch 1960 A36
Najdorf, Miguel vs Behrensen, Jorge
1-0
ARG-ch 1960 E64
Najdorf, Miguel vs Emma, Jaime
1-0
ARG-ch 1960 A41
Najdorf, Miguel vs Dominguez, Christobal
1-0
ARG-ch 1960 E92
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