Najdorf, Miguel
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
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Keres, Paul vs Najdorf, Miguel
Gothenburg Interzonal
1955
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Najdorf, Miguel vs Spassky, Boris V
Gothenburg Interzonal
1955
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Tartakower, Saviely vs Najdorf, Miguel
Saltsjobaden Interzonal
1948
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Lasker, Edward vs Najdorf, Miguel
Havana
1952
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Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
America m
1952
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Fischer, Robert James vs Najdorf, Miguel
Varna olm
1962
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Tal, Mihail vs Najdorf, Miguel
Bled
1961
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Rabar, Braslav vs Najdorf, Miguel
Gothenburg Interzonal
1955
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Najdorf, Miguel vs Timman, Jan H
Buenos Aires
1980
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Najdorf, Miguel vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
America m
1952
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1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1959 A24
Pilnik, Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata 1959 B93
Najdorf, Miguel vs Sanguineti, Raul
1-0Mar del Plata 1959 D95
Letelier, Rene vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1959 E70
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ivkov, Borislav
1-0Mar del Plata 1959 A90
Bolbochan, Jacobo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata 1959 A16
Najdorf, Miguel vs Wexler, Bernardo
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1959 E59
Najdorf, Miguel vs Redolfi, Argentino Rodolfo
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1959 E59
Emma, Jaime vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1959 A16
Rossetto, Hector vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata 1959 A16
Najdorf, Miguel vs Sanchez, Luis A
1-0Mar del Plata 1959 A11
Najdorf, Miguel vs De Souza Mendes, Joao
1-0Mar del Plata 1959 D28
Shocron, Ruben vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1959 E86
Ducas, J. vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Sao Paulo 1957 E80
Ader Hausman, Walter vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata 1957 C97
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Dallas 1957 B47
Najdorf, Miguel vs Humerez, C.
1/2-1/2Rio de Janeiro zt 1957 A34
Lombardy, William James vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1957 E67
Rubio Aguado, Fernando vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Rio de Janeiro zt 1957 E26
Najdorf, Miguel vs Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham
1/2-1/2Dallas 1957 E64
Olafsson, Fridrik vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Dallas 1957 B73
Najdorf, Miguel vs Szabo, Laszlo
1/2-1/2Dallas 1957 E59
Najdorf, Miguel vs Kotov, Alexander
1-0Mar del Plata 1957 E55
Mangini, Jose Thiago vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata 1957 B92
Letelier, Rene vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Rio de Janeiro zt 1957 E80
Najdorf, Miguel vs Albert, E.
1-0Mar del Plata 1957 E89
Freitas, M. vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Sao Paulo 1957 B37
Najdorf, Miguel vs Eidelman, Mauricio
0-1Sao Paulo 1957 A60
Cantero, Ronaldo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Sao Paulo 1957 C55
Cuellar Gacharna, Miguel vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata 1957 B91
Najdorf, Miguel vs Lisboa, R.
1-0Sao Paulo 1957 A54
Najdorf, Miguel vs Esposito, Alfredo
1-0Mar del Plata 1957 E74
Cruz, Walter Oswaldo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Rio de Janeiro zt 1957 A53
Najdorf, Miguel vs Evans, Larry Melvyn
1/2-1/2Dallas 1957 E68
Esposito, Alfredo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Rio de Janeiro zt 1957 A25
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2Dallas 1957 E40
Najdorf, Miguel vs Incutto, Carlos
1-0Mar del Plata 1957 E62
Sanguineti, Raul vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Rio de Janeiro zt 1957 B22
Najdorf, Miguel vs Casas, Fernando
1-0Mar del Plata 1957 E39
Najdorf, Miguel vs Mangini, Jose Thiago
1-0Rio de Janeiro zt 1957 E43
Tavares da Silva, Luiz vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Rio de Janeiro zt 1957 A24
Szabo, Laszlo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Dallas 1957 E69
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rubio Aguado, Fernando
1-0Sao Paulo 1957 B63
Madeira de Lei, M. vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Rio de Janeiro zt 1957 E86
Najdorf, Miguel vs Hollmann, J.
1-0Sao Paulo 1957 E54
Najdorf, Miguel vs Sanguineti, Raul
1/2-1/2Sao Paulo 1957 A37
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gentil, Luiz Jr
1-0Rio de Janeiro zt 1957 E92
Najdorf, Miguel vs Sanguineti, Raul
1-0Mar del Plata 1957 D94
Najdorf, Miguel vs Cantero, Ronaldo
0-1Rio de Janeiro zt 1957 E54
Evans, Larry Melvyn vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Dallas 1957 A04