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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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Pachman, Ludek vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1959 A24
Pilnik, Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1959 B93
Najdorf, Miguel vs Sanguineti, Raul
1-0
Mar del Plata 1959 D95
Letelier, Rene vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1959 E70
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ivkov, Borislav
1-0
Mar del Plata 1959 A90
Bolbochan, Jacobo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1959 A16
Najdorf, Miguel vs Wexler, Bernardo
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1959 E59
Najdorf, Miguel vs Redolfi, Argentino Rodolfo
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1959 E59
Emma, Jaime vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1959 A16
Rossetto, Hector vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1959 A16
Najdorf, Miguel vs Sanchez, Luis A
1-0
Mar del Plata 1959 A11
Najdorf, Miguel vs De Souza Mendes, Joao
1-0
Mar del Plata 1959 D28
Shocron, Ruben vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1959 E86
Ducas, J. vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Sao Paulo 1957 E80
Ader Hausman, Walter vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1957 C97
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Dallas 1957 B47
Najdorf, Miguel vs Humerez, C.
1/2-1/2
Rio de Janeiro zt 1957 A34
Lombardy, William James vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1957 E67
Rubio Aguado, Fernando vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Rio de Janeiro zt 1957 E26
Najdorf, Miguel vs Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham
1/2-1/2
Dallas 1957 E64
Olafsson, Fridrik vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Dallas 1957 B73
Najdorf, Miguel vs Szabo, Laszlo
1/2-1/2
Dallas 1957 E59
Najdorf, Miguel vs Kotov, Alexander
1-0
Mar del Plata 1957 E55
Mangini, Jose Thiago vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1957 B92
Letelier, Rene vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Rio de Janeiro zt 1957 E80
Najdorf, Miguel vs Albert, E.
1-0
Mar del Plata 1957 E89
Freitas, M. vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Sao Paulo 1957 B37
Najdorf, Miguel vs Eidelman, Mauricio
0-1
Sao Paulo 1957 A60
Cantero, Ronaldo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Sao Paulo 1957 C55
Cuellar Gacharna, Miguel vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1957 B91
Najdorf, Miguel vs Lisboa, R.
1-0
Sao Paulo 1957 A54
Najdorf, Miguel vs Esposito, Alfredo
1-0
Mar del Plata 1957 E74
Cruz, Walter Oswaldo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Rio de Janeiro zt 1957 A53
Najdorf, Miguel vs Evans, Larry Melvyn
1/2-1/2
Dallas 1957 E68
Esposito, Alfredo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Rio de Janeiro zt 1957 A25
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2
Dallas 1957 E40
Najdorf, Miguel vs Incutto, Carlos
1-0
Mar del Plata 1957 E62
Sanguineti, Raul vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Rio de Janeiro zt 1957 B22
Najdorf, Miguel vs Casas, Fernando
1-0
Mar del Plata 1957 E39
Najdorf, Miguel vs Mangini, Jose Thiago
1-0
Rio de Janeiro zt 1957 E43
Tavares da Silva, Luiz vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Rio de Janeiro zt 1957 A24
Szabo, Laszlo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Dallas 1957 E69
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rubio Aguado, Fernando
1-0
Sao Paulo 1957 B63
Madeira de Lei, M. vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Rio de Janeiro zt 1957 E86
Najdorf, Miguel vs Hollmann, J.
1-0
Sao Paulo 1957 E54
Najdorf, Miguel vs Sanguineti, Raul
1/2-1/2
Sao Paulo 1957 A37
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gentil, Luiz Jr
1-0
Rio de Janeiro zt 1957 E92
Najdorf, Miguel vs Sanguineti, Raul
1-0
Mar del Plata 1957 D94
Najdorf, Miguel vs Cantero, Ronaldo
0-1
Rio de Janeiro zt 1957 E54
Evans, Larry Melvyn vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Dallas 1957 A04
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