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
Featured Games
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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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1-0Belgrade URS-World 1970 D41
Najdorf, Miguel vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2Siegen olm 1970 D90
Tal, Mihail vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Belgrade URS-World 1970 B80
Larsen, Bent vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Palma de Mallorca 1969 D42
Najdorf, Miguel vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2Palma de Mallorca 1969 D34
Najdorf, Miguel vs Petrosian, Tigran V
0-1Palma de Mallorca 1969 D18
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bronstein, Luis
1-0Mar del Plata zt 1969 A24
Larsen, Bent vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Lugano ol (Men) 1968 A03
Najdorf, Miguel vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2Lugano ol (Men) 1968 D59
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Lugano ol (Men) 1968 E87
Najdorf, Miguel vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2Moscow 1967 D63
Najdorf, Miguel vs Geller, Efim P
1-0Moscow 1967 E94
Smyslov, Vassily vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Moscow 1967 D79
Bronstein, David I vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Moscow 1967 A36
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Moscow 1967 D42
Spassky, Boris V vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Moscow 1967 A48
Najdorf, Miguel vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2Moscow 1967 A43
Najdorf, Miguel vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Moscow 1967 E19
Spassky, Boris V vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Santa Monica 1966 D78
Najdorf, Miguel vs Petrosian, Tigran V
0-1Santa Monica 1966 E64
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0La Habana olm fin-A 1966 D71
Najdorf, Miguel vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Santa Monica 1966 E55
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Santa Monica 1966 E43
Najdorf, Miguel vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Santa Monica 1966 E74
Najdorf, Miguel vs Fischer, Robert James
1-0Santa Monica 1966 A72
Fischer, Robert James vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Santa Monica 1966 B44
Najdorf, Miguel vs Fischer, Robert James
0-1La Habana olm fin-A 1966 A79
Larsen, Bent vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Santa Monica 1966 E99
Najdorf, Miguel vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2Santa Monica 1966 D59
Najdorf, Miguel vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2Santa Monica 1966 E14
Portisch, Lajos vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2La Habana olm fin-A 1966 D79
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Santa Monica 1966 A05
Larsen, Bent vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2La Habana olm prel 1966 E07
Najdorf, Miguel vs Larsen, Bent
0-1La Habana olm fin-A 1966 D31
Portisch, Lajos vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Santa Monica 1966 E69
Najdorf, Miguel vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1964 D19
Najdorf, Miguel vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1964 D25
Keres, Paul vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Piatigorsky Cup 1963 B43
Najdorf, Miguel vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0Piatigorsky Cup 1963 E19
Najdorf, Miguel vs Keres, Paul
1-0Piatigorsky Cup 1963 A85
Najdorf, Miguel vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2Piatigorsky Cup 1963 D58
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Piatigorsky Cup 1963 E19
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Piatigorsky Cup 1963 E54
Najdorf, Miguel vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1962 D22
Najdorf, Miguel vs Portisch, Lajos
1-0Varna olm 1962 B14
Spassky, Boris V vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Varna olm 1962 C35
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Capablanca mem 1962 E12
Najdorf, Miguel vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1962 E14
Fischer, Robert James vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Varna olm 1962 B90
Najdorf, Miguel vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2Capablanca mem 1962 E55