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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 Panno, Oscar
1-0
Rio de Janeiro zt 1957 B16
Najdorf, Miguel vs Engels, Ludwig
1-0
Rio de Janeiro zt 1957 D41
Zacharias, J. vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Sao Paulo 1957 A68
Najdorf, Miguel vs Olafsson, Fridrik
1/2-1/2
Dallas 1957 E89
Engels, Ludwig vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Sao Paulo 1957 B50
Rossetto, Hector vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1957 A15
Wexler, Bernardo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1957 E69
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rossetto, Hector
1-0
Sao Paulo 1957 D56
Najdorf, Miguel vs Panno, Oscar
0-1
Mar del Plata 1957 E90
Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Dallas 1957 B38
Najdorf, Miguel vs Behrensen, Jorge
1-0
Mar del Plata 1957 E66
Rubio Aguado, Fernando vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1957 E95
Perez Alcocer, Jose vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Rio de Janeiro zt 1957 A04
Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1957 A13
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rossetto, Hector
1/2-1/2
Rio de Janeiro zt 1957 E07
Filip, Miroslav vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Moscow olm fin-A 1956 B52
Pelikan, Jorge vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1956 A26
Najdorf, Miguel vs Padevsky, Nikola
1/2-1/2
Moscow olm fin-A 1956 E55
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rossetto, Hector
1-0
Mar del Plata 1956 E69
Najdorf, Miguel vs Unzicker, Wolfgang
1-0
Alekhine mem 1956 A30
Unzicker, Wolfgang vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Moscow olm prel 1956 E75
Garcia, RE. vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Santa Fe 1956 E38
Szabo, Laszlo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Moscow olm fin-A 1956 A24
Najdorf, Miguel vs Golombek, Harry
1-0
Alekhine mem 1956 E43
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2
Alekhine mem 1956 E64
Dodero, Emilio vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Santa Fe 1956 E68
Najdorf, Miguel vs Flores Alvarez, Rodrigo
1/2-1/2
Moscow olm prel 1956 E64
Najdorf, Miguel vs Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb
1/2-1/2
Santa Fe 1956 E14
Najdorf, Miguel vs Chemes, L.
1-0
Santa Fe 1956 D40
Isain, Pedros Santos vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Montevideo 1956 B96
Taimanov, Mark E vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Alekhine mem 1956 A36
Padevsky, Nikola vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Alekhine mem 1956 E89
Najdorf, Miguel vs Blau, Max
1/2-1/2
Moscow olm fin-A 1956 B93
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2
Moscow olm fin-A 1956 E19
Pelikan, Jorge vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Santa Fe 1956 A15
Najdorf, Miguel vs Uhlmann, Wolfgang
1-0
Alekhine mem 1956 E99
Najdorf, Miguel vs Sliwa, Bogdan
1-0
Alekhine mem 1956 D41
Wexler, Bernardo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1956 E59
Najdorf, Miguel vs Szabo, Laszlo
1/2-1/2
Alekhine mem 1956 E64
Najdorf, Miguel vs De Souza Mendes, Joao
1-0
Montevideo 1956 A21
Balanel, Ion vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Moscow olm fin-A 1956 E89
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ramirez, R.
1-0
Santa Fe 1956 E85
Olivera, Alfredo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1956 D00
Najdorf, Miguel vs Reilly, Brian Patrick
1-0
Moscow olm prel 1956 D46
Najdorf, Miguel vs Golombek, Harry
1/2-1/2
Moscow olm prel 1956 D93
Behrensen, Jorge vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1956 B26
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gondim
1-0
Mar del Plata 1956 D45
Sanguineti, Raul vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Mar del Plata 1956 A26
Najdorf, Miguel vs Shocron, Ruben
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1956 E59
Pachman, Ludek vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Alekhine mem 1956 A26
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