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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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Porath, Yosef vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Moscow olm fin-A 1956 A15
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rossetto, Hector
1-0
Montevideo 1956 E44
Espinoza Flores, Rafael vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Santa Fe 1956 E69
Stahlberg, Gideon vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Alekhine mem 1956 A36
Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Montevideo 1956 E68
Toth, V. vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1956 E30
Najdorf, Miguel vs Idigoras Guisasola, Gregorio
1-0
Mar del Plata 1956 E81
Bolbochan, Jacobo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1956 A48
Najdorf, Miguel vs Sapre, R.
1-0
Moscow olm prel 1956 E62
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ciocaltea, Victor
1-0
Alekhine mem 1956 E60
Olafsson, Fridrik vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Moscow olm prel 1956 E86
Rubio Aguado, Fernando vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Montevideo 1956 B99
Najdorf, Miguel vs Zubieta
1/2-1/2
Montevideo 1956 A34
Najdorf, Miguel vs Unzicker, Wolfgang
1/2-1/2
Moscow olm fin-A 1956 E55
Bolbochan, Julio vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1956 A34
Najdorf, Miguel vs Cantero, Ronaldo
1-0
Montevideo 1956 E64
Najdorf, Miguel vs Golombek, Harry
1/2-1/2
Moscow olm fin-A 1956 E07
Najdorf, Miguel vs Reinhardt, Enrique Heinrich
1-0
Mar del Plata 1956 E40
Alvarez del Monte, Jose Luis vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Montevideo 1956 E63
Najdorf, Miguel vs Redolfi, Argentino Rodolfo
1-0
Mar del Plata 1956 A60
Najdorf, Miguel vs Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1956 E52
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ader Hausman, Walter
1-0
Montevideo 1956 E45
Bauza, Lorenzo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Montevideo 1956 A48
Wantz, Fernand vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Moscow olm prel 1956 C86
Najdorf, Miguel vs Olivera, Alfredo
1-0
Montevideo 1956 D35
Pachman, Ludek vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1955 B24
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ivkov, Borislav
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1955 E96
Maderna, Carlos vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1955 E73
Najdorf, Miguel vs Corte, Cesar Juan
1-0
ARG-ch 1955 A07
Rossetto, Hector vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch 1955 B50
Najdorf, Miguel vs Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1955 D56
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1955 E64
Redolfi, Argentino Rodolfo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch 1955 B53
Najdorf, Miguel vs Panno, Oscar
0-1
Mar del Plata 1955 A07
Toran Albero, Roman vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1955 E50
Behrensen, Jorge vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1955 A26
Wexler, Bernardo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1955 D36
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pilnik, Herman
1-0
Mar del Plata 1955 D54
Najdorf, Miguel vs Sanguineti, Raul
1-0
ARG-ch 1955 A81
De Greiff, Boris vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1955 E60
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bauza, Lorenzo
1-0
Mar del Plata 1955 A15
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pelikan, Jorge
1-0
ARG-ch 1955 B33
Sanguinetti, Renato vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch 1955 A15
Najdorf, Miguel vs Suarez, J.
1-0
ARG-ch 1955 E61
Najdorf, Miguel vs Guimard, Carlos E
1-0
ARG-ch 1955 D57
Flores Alvarez, Rodrigo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1955 B92
Dodero, Emilio vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1955 A64
Laurencena, Alberto vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch 1955 B96
Najdorf, Miguel vs Reinhardt, Enrique Heinrich
1-0
ARG-ch 1955 A34
Idigoras Guisasola, Gregorio vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch 1955 E59
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