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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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FCGFCG
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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Rossetto, Hector vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1955 D32
Idigoras Guisasola, Gregorio vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1955 E68
Najdorf, Miguel vs Letelier, Rene
1-0
Mar del Plata 1955 E60
Najdorf, Miguel vs Shocron, Ruben
1-0
ARG-ch 1955 A85
Najdorf, Miguel vs Marini, Luis
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1955 A26
Najdorf, Miguel vs Palermo, Vicente
1-0
ARG-ch 1955 E67
Wexler, Bernardo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
ARG-ch 1955 D86
Dodero, Emilio vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch 1955 A32
Najdorf, Miguel vs Szabo, Laszlo
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1955 E68
Najdorf, Miguel vs Cantero, Ronaldo
1-0
Montevideo 1954 E60
Najdorf, Miguel vs Shocron, Ruben
1-0
Mar del Plata 1954 E07
Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Amsterdam olm 1954 A53
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pilnik, Herman
0-1
Mar del Plata 1954 E95
Najdorf, Miguel vs Kalkstein, Rodolfo
1-0
Montevideo 1954 D36
Alvarez del Monte, Jose Luis vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Montevideo 1954 E53
Najdorf, Miguel vs Munoz Izcua
1-0
Montevideo 1954 A21
Estrada Degrandi, Walter vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Montevideo 1954 E75
Letelier, Rene vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Montevideo 1954 E80
Najdorf, Miguel vs Kelly, T.
1-0
Amsterdam olm 1954 E14
Pachman, Ludek vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam olm 1954 B26
Najdorf, Miguel vs Corral, H.
1-0
Montevideo 1954 A30
Bauza, Lorenzo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1954 A48
Olafsson, Fridrik vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Amsterdam olm 1954 B92
Bauza, Lorenzo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Montevideo 1954 D02
Perez Alcocer, Jose vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1954 A08
Bernstein, Ossip vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Montevideo 1954 E61
Panno, Oscar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Mar del Plata 1954 D46
Salomon, J. vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1954 B92
Minev, Nikolay N vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam olm 1954 B22
Najdorf, Miguel vs Salas Romo, Julio
1-0
Montevideo 1954 E59
Cruz, Walter Oswaldo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1954 E60
Najdorf, Miguel vs Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1954 E43
Toran Albero, Roman vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Montevideo 1954 E69
Najdorf, Miguel vs Linskens, R.
1-0
Montevideo 1954 E18
Najdorf, Miguel vs Salomon, J.
1-0
Montevideo 1954 D42
Dodero, Emilio vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1954 E33
Trompowsky, Octavio vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Montevideo 1954 A45
Najdorf, Miguel vs Alexander, Conel Hughes
1-0
Amsterdam olm 1954 A81
Minev, Nikolay N vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Amsterdam olm 1954 B22
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pachman, Ludek
1-0
Amsterdam olm 1954 D75
Najdorf, Miguel vs Maderna, Carlos
1-0
Mar del Plata 1954 E06
Rossetto, Hector vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1954 E94
Najdorf, Miguel vs Stahlberg, Gideon
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam olm 1954 D78
Najdorf, Miguel vs Wexler, Francisco
1-0
Mar del Plata 1954 E58
Jauregui Andrade, Carlos vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1954 E95
Najdorf, Miguel vs Estrada Degrandi, Walter
1-0
Mar del Plata 1954 D45
Najdorf, Miguel vs Guimard, Carlos E
1-0
Mar del Plata 1954 E09
De Carvalho, F. vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Montevideo 1954 E94
Castillo Larenas, Mariano vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1954 E94
Najdorf, Miguel vs Humerez, C.
1-0
Mar del Plata 1954 E14
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