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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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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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0-1

Najdorf, Miguel vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman

America m

1952

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Games (1604)

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Schroeder, Raymond vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1954 E33
Najdorf, Miguel vs Benko, Francisco
1-0
Mar del Plata 1954 D74
Najdorf, Miguel vs Olivera, JF.
1-0
Montevideo 1954 E64
Najdorf, Miguel vs Paoli, Enrico
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam olm 1954 A43
Najdorf, Miguel vs De Souza Mendes, Joao
1-0
Mar del Plata 1954 D24
Unzicker, Wolfgang vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam olm 1954 B92
Najdorf, Miguel vs Porath, Yosef
1-0
Amsterdam olm 1954 E43
Szabo, Laszlo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam olm 1954 A24
Najdorf, Miguel vs Horberg, Beng Eric
1-0
Montevideo 1954 A10
Sanguineti, Jorge vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1954 E42
Najdorf, Miguel vs Averbakh, Yuri L
0-1
Candidats Tournament 1953 E18
Shocron, Ruben vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch m 1953 E95
Kotov, Alexander vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 E87
Najdorf, Miguel vs Shocron, Ruben
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch m 1953 C54
Rossetto, Hector vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1953 D75
Najdorf, Miguel vs Trifunovic, Petar
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1953 E99
Shocron, Ruben vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch m 1953 E70
Maderna, Carlos vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1953 D71
Najdorf, Miguel vs Kotov, Alexander
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1953 B18
Najdorf, Miguel vs Burgalat, Francisco
1-0
Mar del Plata 1953 E18
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gligoric, Svetozar
0-1
Mar del Plata 1953 E99
Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1953 B93
Jauregui Andrade, Carlos vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1953 E86
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bolbochan, Julio
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1953 E94
Najdorf, Miguel vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 E60
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ojanen, Kaarle Sakari
1-0
Mar del Plata 1953 D15
Najdorf, Miguel vs Stahlberg, Gideon
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1953 D67
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pilnik, Herman
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1953 E64
Szabo, Laszlo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 E58
Letelier, Rene vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1953 E86
Stahlberg, Gideon vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Candidats Tournament 1953 E64
Najdorf, Miguel vs Szabo, Laszlo
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 D71
Najdorf, Miguel vs Cuellar Gacharna, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1953 D37
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 E85
Najdorf, Miguel vs Shocron, Ruben
1-0
ARG-ch m 1953 D37
Najdorf, Miguel vs Steiner, Herman
1-0
Mar del Plata 1953 D30
Najdorf, Miguel vs Carvalho, Flavio
1-0
Mar del Plata 1953 E35
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 E60
Najdorf, Miguel vs Shocron, Ruben
1-0
ARG-ch m 1953 D52
Taimanov, Mark E vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Candidats Tournament 1953 E99
Wexler, Bernardo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1953 E69
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 B91
Najdorf, Miguel vs Guimard, Carlos E
1-0
Mar del Plata 1953 C04
Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1953 B91
Bolbochan, Jacobo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1953 E69
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 E64
Shocron, Ruben vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1953 E94
Najdorf, Miguel vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 E55
Gilfer, Eggert vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Helsinki olm 1952 D70
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pomar Salamanca, Arturo
1-0
Havana 1952 E15
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