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