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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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Lorson, Gerhard vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Helsinki olm 1952 E94
Najdorf, Miguel vs Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb
1/2-1/2
Havana 1952 E01
Romero, Ricardo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Havana 1952 B92
Najdorf, Miguel vs Cobo Arteaga, Eldis
1-0
Havana 1952 D45
Prins, Lodewijk vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Havana 1952 A16
Najdorf, Miguel vs Planas Garcia, Francisco
1-0
Havana 1952 E68
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1-0
Helsinki olm 1952 D41
Guimard, Carlos E vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Havana 1952 E61
Teschner, Rudolf vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Helsinki olm 1952 E95
Gonzalez, Ju vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Havana 1952 E69
Filip, Miroslav vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Helsinki olm 1952 B54
Najdorf, Miguel vs Filip, Miroslav
1-0
Helsinki olm 1952 D71
Najdorf, Miguel vs Quesada
1-0
Havana 1952 A40
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2
Havana 1952 D36
Najdorf, Miguel vs Teschner, Rudolf
0-1
Helsinki olm 1952 D45
Najdorf, Miguel vs Jimenez Zerquera, Eleazar
1-0
Havana 1952 E33
Najdorf, Miguel vs Evans, Larry Melvyn
1/2-1/2
Havana 1952 D46
Lundin, Erik vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Helsinki olm 1952 B50
Toran Albero, Roman vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Havana 1952 E67
Ortega, Rogelio vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Havana 1952 E88
Rossolimo, Nicolas vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Havana 1952 B51
Ojanen, Kaarle Sakari vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Helsinki olm 1952 E96
Najdorf, Miguel vs Golombek, Harry
1-0
Helsinki olm 1952 E57
Najdorf, Miguel vs Aleman Dovo, Miguel
1-0
Helsinki olm 1952 D45
Steiner, Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Havana 1952 D13
Najdorf, Miguel vs Horowitz, Israel Albert
1/2-1/2
Havana 1952 D52
Najdorf, Miguel vs Enevoldsen, Jens
1-0
Helsinki olm 1952 D13
Najdorf, Miguel vs Szabo, Laszlo
1/2-1/2
Helsinki olm 1952 E69
Aleman Dovo, Miguel vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Havana 1952 D43
Doerner, Charles vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Helsinki olm 1952 D30
Najdorf, Miguel vs Byrne, Robert E
1/2-1/2
Wertheim mem 1951 D29
Kramer, George Mortimer vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Wertheim mem 1951 E70
Guimard, Carlos E vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Wertheim mem 1951 D30
Najdorf, Miguel vs O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic
1/2-1/2
Wertheim mem 1951 D26
Najdorf, Miguel vs Horowitz, Israel Albert
1/2-1/2
Wertheim mem 1951 D45
Evans, Larry Melvyn vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Wertheim mem 1951 E69
Shainswit, George vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Wertheim mem 1951 D48
Najdorf, Miguel vs Fine, Reuben
1-0
Wertheim mem 1951 D27
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
1-0
Wertheim mem 1951 D45
Najdorf, Miguel vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1950 D72
Canal, Esteban vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Dubrovnik olm 1950 E73
Najdorf, Miguel vs Book, Eero
1/2-1/2
Dubrovnik olm 1950 D46
Najdorf, Miguel vs Flohr, Salo
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1950 D93
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1950 B52
Najdorf, Miguel vs Lilienthal, Andor
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1950 D84
Najdorf, Miguel vs Kotov, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1950 D45
O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Amsterdam 1950 B51
Najdorf, Miguel vs Matanovic, Aleksandar
1-0
Bled 1950 E26
Flohr, Salo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1950 E39
Pirc, Vasja vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam 1950 D78
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