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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1/2-1/2Bled 1950 E38
Pfeiffer, Gerhard vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Bled 1950 B30
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pirc, Vasja
1-0Bled 1950 E21
Unzicker, Wolfgang vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Dubrovnik olm 1950 B80
Pilnik, Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Bled 1950 C91
Najdorf, Miguel vs Stahlberg, Gideon
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1950 C10
Najdorf, Miguel vs Foltys, Jan
1-0Amsterdam 1950 E07
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ivkov, Borislav
1-0Bled 1950 A99
Najdorf, Miguel vs Donner, Jan Hein
1-0Amsterdam 1950 D05
Golombek, Harry vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Amsterdam 1950 E68
Szabados, Eugenio vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Amsterdam 1950 D71
Najdorf, Miguel vs Stahlberg, Gideon
1-0Amsterdam 1950 B08
Castaldi, Vincenzo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Dubrovnik olm 1950 E67
Najdorf, Miguel vs Kramer, Haije
1-0Amsterdam 1950 E04
Najdorf, Miguel vs Van Scheltinga, Theo D
1/2-1/2Amsterdam 1950 D22
Najdorf, Miguel vs Poulsen, Christian
1-0Dubrovnik olm 1950 D45
Najdorf, Miguel vs Szabo, Laszlo
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1950 A28
Szabo, Laszlo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Candidats Tournament 1950 E93
Mastichiadis, Fotis vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Dubrovnik olm 1950 E90
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gudmundsson, Gudbjartur
1-0Amsterdam 1950 D45
Tartakower, Saviely vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Amsterdam 1950 B55
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pilnik, Herman
1-0Amsterdam 1950 E94
Trifunovic, Petar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Amsterdam 1950 E61
Najdorf, Miguel vs Kottnauer, Cenek
1-0Amsterdam 1950 E19
Van den Berg, Carel Benjamin vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Amsterdam 1950 D43
Fuderer, Andrija vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Bled 1950 B91
O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Bled 1950 D72
Kotov, Alexander vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1950 E28
Castillo, Manuel vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Dubrovnik olm 1950 B08
Najdorf, Miguel vs Stoltz, Goesta
1-0Bled 1950 D33
Rossolimo, Nicolas vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Amsterdam 1950 B85
Najdorf, Miguel vs Milic, Borislav
1/2-1/2Bled 1950 D93
Vidmar, Milan Sr vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Bled 1950 E68
Rellstab, Ludwig Sr vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Bled 1950 E94
Stahlberg, Gideon vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1950 E69
Lilienthal, Andor vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Candidats Tournament 1950 B52
Najdorf, Miguel vs Beni, Alfred
1/2-1/2Dubrovnik olm 1950 E27
Najdorf, Miguel vs Tartakower, Saviely
1/2-1/2Dubrovnik olm 1950 A55
Tartakower, Saviely vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Bled 1950 D03
O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Dubrovnik olm 1950 E67
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2Amsterdam 1950 D75
Kostic, Boris vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Bled 1950 B51
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Dubrovnik olm 1950 B25
Najdorf, Miguel vs Myhre, Erling
1-0Dubrovnik olm 1950 E27
Najdorf, Miguel vs Skold, Kristian
1-0Dubrovnik olm 1950 D45
Najdorf, Miguel vs Trifunovic, Petar
1/2-1/2Opatija m 1949 D65
Bolbochan, Julio vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2ARG-ch m 1949 D47
Trifunovic, Petar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Opatija m 1949 D94
Najdorf, Miguel vs Trifunovic, Petar
1/2-1/2Opatija m 1949 D02
Najdorf, Miguel vs Fine, Reuben
0-1New York m 1949 E34