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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1-0ARG-ch m 1949 D29
Trifunovic, Petar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Opatija m 1949 D56
Najdorf, Miguel vs Trifunovic, Petar
1-0Opatija m 1949 C54
Najdorf, Miguel vs Fine, Reuben
1/2-1/2New York m 1949 D71
Trifunovic, Petar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Opatija m 1949 E19
Najdorf, Miguel vs Trifunovic, Petar
1/2-1/2Opatija m 1949 D45
Najdorf, Miguel vs Trifunovic, Petar
1/2-1/2Opatija m 1949 B45
Najdorf, Miguel vs Trifunovic, Petar
0-1Opatija m 1949 D40
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bolbochan, Julio
1/2-1/2ARG-ch m 1949 E06
Trifunovic, Petar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Opatija m 1949 D84
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bolbochan, Julio
1-0ARG-ch m 1949 C92
Najdorf, Miguel vs Fine, Reuben
1/2-1/2New York m 1949 D26
Fine, Reuben vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0New York m 1949 D93
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bolbochan, Julio
1/2-1/2ARG-ch m 1949 C55
Bolbochan, Julio vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2ARG-ch m 1949 D75
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bolbochan, Julio
1/2-1/2ARG-ch m 1949 A14
Trifunovic, Petar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Opatija m 1949 A48
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bolbochan, Julio
1/2-1/2ARG-ch m 1949 E05
Najdorf, Miguel vs Fine, Reuben
1-0New York m 1949 E44
Fine, Reuben vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2New York m 1949 D96
Fine, Reuben vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1New York m 1949 C90
Bolbochan, Julio vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2ARG-ch m 1949 D94
Trifunovic, Petar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Opatija m 1949 E18
Fine, Reuben vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2New York m 1949 D75
Bolbochan, Julio vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1ARG-ch m 1949 E41
Denker, Arnold S vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1New York 1948 D74
Najdorf, Miguel vs Guimard, Carlos E
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1948 E08
O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Mar del Plata 1948 B51
Canal, Esteban vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Venice 1948 B51
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pilnik, Herman
1-0Mar del Plata 1948 D46
Najdorf, Miguel vs Denker, Arnold S
1-0Mar del Plata 1948 D45
Lokvenc, Josef vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Venice 1948 D81
Najdorf, Miguel vs Fletzer, Gino
1-0Venice 1948 D18
Bolbochan, Jacobo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1948 D13
Michel, Paul vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata 1948 C91
Najdorf, Miguel vs Medina
1-0Buenos Aires 1948 D42
Rossetto, Hector vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1948 E01
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pilnik, Herman
1-0New York 1948 C48
Barcza, Gedeon vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Venice 1948 E06
Castillo, Manuel vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Mar del Plata 1948 E07
Najdorf, Miguel vs Castaldi, Vincenzo
1-0Venice 1948 D42
Najdorf, Miguel vs Stahlberg, Gideon
1-0Mar del Plata 1948 D47
Najdorf, Miguel vs Horowitz, Israel Albert
1/2-1/2New York 1948 D26
De Freitas, Marcio Elisio vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata 1948 E67
Rico, A. vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1ARG-ESP radio m 1948 B92
Luckis, Marcos vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1948 C92
Guimard, Carlos E vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Buenos Aires 1948 D47
Fine, Reuben vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0New York 1948 B91
Najdorf, Miguel vs Kashdan, Isaac
1-0New York 1948 D74
Najdorf, Miguel vs Maderna, Carlos
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1948 C54