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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1-0Venice 1948 A90
Bisguier, Arthur Bernard vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2New York 1948 B85
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bolbochan, Julio
1-0Buenos Aires 1948 E26
Najdorf, Miguel vs Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel
1-0Mar del Plata 1948 D56
Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Mar del Plata 1948 A49
Najdorf, Miguel vs Opocensky, Karel
1-0Venice 1948 D06
Najdorf, Miguel vs Primavera, Giuseppe
1-0Venice 1948 D46
Najdorf, Miguel vs Szabados, Eugenio
1-0Venice 1948 D40
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pilnick, Carl
1-0Buenos Aires 1948 D44
Najdorf, Miguel vs Iliesco, Juan Traian
1-0Buenos Aires 1948 D96
Monticelli, Mario vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Venice 1948 B95
Giustolisi, Alberto vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Venice 1948 D47
Camara, Luciano vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Buenos Aires 1948 E94
Najdorf, Miguel vs Sanguinetti, Renato
0-1Mar del Plata 1948 D37
Najdorf, Miguel vs Stahlberg, Gideon
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1948 C11
O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1948 E33
Najdorf, Miguel vs Szabo, Laszlo
1-0Mar del Plata 1948 D81
Michel vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1948 C99
Najdorf, Miguel vs Steiner, Herman
1-0New York 1948 E28
Rossetto, Hector vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1948 E17
Kramer, George Mortimer vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1New York 1948 D97
Najdorf, Miguel vs Tartakower, Saviely
1-0Venice 1948 D38
Olivera, Alfredo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1948 D00
Stahlberg, Gideon vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Buenos Aires/La Plata 1947 E94
Najdorf, Miguel vs Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires/La Plata 1947 D65
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pilnik, Herman
1-0Buenos Aires/La Plata 1947 D68
Najdorf, Miguel vs Guimard, Carlos E
1-0Mar del Plata 1947 D52
Rossetto, Hector vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Buenos Aires/La Plata 1947 B26
Najdorf, Miguel vs Marini, Luis
1-0Mar del Plata 1947 E17
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bolbochan, Jacobo
1-0Mar del Plata 1947 D68
Pizzi Possi, Tulio vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata 1947 E69
Pilnik, Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Buenos Aires/La Plata 1947 B84
Najdorf, Miguel vs Stahlberg, Gideon
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires/La Plata 1947 B40
Najdorf, Miguel vs Kashdan, Isaac
1-0La Plata-New York radio m 1947 D19
Najdorf, Miguel vs Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb
1-0Mar del Plata 1947 D65
Sanguinetti, Renato vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata 1947 D22
Stahlberg, Gideon vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata 1947 E95
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rossetto, Hector
1-0Mar del Plata 1947 D26
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rossetto, Hector
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires/La Plata 1947 D62
Najdorf, Miguel vs Hounie Fleurquin, Carlos
1-0Mar del Plata 1947 D05
Bolbochan, Julio vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1947 C84
Maderna, Carlos vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1947 D51
Pilnik, Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1947 B85
Najdorf, Miguel vs Iliesco, Juan Traian
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1947 D73
Najdorf, Miguel vs Cruz, Walter Oswaldo
1-0Mar del Plata 1947 D30
Luckis, Marcos vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata 1947 B85
Michel, Paul vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata 1947 C92
Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Buenos Aires/La Plata 1947 E18
Najdorf, Miguel vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1-0Groningen 1946 A53
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bolbochan, Jacobo
1-0Mar del Plata 1946 E21