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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1/2-1/2Treybal mem 1946 D56
Golmayo de la Torriente, Manuel vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Barcelona 1946 E90
Najdorf, Miguel vs Christoffel, Martin
1-0Groningen 1946 D28
Najdorf, Miguel vs Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel
1-0Barcelona 1946 D56
Najdorf, Miguel vs O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic
1/2-1/2Barcelona 1946 D19
Kotov, Alexander vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Groningen 1946 D56
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bernstein, Ossip
1/2-1/2Groningen 1946 D40
Luckis, Marcos vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata 1946 B80
Najdorf, Miguel vs Foltys, Jan
1/2-1/2Treybal mem 1946 D45
Guimard, Carlos E vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Treybal mem 1946 D29
Najdorf, Miguel vs Hounie Fleurquin, Carlos
1-0Mar del Plata 1946 D05
Najdorf, Miguel vs Garcia Vera, Romeo
1-0Mar del Plata 1946 D64
Rocas, Orlando vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata 1946 A03
Najdorf, Miguel vs Stoltz, Goesta
1/2-1/2Groningen 1946 D22
Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Barcelona 1946 B85
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Treybal mem 1946 B85
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pomar Salamanca, Arturo
1-0Barcelona 1946 A05
Najdorf, Miguel vs Kottnauer, Cenek
1-0Treybal mem 1946 E17
Najdorf, Miguel vs Maccioni Seisdedos, Alejandro
1-0Mar del Plata 1946 E17
Najdorf, Miguel vs Sajtar, Jaroslav
1-0Treybal mem 1946 E69
Wood, Gabriel vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Barcelona 1946 D45
Reinhardt, Enrique Heinrich vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1946 B54
Lundin, Erik vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Groningen 1946 D94
Steiner, Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Groningen 1946 E32
Golombek, Harry vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Treybal mem 1946 E72
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rohacek, Ivan Vladimir
1-0Treybal mem 1946 E26
Najdorf, Miguel vs Szabo, Laszlo
1-0Groningen 1946 D28
Katetov, Miroslav vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Treybal mem 1946 D23
Perez Perez, Francisco Jose vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Barcelona 1946 E69
Najdorf, Miguel vs Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham
1-0Groningen 1946 D34
Najdorf, Miguel vs Opocensky, Karel
1-0Treybal mem 1946 E17
O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Groningen 1946 D17
Najdorf, Miguel vs Michel, Paul
1-0Mar del Plata 1946 D30
Bauza, Lorenzo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata 1946 B54
Cherta, Pedro vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Barcelona 1946 B85
Denker, Arnold S vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Groningen 1946 E69
Maderna, Carlos vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Mar del Plata 1946 D15
Najdorf, Miguel vs Tartakower, Saviely
1/2-1/2Groningen 1946 A90
Vidmar, Milan Sr vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Groningen 1946 E95
Najdorf, Miguel vs Guimard, Carlos E
1/2-1/2Barcelona 1946 A91
Guimard, Carlos E vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Groningen 1946 D17
Sanguinetti, Renato vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata 1946 E68
Najdorf, Miguel vs Albareda, Miguel
1-0Barcelona 1946 D45
Najdorf, Miguel vs Corte, Cesar Juan
1-0Mar del Plata 1946 E16
Flohr, Salo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Groningen 1946 E34
Kottnauer, Cenek vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Groningen 1946 E68
Najdorf, Miguel vs Iliesco, Juan Traian
1-0Mar del Plata 1946 D81
Stahlberg, Gideon vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata 1946 E14
Pilnik, Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1946 C88
Llorens, M. vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Barcelona 1946 D74