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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1-0Treybal mem 1946 E39
Letelier, Rene vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata 1946 B85
Najdorf, Miguel vs Guimard, Carlos E
1-0Mar del Plata 1946 D68
Vilardebo Picurena, Jose vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Barcelona 1946 E68
Najdorf, Miguel vs Wade, Robert Graham
1-0Barcelona 1946 D49
Najdorf, Miguel vs Trifunovic, Petar
1/2-1/2Treybal mem 1946 D19
Zita, Frantisek vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Treybal mem 1946 D75
Najdorf, Miguel vs De Souza Mendes, Joao
1-0Mar del Plata 1946 D66
Najdorf, Miguel vs Sanguinetti, Renato
1-0Mar del Plata 1945 D68
Benko, Francisco vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires Circulo 1945 C99
Najdorf, Miguel vs Stahlberg, Gideon
1-0Buenos Aires Circulo 1945 C14
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rossetto, Hector
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1945 D52
Najdorf, Miguel vs Giustina, Orestes
1-0Mar del Plata 1945 A47
Hounie Fleurquin, Carlos vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata 1945 A68
Najdorf, Miguel vs De Ronde, C.
1-0Buenos Aires Circulo 1945 D96
Najdorf, Miguel vs Falcon, Enrique
1-0Buenos Aires Circulo 1945 D05
Lynch, Julio vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Buenos Aires Circulo 1945 E61
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gutierrez, J1.
1-0Vina del Mar 1945 D49
Maccioni Seisdedos, Alejandro vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Vina del Mar 1945 E19
Bolbochan, Jacobo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata 1945 A95
Letelier, Rene vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata 1945 A47
Najdorf, Miguel vs Stahlberg, Gideon
0-1Mar del Plata 1945 D68
Ader Hausman, Walter vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Vina del Mar 1945 D23
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pelikan, Jorge
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1945 D51
Najdorf, Miguel vs Reed Valenzuela, Enrique
1/2-1/2Vina del Mar 1945 C50
Najdorf, Miguel vs Cristia, Jose Maria
1-0Vina del Mar 1945 D56
Appel, Heriberto vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Vina del Mar 1945 D32
Pizzi Possi, Tulio vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Vina del Mar 1945 E85
Pilnik, Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1945 C83
Bolbochan, J. vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata 1945 C18
Luckis, Marcos vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1945 C99
Guimard, Carlos E vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata 1945 D15
Flores Alvarez, Rodrigo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Vina del Mar 1945 C90
Rauch, Meir vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Buenos Aires Circulo 1945 C90
Najdorf, Miguel vs Michel, Paul
0-1Buenos Aires Circulo 1945 D34
Najdorf, Miguel vs Czerniak, Moshe
1-0Buenos Aires Circulo 1945 E51
Castillo Larenas, Mariano vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Vina del Mar 1945 E68
Najdorf, Miguel vs Guimard, Carlos E
0-1Vina del Mar 1945 C11
Najdorf, Miguel vs Tapia, A.
1-0Vina del Mar 1945 D46
Najdorf, Miguel vs Salas Romo, Julio
1-0Vina del Mar 1945 B14
Najdorf, Miguel vs Michel, Paul
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1945 D55
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bolbochan, Julio
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1945 E23
Najdorf, Miguel vs Letelier, Rene
1-0Vina del Mar 1945 A29
Najdorf, Miguel vs Iliesco, Juan Traian
1-0Mar del Plata 1945 D97
Pelikan, Jorge vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Buenos Aires Circulo 1945 E67
Maderna, Carlos vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Buenos Aires Circulo 1945 E19
Guimard, Carlos E vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires Circulo 1945 D70
Najdorf, Miguel vs Hand, G.
1-0Buenos Aires Circulo 1945 D57
Pilnik, Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1944 C90
Najdorf, Miguel vs Iliesco, Juan Traian
1-0Mar del Plata 1944 D77