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Najdorf, Miguel

classical era

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

Most Faced Opponents

Reshevsky, Samuel Herman51 gamesRossetto, Hector31 gamesGuimard, Carlos E29 gamesGligoric, Svetozar29 gamesPanno, Oscar29 gamesPilnik, Herman26 gamesStahlberg, Gideon25 gamesSzabo, Laszlo23 gamesRubinetti, Jorge A21 gamesBolbochan, Julio19 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Keres, Paul vs Najdorf, Miguel

Gothenburg Interzonal

1955

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1-0

Najdorf, Miguel vs Spassky, Boris V

Gothenburg Interzonal

1955

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FCGFCG
0-1

Tartakower, Saviely vs Najdorf, Miguel

Saltsjobaden Interzonal

1948

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FCGFCG
0-1

Lasker, Edward vs Najdorf, Miguel

Havana

1952

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FCGFCG
1-0

Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel

America m

1952

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FCGFCG
1-0

Fischer, Robert James vs Najdorf, Miguel

Varna olm

1962

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FCGFCG
1-0

Tal, Mihail vs Najdorf, Miguel

Bled

1961

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FCGFCG
1-0

Rabar, Braslav vs Najdorf, Miguel

Gothenburg Interzonal

1955

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FCGFCG
1-0

Najdorf, Miguel vs Timman, Jan H

Buenos Aires

1980

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FCGFCG
0-1

Najdorf, Miguel vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman

America m

1952

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Games (1604)

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Fischer, Robert James vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Varna olm 1962 B90
Najdorf, Miguel vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2
Bled 1961 E19
Portisch, Lajos vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Torremolinos 1961 E96
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Bled 1961 E80
Tal, Mihail vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Bled 1961 B92
Portisch, Lajos vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Bled 1961 E69
Geller, Efim P vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Bled 1961 B84
Najdorf, Miguel vs Fischer, Robert James
1/2-1/2
Bled 1961 E81
Tal, Mihail vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Leipzig olm fin-A 1960 B82
Fischer, Robert James vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Leipzig olm fin-A 1960 B81
Euwe, Max vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Leipzig olm prel 1960 E69
Najdorf, Miguel vs Euwe, Max
1/2-1/2
Leipzig olm fin-A 1960 D19
Najdorf, Miguel vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Leipzig olm prel 1960 E39
Najdorf, Miguel vs Fischer, Robert James
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1959 E62
Najdorf, Miguel vs Larsen, Bent
1-0
Dallas 1957 A61
Larsen, Bent vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Dallas 1957 E94
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Dallas 1957 E42
Najdorf, Miguel vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1
Dallas 1957 E19
Keres, Paul vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1957 B66
Smyslov, Vassily vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Alekhine mem 1956 E65
Larsen, Bent vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Moscow olm fin-A 1956 E08
Keres, Paul vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Alekhine mem 1956 B68
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Alekhine mem 1956 E42
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2
Alekhine mem 1956 E69
Najdorf, Miguel vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2
Moscow olm fin-A 1956 A37
Najdorf, Miguel vs Filip, Miroslav
1/2-1/2
Gothenburg Interzonal 1955 C84
Najdorf, Miguel vs Panno, Oscar
0-1
Gothenburg Interzonal 1955 B26
Najdorf, Miguel vs Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel
1/2-1/2
Gothenburg Interzonal 1955 A30
Donner, Jan Hein vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Gothenburg Interzonal 1955 E68
Rabar, Braslav vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Gothenburg Interzonal 1955 B96
Najdorf, Miguel vs Guimard, Carlos E
0-1
Gothenburg Interzonal 1955 D55
Stahlberg, Gideon vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Gothenburg Interzonal 1955 E64
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pachman, Ludek
1/2-1/2
Gothenburg Interzonal 1955 D42
Bisguier, Arthur Bernard vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Gothenburg Interzonal 1955 E70
Sliwa, Bogdan vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Gothenburg Interzonal 1955 E86
Najdorf, Miguel vs Unzicker, Wolfgang
1/2-1/2
Gothenburg Interzonal 1955 D84
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ilivitzki, Georgi A
1-0
Gothenburg Interzonal 1955 B66
Fuderer, Andrija vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Gothenburg Interzonal 1955 A56
Najdorf, Miguel vs Szabo, Laszlo
1-0
Gothenburg Interzonal 1955 A60
Pilnik, Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Gothenburg Interzonal 1955 A26
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2
ARG-URS 1954 D71
Najdorf, Miguel vs Euwe, Max
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam olm 1954 A05
Bronstein, David I vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
ARG-URS 1954 B95
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Amsterdam olm 1954 E65
Bronstein, David I vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-URS 1954 B86
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bronstein, David I
0-1
ARG-URS 1954 A55
Euwe, Max vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1953 E61
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 E97
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires m 1953 E53
Najdorf, Miguel vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0
Buenos Aires m 1953 E57
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