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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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FCGFCG
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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Najdorf, Miguel vs Liebstein, A.
1-0
Mar del Plata 1944 D19
Reed Valenzuela, Enrique vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1944 B84
Maderna, Carlos vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1944 B85
Michel, Paul vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Mar del Plata 1944 B85
Puiggros, Guillermo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Mar del Plata 1944 C41
Stahlberg, Gideon vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1944 E17
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pelikan, Jorge
1-0
Mar del Plata 1944 E65
Najdorf, Miguel vs Flores Alvarez, Rodrigo
1-0
Mar del Plata 1944 D05
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rossetto, Hector
1-0
Mar del Plata 1944 D19
Guimard, Carlos E vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1944 D46
Najdorf, Miguel vs Luckis, Marcos
1-0
Mar del Plata 1944 E43
Najdorf, Miguel vs Villegas, Benito
1-0
Mar del Plata 1944 E62
Najdorf, Miguel vs Garcia Vera, Romeo
1-0
Mar del Plata 1944 E51
Liebstein, A. vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1943 B83
Iliesco, Juan Traian vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1943 E19
Najdorf, Miguel vs Michel, Paul
1-0
Mar del Plata 1943 D34
Fenoglio, Virgilio vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1943 A47
Najdorf, Miguel vs Czerniak, Moshe
1-0
Mar del Plata 1943 D18
Pelikan, Jorge vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Mar del Plata 1943 E69
Stahlberg, Gideon vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1943 D97
Najdorf, Miguel vs Guimard, Carlos E
1-0
Mar del Plata 1943 D52
Bolbochan, Jacobo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1943 D74
Villegas, Benito vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1943 D13
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pilnik, Herman
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1943 D27
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rossetto, Hector
1-0
Mar del Plata 1943 D60
Najdorf, Miguel vs Maderna, Carlos
1-0
Mar del Plata 1943 A90
Najdorf, Miguel vs Fenoglio, Virgilio
1-0
Mar del Plata 1942 D12
Najdorf, Miguel vs Graf, Sonja
1-0
Mar del Plata 1942 D26
Najdorf, Miguel vs Iliesco, Juan Traian
1-0
Mar del Plata 1942 E67
Najdorf, Miguel vs Luckis, Marcos
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1942 E33
Michel, Paul vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1942 B45
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pelikan, Jorge
1-0
Mar del Plata 1942 E65
Villegas, Benito vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1942 E67
Maderna, Carlos vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1942 C02
Pilnik, Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Mar del Plata 1942 B15
Canepa, Jose vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1942 E67
Espina, Carlos vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1942 E17
Najdorf, Miguel vs Stahlberg, Gideon
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1942 D05
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rossetto, Hector
1-0
Mar del Plata 1942 D05
Guimard, Carlos E vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1942 C27
Czerniak, Moshe vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1942 B44
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bolbochan, Jacobo
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1942 A05
Najdorf, Miguel vs Corte, Cesar Juan
1-0
Mar del Plata 1942 D05
Najdorf, Miguel vs Frydman, Paulino
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Circulo 1941 C11
Czerniak, Moshe vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Buenos Aires Circulo 1941 C41
Najdorf, Miguel vs Czerniak, Moshe
1-0
Buenos Aires Circulo 1941 E51
Guimard, Carlos E vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Buenos Aires Circulo 1941 D94
Winz, Victor vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1941 A06
Sulik, Franciszek vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1941 E19
Puiggros, Guillermo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Buenos Aires Circulo 1941 E67
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