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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0-1

Tartakower, Saviely vs Najdorf, Miguel

Saltsjobaden Interzonal

1948

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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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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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1-0

Najdorf, Miguel vs Timman, Jan H

Buenos Aires

1980

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0-1

Najdorf, Miguel vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman

America m

1952

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Games (1604)

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Najdorf, Miguel vs Bolbochan, Julio
1-0
Mar del Plata 1941 E34
Raud, Ilmar vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1941 A30
Michel, Paul vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1941 C83
Najdorf, Miguel vs Frydman, Paulino
1-0
Mar del Plata 1941 A30
Frydman, Paulino vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Circulo 1941 D27
Najdorf, Miguel vs Pilnik, Herman
1-0
Buenos Aires Circulo 1941 D46
Najdorf, Miguel vs Stahlberg, Gideon
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1941 D40
Guimard, Carlos E vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1941 E19
Najdorf, Miguel vs Guimard, Carlos E
1-0
Buenos Aires Circulo 1941 D37
Najdorf, Miguel vs Michel, Paul
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Circulo 1941 A28
Feigin, Movsa vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1941 E72
Luckis, Marcos vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata 1941 D75
Pilnik, Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Buenos Aires Circulo 1941 C41
Michel, Paul vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Circulo 1941 C73
Najdorf, Miguel vs Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1941 D12
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bolbochan, Jacobo
1-0
Mar del Plata 1941 D46
Najdorf, Miguel vs Czerniak, Moshe
1-0
Mar del Plata 1941 D46
Najdorf, Miguel vs Stahlberg, Gideon
1-0
Buenos Aires Circulo 1941 B15
Najdorf, Miguel vs Graf, Sonja
1-0
Mar del Plata 1941 A13
Najdorf, Miguel vs Puiggros, Guillermo
1-0
Buenos Aires Circulo 1941 E14
Najdorf, Miguel vs Engels, Ludwig
1-0
Mar del Plata 1941 D05
Najdorf, Miguel vs Vinuesa, Juan
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1941 D28
Iliesco, Juan Traian vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Mar del Plata 1941 E67
Stahlberg, Gideon vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Buenos Aires Circulo 1941 D29
Pinzon Solis, Felipe vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Buenos Aires ol prel-A 1939 E67
Najdorf, Miguel vs Milner Barry, Philip Stuart
1-0
Margate 1939 D40
Gershman, J. vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Buenos Aires Circulo 1939 D97
Najdorf, Miguel vs Stahlberg, Gideon
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Circulo 1939 D41
Palau, Luis Argentino vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Buenos Aires Circulo 1939 B24
Najdorf, Miguel vs Czerniak, Moshe
1-0
Buenos Aires Circulo 1939 A51
Da Silva Rocha, A. vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires ol prel-A 1939 D84
Najdorf, Miguel vs Espinola, E.
1-0
Buenos Aires ol prel-A 1939 C05
Najdorf, Miguel vs Wheatcroft, George
1-0
Margate 1939 D40
Najdorf, Miguel vs Cortlever, Nicolaas
0-1
Buenos Aires ol f-A 1939 D96
Najdorf, Miguel vs Graf, Sonja
1-0
Buenos Aires Circulo 1939 C53
Frydman, Paulino vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Circulo 1939 E68
Najdorf, Miguel vs Golombek, Harry
0-1
Margate 1939 E38
Grau, Roberto vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Buenos Aires Circulo 1939 E68
Najdorf, Miguel vs Luckis, Marcos
0-1
Buenos Aires Circulo 1939 B72
Menchik, Vera vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Margate 1939 E68
Najdorf, Miguel vs Vaitonis, Paul
1-0
Buenos Aires ol f-A 1939 D61
Najdorf, Miguel vs Thomas, George Alan
1-0
Buenos Aires ol prel-A 1939 D53
Najdorf, Miguel vs Sergeant, Edward G
1-0
Margate 1939 D61
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gromer, Aristide
1-0
Buenos Aires ol f-A 1939 E35
Najdorf, Miguel vs Apsenieks, Fricis
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires ol f-A 1939 D36
Najdorf, Miguel vs Thomas, George Alan
0-1
Margate 1939 D37
Lundin, Erik vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Buenos Aires ol f-A 1939 B73
Najdorf, Miguel vs Aleman Dovo, Miguel
1-0
Buenos Aires ol f-A 1939 D61
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bolbochan, Jacobo
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires ol f-A 1939 D36
Raud, Ilmar vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Buenos Aires ol f-A 1939 D75
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