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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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Guimard, Carlos E vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Circulo 1939 D94
Najdorf, Miguel vs Cruz, Walter Oswaldo
1-0
Buenos Aires ol f-A 1939 D57
Najdorf, Miguel vs Benko, Francisco
1-0
Buenos Aires Circulo 1939 A46
Najdorf, Miguel vs Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham
1-0
Buenos Aires ol prel-A 1939 D61
Najdorf, Miguel vs Porath, Yosef
1-0
Buenos Aires ol f-A 1939 E35
Flohr, Salo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Margate 1939 D24
Poulsen, Christian vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Buenos Aires ol f-A 1939 B95
Flores Alvarez, Rodrigo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Buenos Aires ol f-A 1939 E94
Pelikan, Jorge vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires ol prel-A 1939 E08
Regedzinski, Teodor vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Lodz 1938 D66
Najdorf, Miguel vs Menchik, Vera
1/2-1/2
Lodz 1938 D61
Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Lodz 1938 E68
Seitz, Jakob Adolf vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Lodz 1938 C68
Pirc, Vasja vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Lodz 1938 E06
Kolski, Josek vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Lodz 1938 D95
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gerstenfeld, Eduard Issakovich
1/2-1/2
Lodz 1938 D46
Frydman, Paulino vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Lodz 1938 D16
Najdorf, Miguel vs Stahlberg, Gideon
1-0
Lodz 1938 D40
Najdorf, Miguel vs Sulik, Franciszek
1/2-1/2
Lodz 1938 C10
Najdorf, Miguel vs Foltys, Jan
0-1
Lodz 1938 D37
Najdorf, Miguel vs Steiner, Herman
1/2-1/2
Lodz 1938 C54
Najdorf, Miguel vs Appel, Isaak
0-1
Lodz 1938 D45
Petrovs, Vladimirs vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Lodz 1938 E46
Najdorf, Miguel vs Tartakower, Saviely
0-1
Lodz 1938 D30
Book, Eero vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Stockholm ol 1937 B66
Szabo, Laszlo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Stockholm ol 1937 D78
Schmidt, Paul Felix vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Stockholm ol 1937 E19
May, Dezso vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Budapest 1936 E18
Najdorf, Miguel vs Havasi, Kornel
1-0
Budapest 1936 D95
Najdorf, Miguel vs Steiner, Lajos
1-0
Budapest 1936 A22
Najdorf, Miguel vs Glass, Eduard
1-0
Budapest 1936 D04
Szigeti, Miklos vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Budapest 1936 E87
Szabo, Laszlo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Budapest 1936 A30
Balogh, Janos vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Budapest 1936 B24
Kluger, Gyula vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Budapest 1936 D01
Rethy, Pal vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Budapest 1936 E43
Najdorf, Miguel vs Boros, Sandor
1/2-1/2
Budapest 1936 D28
Gereben, Erno vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Budapest 1936 E33
Trifunovic, Petar vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Muenchen ol 1936 E33
Najdorf, Miguel vs Lovas, Gyula
1-0
Budapest 1936 B70
Najdorf, Miguel vs Steiner, Endre
1-0
Budapest 1936 B60
Najdorf, Miguel vs Sacconi, Antonio
1-0
Budapest+ 1936 D00
Najdorf, Miguel vs Barcza, Gedeon
1-0
Budapest 1936 D42
Negyesy, Gyorgy vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Budapest 1936 E12
Lundin, Erik vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Warsaw ol 1935 E22
Ichim, Trajan vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Warsaw ol 1935 E27
Kupchik, Abraham vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Warsaw ol 1935 A47
Alexander, Conel Hughes vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Warsaw ol 1935 B38
Monticelli, Mario vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Warsaw ol 1935 E19
Trifunovic, Petar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Warsaw ol 1935 B25
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