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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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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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Euwe, Max vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Wertheim mem 1951 D28
Najdorf, Miguel vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
Wertheim mem 1951 D42
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bronstein, David I
0-1
Candidats Tournament 1950 A42
Euwe, Max vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam 1950 E19
Najdorf, Miguel vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1950 E19
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Dubrovnik olm 1950 B91
Smyslov, Vassily vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1950 B92
Bronstein, David I vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1950 E29
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam 1950 B91
Keres, Paul vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1950 E07
Najdorf, Miguel vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1950 E19
Najdorf, Miguel vs Lundin, Erik
1-0
Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 D48
Najdorf, Miguel vs Euwe, Max
1/2-1/2
New York 1948 D06
Euwe, Max vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Venice 1948 D72
Najdorf, Miguel vs Flohr, Salo
1/2-1/2
Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 D97
Najdorf, Miguel vs Kotov, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 D74
Stoltz, Goesta vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 D97
Lilienthal, Andor vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 E29
Book, Eero vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 A16
Bondarevsky, Igor vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 D95
Trifunovic, Petar vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 B85
Stahlberg, Gideon vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 D97
Najdorf, Miguel vs Szabo, Laszlo
0-1
Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 E17
Pachman, Ludek vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 B56
Pirc, Vasja vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 E68
Najdorf, Miguel vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1-0
Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 D74
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1-0
Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 A95
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ragozin, Viacheslav
0-1
Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 D98
Tartakower, Saviely vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 B21
Najdorf, Miguel vs Steiner, Lajos
1-0
Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 D16
Najdorf, Miguel vs Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham
1/2-1/2
Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 D78
Euwe, Max vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Mar del Plata 1947 E37
Najdorf, Miguel vs Euwe, Max
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires/La Plata 1947 D42
Euwe, Max vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires/La Plata 1947 B85
Najdorf, Miguel vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1-0
Groningen 1946 E35
Najdorf, Miguel vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Groningen 1946 D94
Euwe, Max vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Groningen 1946 E33
Capablanca, Jose Raul vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Margate 1939 E34
Keres, Paul vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Margate 1939 D36
Najdorf, Miguel vs Keres, Paul
1-0
Buenos Aires Circulo 1939 D94
Szabo, Laszlo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Staunton mem 1996 B23
Najdorf, Miguel vs Guimard, Carlos E
1/2-1/2
Staunton mem 1996 D63
Najdorf, Miguel vs Denker, Arnold S
1-0
Staunton mem 1996 E91
Najdorf, Miguel vs Quiroga, Facundo
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata op 1994 E53
Najdorf, Miguel vs Valerga, Diego
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata op 1994 E12
Kanefsck, Gustavo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata op 1994 B80
Rubinetti, Jorge A vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata op 1994 E16
Palmisano, Juan vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata op 1994 E81
Loiterstein, Mariano vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata op 1994 E15
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rodi, Luis Ernesto
1-0
Mar del Plata op 1994 A81
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