Najdorf, Miguel
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
Featured Games
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Keres, Paul vs Najdorf, Miguel
Gothenburg Interzonal
1955
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Najdorf, Miguel vs Spassky, Boris V
Gothenburg Interzonal
1955
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Tartakower, Saviely vs Najdorf, Miguel
Saltsjobaden Interzonal
1948
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Lasker, Edward vs Najdorf, Miguel
Havana
1952
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Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
America m
1952
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Fischer, Robert James vs Najdorf, Miguel
Varna olm
1962
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Tal, Mihail vs Najdorf, Miguel
Bled
1961
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Rabar, Braslav vs Najdorf, Miguel
Gothenburg Interzonal
1955
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Najdorf, Miguel vs Timman, Jan H
Buenos Aires
1980
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Najdorf, Miguel vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
America m
1952
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0-1Wertheim mem 1951 D28
Najdorf, Miguel vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2Wertheim mem 1951 D42
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bronstein, David I
0-1Candidats Tournament 1950 A42
Euwe, Max vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Amsterdam 1950 E19
Najdorf, Miguel vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1950 E19
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Dubrovnik olm 1950 B91
Smyslov, Vassily vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Candidats Tournament 1950 B92
Bronstein, David I vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Candidats Tournament 1950 E29
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Amsterdam 1950 B91
Keres, Paul vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1950 E07
Najdorf, Miguel vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2Candidats Tournament 1950 E19
Najdorf, Miguel vs Lundin, Erik
1-0Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 D48
Najdorf, Miguel vs Euwe, Max
1/2-1/2New York 1948 D06
Euwe, Max vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Venice 1948 D72
Najdorf, Miguel vs Flohr, Salo
1/2-1/2Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 D97
Najdorf, Miguel vs Kotov, Alexander
1/2-1/2Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 D74
Stoltz, Goesta vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 D97
Lilienthal, Andor vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 E29
Book, Eero vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 A16
Bondarevsky, Igor vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 D95
Trifunovic, Petar vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 B85
Stahlberg, Gideon vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 D97
Najdorf, Miguel vs Szabo, Laszlo
0-1Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 E17
Pachman, Ludek vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 B56
Pirc, Vasja vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 E68
Najdorf, Miguel vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1-0Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 D74
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1-0Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 A95
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ragozin, Viacheslav
0-1Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 D98
Tartakower, Saviely vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 B21
Najdorf, Miguel vs Steiner, Lajos
1-0Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 D16
Najdorf, Miguel vs Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham
1/2-1/2Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1948 D78
Euwe, Max vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Mar del Plata 1947 E37
Najdorf, Miguel vs Euwe, Max
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires/La Plata 1947 D42
Euwe, Max vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires/La Plata 1947 B85
Najdorf, Miguel vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1-0Groningen 1946 E35
Najdorf, Miguel vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2Groningen 1946 D94
Euwe, Max vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Groningen 1946 E33
Capablanca, Jose Raul vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Margate 1939 E34
Keres, Paul vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0Margate 1939 D36
Najdorf, Miguel vs Keres, Paul
1-0Buenos Aires Circulo 1939 D94
Szabo, Laszlo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Staunton mem 1996 B23
Najdorf, Miguel vs Guimard, Carlos E
1/2-1/2Staunton mem 1996 D63
Najdorf, Miguel vs Denker, Arnold S
1-0Staunton mem 1996 E91
Najdorf, Miguel vs Quiroga, Facundo
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata op 1994 E53
Najdorf, Miguel vs Valerga, Diego
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata op 1994 E12
Kanefsck, Gustavo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata op 1994 B80
Rubinetti, Jorge A vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata op 1994 E16
Palmisano, Juan vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata op 1994 E81
Loiterstein, Mariano vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1Mar del Plata op 1994 E15
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rodi, Luis Ernesto
1-0Mar del Plata op 1994 A81