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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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0-1

Najdorf, Miguel vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman

America m

1952

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Games (1604)

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Najdorf, Miguel vs Cuasnicu, Oscar
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1983 A37
Schweber, Samuel vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1983 B22
Najdorf, Miguel vs Slipak, Sergio
1-0
Buenos Aires 1983 E41
Najdorf, Miguel vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1982 D25
Najdorf, Miguel vs Franco Ocampo, Zenon
1-0
Mar del Plata 1982 E16
Garcia Palermo, Carlos vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1982 D29
Panno, Oscar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1982 D65
Ivkov, Borislav vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1982 E93
Najdorf, Miguel vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1982 A41
Ivanovic, Bozidar vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Bugojno 1982 C41
Najdorf, Miguel vs Kavalek, Lubomir
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1982 E15
Najdorf, Miguel vs Seirawan, Yasser
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1982 E15
Giardelli, Sergio C vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1982 A11
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1982 E65
Quinteros, Miguel A vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1982 D37
Najdorf, Miguel vs Braga, Fernando
1-0
Mar del Plata 1982 A09
Andersson, Ulf vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1982 E19
Olafsson, Fridrik vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1980 E68
Najdorf, Miguel vs Quinteros, Miguel A
0-1
ARG-ch 1980 A46
Quinteros, Miguel A vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1980 D41
Najdorf, Miguel vs Bass, Alfredo
1-0
ARG-ch 1980 B38
Giardelli, Sergio C vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
ARG-ch 1980 A25
Najdorf, Miguel vs Schweber, Samuel
0-1
ARG-ch 1980 B06
Najdorf, Miguel vs Alvarez, E.
1-0
ARG-ch 1980 A34
Roca, Alfredo vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1980 A16
Najdorf, Miguel vs Kavalek, Lubomir
1-0
Buenos Aires 1980 D40
Braga, Fernando vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch 1980 B53
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rubinetti, Jorge A
0-1
ARG-ch 1980 A64
Andersson, Ulf vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1980 E92
Najdorf, Miguel vs Leskovar, Mario
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1980 A30
Browne, Walter S vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Buenos Aires 1980 E12
Debarnot, Roberto vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1980 E94
Balashov, Yuri S vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Buenos Aires 1980 B82
Najdorf, Miguel vs Giardelli, Sergio C
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1980 A30
Hort, Vlastimil vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1980 E18
Najdorf, Miguel vs Panno, Oscar
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1980 E14
Cuasnicu, Oscar vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch 1980 B83
Szmetan, Jorge vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1980 B64
Najdorf, Miguel vs Franco Ocampo, Zenon
1-0
Clarin 1979 D85
Najdorf, Miguel vs Panno, Oscar
1/2-1/2
Clarin 1979 A07
Tempone, Marcelo vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Clarin 1979 E18
Rubinetti, Jorge A vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata GP2 1979 A72
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1/2-1/2
Clarin 1979 A30
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ivkov, Borislav
1/2-1/2
Clarin 1979 D59
Najdorf, Miguel vs Schweber, Samuel
1/2-1/2
Konex 1979 E96
Quinteros, Miguel A vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Clarin 1979 C95
Najdorf, Miguel vs Tempone, Marcelo
1-0
Mar del Plata GP2 1979 D70
Najdorf, Miguel vs Quinteros, Miguel A
1/2-1/2
Konex 1979 A37
Najdorf, Miguel vs Vives, N.
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata GP2 1979 A17
Najdorf, Miguel vs Emma, Jaime
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata GP2 1979 A30
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