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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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Najdorf, Miguel vs Diez del Corral, Jesus
1/2-1/2
Konex 1979 A57
Najdorf, Miguel vs Szmetan, Jorge
1/2-1/2
Konex 1979 A49
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ivkov, Borislav
1/2-1/2
Clarin 1979 D59
Browne, Walter S vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Konex 1979 E17
Trois, Francisco RT vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Konex 1979 E84
Bernat, Miguel vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Konex 1979 E94
Gallego, Ruben vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Mar del Plata GP2 1979 B42
Liberzon, Vladimir M vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Konex 1979 C41
Najdorf, Miguel vs Miles, Anthony J
1/2-1/2
Clarin 1979 E14
Najdorf, Miguel vs Martinez, Carlos Alejandro
1-0
Mar del Plata GP2 1979 E63
Rubinetti, Jorge A vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Clarin 1979 B22
Lombardy, William James vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Clarin 1979 E39
Najdorf, Miguel vs Franco Ocampo, Zenon
1-0
Clarin 1979 D85
Najdorf, Miguel vs Panno, Oscar
1/2-1/2
Clarin 1979 A07
Najdorf, Miguel vs Franco Ocampo, Zenon
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata GP2 1979 D85
Najdorf, Miguel vs Miles, Anthony J
1/2-1/2
Konex 1979 D25
Rubinetti, Jorge A vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Konex 1979 A28
Najdorf, Miguel vs Emma, Jaime
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata GP2 1979 A30
Najdorf, Miguel vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2
Konex 1979 D36
Ivkov, Borislav vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Sao Paulo 1978 D25
Najdorf, Miguel vs Quinteros, Miguel A
1/2-1/2
Clarin 1978 A49
Najdorf, Miguel vs Szmetan, Jorge
1/2-1/2
Clarin 1978 E96
Sosonko, Gennadi vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1978 E05
Van Riemsdijk, Dirk D vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Sao Paulo 1978 B81
Andersson, Ulf vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Clarin 1978 A49
Sosonko, Gennadi vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Sao Paulo 1978 E05
Qi Jingxuan vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Clarin 1978 E05
Najdorf, Miguel vs Van Riemsdijk, Herman C
1/2-1/2
Sao Paulo 1978 D07
Najdorf, Miguel vs Ree, Hans
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1978 A21
Najdorf, Miguel vs Mecking, Henrique
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1978 A16
Andersson, Ulf vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Hoogovens 1978 A26
Najdorf, Miguel vs Quinteros, Miguel A
1/2-1/2
Sao Paulo 1978 E40
Browne, Walter S vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Clarin 1978 E18
Torre, Eugenio vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Clarin 1978 E96
Gheorghiu, Florin vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Clarin 1978 E19
Najdorf, Miguel vs Panno, Oscar
1/2-1/2
Clarin 1978 E19
Najdorf, Miguel vs Dzindzichashvili, Roman
1/2-1/2
Clarin 1978 A30
Dorfman, Josif D vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Sao Paulo 1978 E19
Panno, Oscar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1978 A11
Najdorf, Miguel vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1
Clarin 1978 A43
Najdorf, Miguel vs Camara, Helder
1-0
Sao Paulo 1978 A29
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Hoogovens 1978 A30
Sunye Neto, Jaime vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Sao Paulo 1978 A24
Najdorf, Miguel vs Segal, Alexandru Sorin
1/2-1/2
Sao Paulo 1978 E17
Najdorf, Miguel vs Van der Sterren, Paul
1-0
Hoogovens 1978 A32
Najdorf, Miguel vs Evans, Larry Melvyn
1/2-1/2
Sao Paulo 1978 E45
Najdorf, Miguel vs Kavalek, Lubomir
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1978 E62
Najdorf, Miguel vs Keene, Raymond D
1/2-1/2
Clarin 1978 A04
Filguth, Rubens A vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Sao Paulo 1978 B51
Castro Rojas, Oscar Humberto vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Sao Paulo 1978 B22
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