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

1-0

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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0-1

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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1-0

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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Games (1604)

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Najdorf, Miguel vs Mecking, Henrique
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1978 A16
Najdorf, Miguel vs Szmetan, Jorge
1/2-1/2
Clarin 1978 E96
Najdorf, Miguel vs Benko, Francisco
1/2-1/2
Club Argentino 1977 E14
Rubinetti, Jorge A vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Club Argentino 1977 B80
Najdorf, Miguel vs Rossetto, Hector
1-0
Club Argentino 1977 E05
Amado, Claudio vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Club Argentino 1977 E96
Schweber, Samuel vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Club Argentino 1977 B83
Panno, Oscar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Club Argentino 1977 B38
Najdorf, Miguel vs Sanguineti, Raul
1/2-1/2
Club Argentino 1977 A37
Najdorf, Miguel vs Seidler, A.
1-0
Club Argentino 1977 A71
Najdorf, Miguel vs Garcia, Raimundo
1/2-1/2
Club Argentino 1977 E19
Szmetan, Jorge vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Club Argentino+ 1977 B42
Najdorf, Miguel vs Cuasnicu, Oscar
1-0
Club Argentino 1977 D47
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gruchacz, Robert
1-0
Lone Pine 1976 A08
Najdorf, Miguel vs Westerinen, Heikki MJ
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik 1976 D37
Olafsson, Helgi vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik 1976 E69
Byrne, Robert E vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Haifa ol (Men) 1976 B85
Antoshin, Vladimir S vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik 1976 D00
Najdorf, Miguel vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik 1976 E54
Keene, Raymond D vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik 1976 E95
Najdorf, Miguel vs Petursson, Margeir
1-0
Reykjavik 1976 E14
Johannsson, Ingi Randver vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Reykjavik 1976 E95
Najdorf, Miguel vs Sigurjonsson, Gudmundur
1-0
Reykjavik 1976 E69
Commons, Kim S vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Lone Pine 1976 B42
Olafsson, Fridrik vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Reykjavik 1976 D66
Christiansen, Larry Mark vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Lone Pine 1976 B50
Najdorf, Miguel vs Silman, Jeremy D
1-0
Lone Pine 1976 E14
Angantysson, Haukur vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Reykjavik 1976 E94
Najdorf, Miguel vs Thorsteinsson, Bjorn
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik 1976 E05
Najdorf, Miguel vs Torre, Eugenio
1/2-1/2
Haifa ol (Men) 1976 E64
Grefe, John A vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Lone Pine 1976 C41
Vukcevich, Milan R vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik 1976 C41
Formanek, Edward W vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Lone Pine 1976 B48
Najdorf, Miguel vs Shamkovich, Leonid
1/2-1/2
Lone Pine 1976 D86
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gunnarsson, Gunnar K
1-0
Reykjavik 1976 E02
Najdorf, Miguel vs Matera, Salvatore
1-0
Reykjavik 1976 A49
Najdorf, Miguel vs Liberzon, Vladimir M
0-1
Netanya 1975 E63
Quinteros, Miguel A vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1975 C41
Najdorf, Miguel vs Sampaolesi, Nestor
1-0
ARG-ch 1975 A41
Najdorf, Miguel vs Giardelli, Sergio C
1-0
ARG-ch 1975 E57
Canepa, Rolando vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1975 E67
Panno, Oscar vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1975 D19
Najdorf, Miguel vs Sanguineti, Raul
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1975 B27
De la Vega, Hector vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch 1975 A48
Rubinetti, Jorge A vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch 1975 E81
Najdorf, Miguel vs Szmetan, Jorge
1-0
ARG-ch 1975 E69
Rodriguez, I. vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch 1975 B83
Emma, Jaime vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
ARG-ch 1975 B51
Barea, Luis vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
ARG-ch 1975 B82
Najdorf, Miguel vs Gligoric, Svetozar
0-1
Netanya 1975 E63
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