Miguel Najdorf (1910-1997)

Miguel Najdorf (1987. Public Domain)

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GENERAL INFO

Description: Miguel Najdorf was a chess Grandmaster of Polish-Argentine chess. He was a leading player worldwide in the 1940s and 1950s, and is also known for the Najdorf Variation, one of the most popular of all chess openings. He excelled in the modality of simultaneous games of blind chess. In 1950 he is recognized as an International Grand Master.
Sex: Male. Occupation: Chess player.
Place of Birth / Death: Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Kingdom of Poland, Russian Empire / Málaga, Spain.
Country Tags: Poland. Argentina.
Centuries: XX. Title: Grandmaster (1950)
World Champion: – School: –
Styles: Positional and tactical. Chess Olympiads: 1935, 1937, 1939, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1976.

 

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