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Miguel Najdorf (/ n aɪ d ɔːr f / NY-dorf; born Mojsze Mendel Najdorf; [a] 15 April 1910 – 4 July 1997) was a Polish-Argentine chess grandmaster.Originally from Poland, he was in Argentina when World War II began in 1939, and he stayed and settled there.
The Najdorf Variation [1] (/ ˈ n aɪ d ɔːr f / NY-dorf) of the Sicilian Defence is one of the most popular, reputable, and deeply studied of all chess openings. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Modern Chess Openings calls it the " Cadillac " or " Rolls-Royce " of chess openings. [ 4 ]
Najdorf may refer to: Miguel Najdorf, Polish-born Argentine chess grandmaster; Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation, chess opening used by Miguel Najdorf
Polish Immortal is the name given to a chess game between Glucksberg and Miguel Najdorf played in Warsaw. The game is celebrated because of Black's sacrifice of all four of his minor pieces . Some sources give the date of this game as 1930 or 1935, [ 1 ] and give the name of the player of the white pieces as "Glucksberg".
The best known of these, called the Poisoned Pawn Variation, is a line of the Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation that begins with the moves: . 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. ...
Zurich 1953 was a chess tournament won by Vasily Smyslov.It was a Candidates Tournament for the 1954 World Chess Championship, which led to the match between Smyslov and Mikhail Botvinnik.
Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian Defence – 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 – named after Miguel Najdorf [104] Napoleon Opening – 1.e4 e5 2.Qf3 – named after Napoleon Bonaparte [105] Neumann Defense of the King's Gambit – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ne5 Nc6 – named after Gustav Neumann [106]
Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation (1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3) Sicilian Defence, Scheveningen Variation (1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 ...