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	Miguel Najdorf - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Miguel Najdorf (born as Mieczysław Najdorf; 1910 – 1997) was a Polish-Argentine chess player.
		Najdorf's lively personality made him a great favorite among chess fans, helped no doubt by his aptitude for the witty saying, taking after his mentor Tartakower.
		Najdorf's enthusiasm for, and virtuosity in conducting, the attack against the enemy King is well shown here, in a game praised by David Bronstein in his famous book on the tournament.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Miguel_Najdorf (479 words)

	Miguel Najdorf, 87, Famed For Sparkling Chess, Dies Authors: Eric Pace Source: New York Times, Late Edition (East ...
		Najdorf (pronounced NIGH-dorf), who was born in Warsaw and began playing chess at age 12, traveled to Buenos Aires in 1939 with the Polish national team for a tournament.
		Najdorf became an Argentine citizen in 1944 and went on to be a leading tournament contender after the end of the war, a status he held for more than 20 years.
		Najdorf is said to have been one of the world's richest chess players, not from chess but from business, as a representative of insurance and finance companies.
	www.ishipress.com /najdorf.htm (722 words)

	The chess games of Miguel Najdorf
		Moishe Mieczslaw Najdorf was born in Warsaw in 1910.
		Najdorf politely pointed out that this was not the first game, that he had been a participant in a blindfold simul, and that he is currently leading their lifetime score 1.5-0.5 !
		Najdorf's story remains a little suspect since no one has spotted a simul that such a game could have taken place and the only known game was not a simul either.
	www.chessgames.com /perl/chessplayer?pid=21930 (925 words)

	GM Miguel Najdorf makes his last move (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Miguel Najdorf, who is a thing of the past now after having lived for 87 years, was a living legend till his death.
		Najdorf, born in Poland in 1910, sought asylum in Argentina in 1939 and changed his forename from Mieczyslaw to Miguel.
		Najdorf, who reports for Clarin, a chess-friendly newspaper in Buenos Aires, always enjoyed a couple of hours of blitz chess in his club in Buenos Aires, Alfil Negro, one of the 100-odd chess clubs in the city.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19970707/18850533.html (635 words)

	Najdorf, The Game is Afoot - Biography
		GM Miguel Najdorf was a flamboyant poet of the chess pieces who was one of the most celebrated grandmasters never to play for the world championship.
		GM Najdorf (pronounced NIGH-dorf), who was born in Warsaw, Poland and began playing chess at age 12, traveled to Buenos Aires in 1939 with the Polish national team for a tournament.
		GM Najdorf became an Argentine citizen in 1944 and went on to be a leading tournament contender after the end of the war, a status he held for more than 20 years.
	www.starfireproject.com /chess/najdorf.html (703 words)

	Miguel Najdorf vs Ernesto Ché Guevara (1962)
		I'm sure they both knew that Najdorf would have won in the long run, so Guevara offered a draw and Najdorf humored him as a gesture of goodwill (perhaps a nod to the fact that Guevara played well thus far).
		By the other hand, Najdorf often said that when he played in such conditions against a gabinet he always drew with thw president by courtesy and defeat the ministers.
		Najdorf told her that in this game he had offer Che a draw and that he had not accepted it.
	www.chessgames.com /perl/chessgame?gid=1101539 (901 words)

	Wolfgang Unzicker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		His tournament victories include the first place tie (+6 =9) with Boris Spassky at Sochi 1965, first at Maribor 1967 ahead of Samuel Reshevsky, first at Krems, and first at Amsterdam 1980 tied with Hans Ree.
		In 1950, Unzicker shared the prize for best top-board score (+9 =4 -1) with Miguel Najdorf for his performance on first board for the West German team at the Dubrovnik Chess Olympiad.
		At the Tel Aviv 1965 Chess Olympiad Unzicker scored 13.5 points playing first board for the West German team that won the bronze medal on the strength of a 3:1 team victory over the Soviet Union.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wolfgang_Unzicker (456 words)

	Najdorf Life and Games
		Miguel Najdorf holds almost mythical status in chess history.
		Aside from the obvious name recognition regarding the Najdorf Sicilian, his tremendous chess strength, humor, and boundless energy took the spotlight whenever he appeared at a chess event.
		A foreword by one of his daughters, Lilana Najdorf, begins the proceedings, and then we are taken though his earliest years, though his family’s slaughter at the hands of the Nazis, to his new life in Argentina, and finally to his death Malaga, Spain in 1997.
	www.jeremysilman.com /book_reviews_js/js_Najdorf_Life_games.html (1019 words)

	Spectator, The: Mustard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Miguel Najdorf bore more than a passing resemblance to Mr Magoo of cartoon fame.
		Najdorf enjoyed his food and it was beyond his comprehension that anyone should not.
		Najdorf pretended not to notice but was evidently perturbed at this less than enthusiastic reception for his hospitality.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3724/is_200506/ai_n14903096 (677 words)

	Miguel Najdorf -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Miguel Najdorf (born as Mieczysław Najdorf; 1910 - 1997) was a Polish-Argentine (A game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king) chess player.
		He was born in 1910 in (The capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland) Warsaw, (A republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II) Poland.
		A variation of the (additional info and facts about Sicilian Defence) Sicilian Defence is named after him.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mi/miguel_najdorf.htm (281 words)

	Najdorf: Life and Games - LISSOWSKI - Chess House
		His feats of simultaneous blindfold play remain unequaled, and his name is known throughout the chess world for his contribution to the Sicilian Defence; the Najdorf Variation was to become a formidable weapon of (among others) Mikhail Tal, Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov.
		In the words of his mentor Tartakower, Najdorf's play is characterized by profound strategic conceptions plus an ability to inject dynamite into positions that appear simple and equal.
		The book includes more than 130 complete games, of which nearly half are annotated by Najdorf himself or his contemporaries, while the rest are elucidated by Adrian Mikhalchishin's authoritative modern commentary.
	www.chesshouse.com /Najdorf_Life_and_Games_p/6533.htm (236 words)

	The great Argentinian Chess player Miguel Najdorf died in Malaga Spain at the age of 87. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The great Argentinian Chess player Miguel Najdorf died in Malaga Spain at the age of 87.
		Yesterday, at the age of 87, Miguel Najdorf died in Malaga, Spain, victim of a heart attack.
		Najdorf told "I have no other alternative than to beat him ".
	www.chess.gr /tourn/1997/miguel_najdorf (334 words)

	Book Reviews
		by Tomas Lissowski, Adrian Mikhalchisin and Miguel Najdorf
		Well, someone once said that the Najdorf is the Rolls-Royce of chess openings; it has been the single most popular variation of the Sicilian since about 1950, and it has been the weapon of choice of many top GMs, such as Fischer and Kasparov.
		As the blurb says, “The Najdorf's landscape changes rapidly, and this presents its devotees with a complex task: they must not only keep up-to-date with sharp theoretical lines, but must also have a firm grasp of the strategies that underpin the main systems, both old and new.
	www.btinternet.com /~cccs.chess/review1.htm (8418 words)

	The Complete Najdorf (John Nunn) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In the ever-changing world of the Najdorf, it is essential to have the latest reference for any player rated above 2000.
		John Nunn has obviously put a lot of effort in writing an up-to-date comprehensive manual for an opening where theory is constantly in the making and ignorance can spell disaster.This is no small feat as he went through 18.000 games to produce this book on the aggressive 6.Bg5 continu- ation.
		We await the "sequel" where the rest of the variations will be discussed with great anticipation!All of you who feared sharp openings such as the Najdorf can now fearlessly wade through the main lines thanks to this book.
	www.interference.com /webstore/us/product/0805050485.htm (277 words)

	Attacking with 1.E4
		The Najdorf is perhaps the most popular of all variations in perhaps the most popular of all Black defenses.
		Originally popularized by the Polish/Argentinean Grandmaster Miguel Najdorf, the idea is pure prophylaxis — to deny White the use of the b5-square while hoping to play e5 to force White’s Knight to a passive square.
		Because the Najdorf is designed around being able to quickly contest that square (for example, delaying Nc6 in favor of an eventual Nbd7 and accelerating queenside play with b5 both assist in this fight), Black generally doesn’t find himself strategically overrun.
	www.jeremysilman.com /book_reviews_rb/rb_mastering_najdorf.html (1634 words)

	BFCC:
		This is an excellent biography of Grandmaster Miguel Najdorf, in his lifetime he played against no fewer than eleven world champions of chess.
		I was enthralled by this fine book of a man whose daughter describes as possessing the supreme power of a king, the elegance of a queen, the ubiquitousness of a bishop and the strength of a castle; he had a pawns tenacity and in his movements he would jump with the agility of a knight.
		There are 100 of Najdorfs games in this book and these feature outstanding players such as Fischer, Spassky, Keres and many others who are still held in high regard today.
	www.bfcc-online.org.uk /files/reviews/batsford/najdorf_life&games.htm (237 words)

	Miguel Najdorf
		Polish-Argentinean GM Miguel Najdorf has had a long and remarkable career.
		Never lacking in self-confidence, he declared in 1947 that he would soon become world champion.
		In this game, sometimes called the "Polish Immortal," Miguel Najdorf strips bare the enemy King (Ignacio Glucksberg), finally sacrificing four pieces and driving it into a mating net.
	www.chess-poster.com /great_games/miguel_najdorf.htm (54 words)

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		Najdorf vs Julio Salas Romo, Vina del Mar, 1945
		Najdorf vs J Bolbochan, Mar del Plata, 1946
		Najdorf vs J Gutierrez, Vina del Mar, 1945
	www.wtharvey.com /najd.html (152 words)

	Garri Kasparow - My great predecessors - Part IV - 496 pages, clothbound with jacket, 1st edition 2004.: 39,40 Euro - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		After this Reshevsky remained practically alone against the Soviet cohort (subsequently his experience came in very useful to Fischer), Until the end of the 1950s he was the undisputed No. 1 in the West, although in the USA a new group of talented players had grown up: Evans, the Byrne brothers, Bisguier, Lombardy...
		The strongest of them was Najdorf, who was the same age as Reshevsky and was also born in Poland, but left it 20 years later.
		These two - the modest, religious Reshevsky, and the cheerful, sociable Najdorf- introduced western colour into top-ranking chess, which was dominated by representatives of the USSR and the Eastern Bloc countries.
	www.niggemann.com /e/detail/buecher/7681.html (1345 words)

	Najdorf, Mieczyslaw -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Polish-born Argentine chess grandmaster who was active in the sport for nearly 70 years, during which he won 52 international tournaments, was for a time ranked in the top-10 players in the world, and had his name given to a popular variation of the Sicilian defense (b.
		"Najdorf, Mieczyslaw." Britannica Book of the Year, 1998 from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service.
		More results on "Najdorf, Mieczyslaw" when you join.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9114828?tocId=9114828 (385 words)

	Najdorf: Life and Games - USCF Sales
		It included two World Championship Candidates tournaments, prestigious events such as the Piatigorsky Cup and 15 Olympiads — where he represented his native Poland and later Argentina, the country that adopted him after the outbreak of the Second World War.
		His feats of simultaneous blindfold play remain unequalled and his name is known throughout the the chess world for his contribution to the Sicilian Defense; the Najdorf variation was to become a formidable weapon of (among others) Mikhail Tal, Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov.
		The book includes more than 130 complete games, of which nearly half are annotated by Najdorf himself or his contemporaries, while the rest are elucidated by GM Adrian Mikhalchishin’s authoritative modern commentary.
	uscfsales.com /item.asp?cID=6&PID=1509 (279 words)

	Chessmetrics Ratings: Najdorf, Miguel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		These ratings for Najdorf, Miguel are calculated yearly, as of January 1st of the indicated year.
		Each yearly rating incorporates all rated games played in the preceding year, along with the ratings that were already calculated at the start of that year.
		Each year, everyone's rating on the January 1st list has been increased/decreased by an identical amount, so that the average rating of the #8 through #12 players is aligned at 2600.
	www.chessmetrics.com /player_lists/Player2405.html (95 words)

	Chess Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		On one occasion, however, the player he questioned simply stood there, shy and speechless: GM Najdorf had absentmindedly addressed his opponent in that day's game, the noted Soviet chess theoretician GM Isaac Boleslavsky.
		Most Blindfold Chess Wins: In Jan. 1947, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Miguel Najdorf (Argentina - at least is close to Peru) played 45 simultaneous chess games over 23 hrs 25 mins against some of the best players in Brazil.
		Najdorf was at a chess tournament in Argentina when the Germans invaded his native Poland in 1939, and he subsequently became an Argentinian citizen.
	www.ubu.brad.ac.uk /sports/chess/culture.htm (2252 words)

	Chessmetrics Ratings: Najdorf, Miguel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		These ratings, calculated for Najdorf, Miguel, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the year before the "Date of rating", along with the ratings that were already calculated one year previously.
		If a player has an insufficient number of games in recent years, there may be gaps in the list, even though you may see ratings listed on previous and/or subsequent dates.
		Click on the link to see the sorted list of all players' ratings on their birthdays when turning that same age.
	www.chessmetrics.com /PL/PL27761.htm (330 words)

	::: Star Weekend Magazine ::: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Frank Marshall and some other masters had to leave their baggage at a Mannheim hotel, as they rushed out for the first train going out of Germany.
		Miguel Najdorf, the Polish master, was in Buenos Aires when the bad news came.
		Najdorf never got an answer to his question.
	www.thedailystar.net /magazine/2005/01/04/time.htm (361 words)

	Steve Brandwein, Professional Chess Hustler
		Najdorf mopped him up game after game, to the amazement of all.
		However, Najdorf was known as one of the strongest five-minute players in the world.
		I have defeated Najdorf, Dzindzichashvili, Browne, Benko, Polgars3, Kupchik, Edward Lasker and many other famous players individual games of chess, but I had never won a game against Steve Brandwein.
	www.anusha.com /brandwein.htm (775 words)

	Najdorf Variation
		[This is the characteristic move popularized by Miguel Najdorf and refined into a feared weapon in the hands of Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov.
		On 6 Bc4 (controlling d5) or 6 Bg5 (potentially pinning the f6 knight which defends d5), Black should play 6...
		Other important 6th moves by White are 6 f4 and 6 Be3, in which case Black has the choice between the thematic Najdorf 6...
	www.kidschess.com /sicilian/najdorf.html (296 words)

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		Najdorf, Miguel (Naidorf, Meiczyslaw/Mendel) : Jews In Sports @ Virtual Museum
		At the age of 21, Najdorf represented Poland in the 1935 Chess Olympiad.
		In 1950, Najdorf engaged 250 opponents for 11 hours of chess, winning 226 games, drawing 15, and losing nine.
	www.jewsinsports.org /profile.asp?sport=chess&ID=20 (82 words)

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