BCC LEGENDS: MIGUEL (MICHAEL MENDEL) NAJDORF: FROM WARSAW TO BUENOS AIRES //

BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB

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4SS 60/SD EVENT

SATURDAY: JUNE 14, 2014

LEGENDS NAJDORF: THE FACTS

Najdorf's record with Boris Spassky: 1 win; 1 loss; 8 draws!

Boris Spassky analyzes with Miguel Najdorf

Miguel Najdorf v Boris Spassky, Palma de Mallorca, R=3, 1969                                 D34

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.b3 Be6 11.Bb2 Qe7 12.Nb5 Rac8 13.Rc1 Ne4 14.Nfd4 Bd7 15.e3 a6 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Nd4 a5 18.Rc2 Bb6 19.Qh5 f5 20.Rfc1 Bxd4 21.Bxd4 Rfe8 22.Qd1 Ra8 23.Bc5 Qf7 24.Qd4 h6 25.Qd1 Re6 26.Bb6 Qf8 27.Qd4 Kh7 28.Qb2 Qe7 29.a3 Qf7 30.Qd4 Qh5 31.Qd1 Qxd1+ 32.Rxd1 Rb8 33.Bxa5 Rxb3 34.Ra1 Re8 35.a4 Ra8 36.Bc7 Nc3 37.a5 Nb5 38.Bb6 Na3 39.Rca2 Nc4 40.Bd4 Ra6 41.h4 g5 42.hxg5 hxg5 43.Bf1 Kg6 44.Be2 g4 45.Kf1 Be6 46.Ke1 Rb5 47.Bc3 Rb3 48.Rc2 c5 49.Rcc1 Ra7 50.Bd1 Rb8 51.Ba4 d4 52.exd4 cxd4 53.Bxd4 1/2

Miguel Najdorf plays Bobby Fischer

Najdorf v Fischer, Leipzig, Olympiad, 1960

Bobby Fischer v Miguel Najdorf, Leipzig, Ol, 1960, R=8   B81

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g4 a6 7. g5 Nfd7 8. Be3 b5 9. a3 Bb7 10. Qd2 Be7 11. h4 Nc5 12. f3 Qc7 13. O-O-O Nbd7 14. Bxb5 axb5 15. Ndxb5 Qc6 16. Nxd6+ Bxd6 17. Qxd6 O-O-O 18. Qxc6+ Bxc6 19. b4 Na4 20. Rd6 Kc7 21. Rxc6+ Kxc6 22. Nxa4 Ra8 23. Nc3 Rxa3 24. Kb2 Rha8 25. f4 Nb6 26. Bxb6 Kxb6 27. Rd1 R3a7 28. Rd6+ Kb7 29. h5 h6 30. gxh6 gxh6 31. f5 Re8 32. Nb5 Ra4 33. c3 exf5 34. Rf6 Re7 35. Nd6+ Kb8 36. exf5 Ra6 37. Rxh6 Kc7 38. Nb5+ Kb7 39. Nd6+ Kc7 40. Nb5+ Kb7 41. Rh7 Rf6 42. Nd4 Re4 43. Kc2 Re3 44. Kb3 Re4 45. Rh8 Rh4 46. Re8 Rxh5 47. Re7+ Kc8 48. Kc4 Rh3 49. b5 Rg3 50. Nc6 Rxf5 51. Na7+ Kd8 52. Nc6+ Kc8 53. Re4 Kc7 54. Nd4 Rf1 55. Re7+ Kb6 56. Rd7 Rc1 57. Rd6+ Kb7 58. Ne2 Rg4+ 59. Nd4 Rg3 1/2-1/2

Najdorf, standing, is pleased with the draw!

 FISCHER OVER NAJDORF: 4 : 1 : 4

Fischer v Najdorf Varna (ol) 1962

 Bobby Fischer vs Miguel Najdorf, Santa Monica, CA (2nd Piatigorsky Cup) R=7, 1966  E75

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. Bf4 e5 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Bg5 Be6 9. N1c3 a6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11.Na3 Nd4 12. Bc4 b5 

13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Ne2 Nc6 15. Ng3 Qd7 16. c4 Nd4 17. O-O b4 18. Nc2 Nxc2 19. Qxc2 h5 20. Rfd1 h4 21. Nf1 Rg8 22. a3 h3 23. g3 bxa3 24. Rxa3 Qc6 25. Qe2 f5 26. c5 Qxe4 27. Qxe4 fxe4 28. cxd6 Bh6 29. Ra5 

Kd7 30. Rxe5 Bg7 31. Rxe4 Bxb2 32. Ne3 a5 33. Nc4 Rgb8 34. Rh4 Kc6 

35. Rh7 Bd4 36. Rc7+ Kd5 37.d7 a4 38. Nb6+ Rxb6 39. Rc8 Rd6 40. Rxa8 Rxd7 41. Rxa4 e5 42. Kf1 Rb7 43. f4 Ke6 44. fxe5 Rf7+ 45. Ke2 Rf2+ 

46. Kd3 Bxe5 47. Re1 1-0

Najdorf had the ultimate respect for Fischer 




who he admired as an indomitable 
chess force emerging 
in the post-Botvinnik era.



Miguel Najdorf is also known for his "Najdorf Sicilian" 

which goes like this: 

1. e4 c5; 2. Nf3 d6; 3. d4 cxd4; 4. Nxd4 Nf6; 5. Nc3 a6 . . . ect.

This Saturday, June 14, 2014 // LEGENDS: NAJDORF // 

BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB // 

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COMMEMORATING THIS 20th Century chess legend, blindfold chess champion,

and ranked #2 in the world, 1947-1949. At the age of 69, Najdorf tied for 2nd 

place at Buenos Aires 1979, and scored 8.5/15 for 4th place at the very strong Buenos Aires tournament in 1988, at the age of 78!



See you Saturday!