Miguel Najdorf

Chess Player

Birthday April 15, 1910

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Poland

DEATH DATE Jul 4, 1997 (87)

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About

Polish born Argentine chess Grandmaster who is best known for his Najdorf Variation, one of the most respected and deeply studied of all chess openings.

Before Fame

He represented Poland in four pre-war Chess Olympiads before moving to Argentina to escape Nazism.

Trivia

He became an international name after his 1929 match with Glucksberg that became known as The Polish Immortal.

Family Life

He was born and raised in a Jewish family in Warsaw, Poland.

Associated With

He was coached by chess legend Savielly Tartakower.