Miguel Najdorf vs Svetozar Gligoric (1953)

Miguel Najdorf vs Svetozar Gligoric
Mar del Plata 1953 · King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation. Classical System Misc. Lines (E98) · 0-1

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Jun-26-03		ksadler: <refutor> Which version is correct? This game has Black winning, while Najdorf vs Gligoric, 1953 has White winning. Obviously it's 0-1 right?

Jun-26-03		Honza Cervenka: Black is clearly winning, but there is also a little difference in order of moves after 12.Bd2.

Mar-16-05		Cerebrate2006: This is where the Mar del Plata variation was born. In his book on this variation, Gligoric decribes how he made up this line just a few minutes before the game and made up new moves as he went along. This novelty quickly turned into one of the most important lines in all of chess. Najdorf, the poor guy, drew another round to this same line later in this tournament. The book on this line by Gligoric is almost a must for any player who wants to play this line.

Mar-16-05		Backward Development: What, may i ask, is the move or the series of moves that defines the Mar del Plata variation? I'm not really a KID guy, so be easy. :)

Mar-16-05		An Englishman: Good Evening: BD, it depends upon whom you ask. Some will say 9...Nd7. Some will say it's Black's 9th & 10th moves. A small minority, including yours truly, will say it's the entire system of combined offense and defense which Black uses from moves 9-19. This is truly one of the most profound games in chess history--that little dance of the Rook and Bishop from moves from 16-19 is amazing, because Black is playing attack and defense over the entire board with a simple rearrangement on three squares.

Dec-07-08		kingscrusher: Apparently the Mar De Plata variation of the Kings Indian defence was named after this particular game: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar_de...

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