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Aug-13-07
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| Fusilli: <vonKrolock> I suspect Najdorf and Guimard must have quarreled a number of times, but it seems that they worked it out. BTW, Carlos Enrique Guimard doesn't have a date of death on his page, but he did pass away. So, good ol' Vasily Smyslov is the only survivor from Groningen 1956. |
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Sep-03-07
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| brankat: You mean ...1946. |
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Dec-14-07
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| capatal: "Look at me, I'm laughing, I'm making pleasantries, and I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight," proclaimed Argentinean grandmaster Miguel Najdorf (1910-1997)... after losing a game. - The World of Chess
Anthony Saidy and Norman Lessing |
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| Dec-26-07 |
| D4n: The Sicillian Najdorf (1. e4 c5 2. f3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. xd4 f6 5. c3 a6) is a strong opening... |
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| Feb-03-08 |
| cunaki: Another ex hero of mine down the drain. If true that Fischer was willing to play a GM draw when thats exactly what he was accusing the Russians of doing puts a rather different coloration on things doesnt it? So these chessplayers were all cheaters crooks shysters liars bums who exactly fit the mold of casino rats not great sportsmen or intellects. Just clever pawn pushers?
So Fischer knew that international chess was fixed as he was in on the game himself. But is the story true about him throwing a game??? Hard to believe. So back to the original Olympic ideal where competitors may not be paid for their efforts except for a laurel wreath. I knew a hustler in university who would play chess ping pong tennis cards whatnot for money only. We all held him in contempt and never played him. |
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| Mar-12-08 |
| Ruy Lopez: Did anyone else know that Bobby Fischer died recently? |
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Mar-12-08
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| MaxxLange: we heard |
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| Mar-12-08 |
| drnooo: Talk about neglect: hard to fathom how a player of the fantastic quality of this guy has only garnered seven pages. 65 per cent wins, that's mighty fine stuff. Maybe the most underrated player at this site by definition. |
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Mar-24-08
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| brankat: <drnooo> <Talk about neglect: hard to fathom how a player of the fantastic quality of this guy has only garnered seven pages..> How is this for neglect? I've compiled a list of players going back more than 200 years. Each one of them a great master of the game in his own way. In terms of results, influence, contribution, style, etc. Players, innovators, teachers. Yet, each with 7, or (mostly), less pages of kibitzing here. I'm sure there is a number of others I have not thought of. I've listed them in a chronological order:
F.A.Philidor..............7 pages
A.L.H.L.Deschapelles......1
P.C.F. de Saint Amant.....1
L.C.M.de la Bourdonnais...2
A.Anderssen...............4
L.Paulsen.................3
E.H.Bird..................6
A.Burn...2
J.Blackburne..............5
J.Zukertort...............6
J.Mieses..................2
M.Chigorin................7
Dr.S.Tarrasch.............7
F.J.Marshall..............6
R.Spielmann ... ..........5
Dr.Ossip Bernstein........1
Dr.M.Vidmar...............2
R.Reti...6
S.Flohr...................4
A.Lilienthal..............4
I.Szabo...................2
R.Fine...7
G.Stahlberg...............3 A.Kotov...................3
I.Boleslavsky.............3
I.Bondarevsky.............1
Y.Averbakh................2
S.Gligoric................5
M.Taimanov................7
W.Uhlmann.................3
O.Panno...................3
L.Polugaevsky ............2
B.Ivkov...................1
Portisch..................3
V.Hort...2
Dr.R.Huebner..............4
L.Ljubojevic..............3
Z.Ribli...................1
R.Vaganian................3
J.Timman..................6
A.Beliavsky...............3
Of course, the most frequented pages are those of the current top masters, which is understandable. And of a few top-notch old timers, mostly those whose lives and/or careers have been marked either by some totally stunning accomplishment/characteristic, or marred by a controversy. |
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Apr-15-08
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| brankat: "Miguel El Grande's" birthday! |
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| Apr-15-08 |
| gus inn: Happy birthday Don Miguel !
FYI : when Najdorf sat the record in blindsimul , it was a signal to family and relatives in Poland and Europe - telling that he was still alive."Please contact me when /if some of you are still alive". After the blindsimul he was found sleeeping an exhausted in a public cinema.After the audience had left the building. |
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| Apr-15-08 |
| Augalv: <it was a signal to family and relatives in Poland and Europe - telling that he was still alive."Please contact me when /if some of you are still alive".> Yes, he was sending signals to his family in back Poland but unfortunately most of them died in concentration camps. |
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| Apr-15-08 |
| Augalv: Readers may be interested to know that I myself have attained some measure of success in blindfold play, having amassed a lifetime winning percentage of .641 in Pin the Tail on the Donkey." Miguel Najdorf.
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Jul-11-08
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| whiteshark: <I won't play with you anymore. You have insulted my friend.> -- Miguel Najdorf (to an opponent who had cursed himself for a blunder) QotD on gmchess.com |
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Jul-26-08
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| kamalakanta: It is said about Najdorf that once, in a tournament where both he and Tal were playing, Tal sacrificed his Queen against someone else, and Najdorf became so excited and happy, he came over and gave Tal a kiss on the cheek! He was like a little child in that way! |
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Sep-19-08
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| whiteshark: Quote of the Day
" I do not believe the Soviet players are more talented than the others; they are just more inclined to consider chess work than play. " -- Najdorf |
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| Dec-22-08 |
| zzzzzzzzzzzz: thanks for mentioning that <whiteshark> |
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| Dec-22-08 |
| shintaro go: <Najdorf became so excited and happy, he came over and gave Tal a kiss on the cheek! He was like a little child in that way!> Or a little queer that way. |
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Dec-22-08
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| AnalyzeThis: No, Najdorf was a ladies man if ever there was one.... like Capablanca. |
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| Feb-15-09 |
| laskereshevsky: <AnalyzeThis:...Najdorf was a ladies man....like Capablanca.> At least, if not on the chess-board, I find something wich im good as Najdorf and Capa..... |
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| Mar-02-09 |
| ewan14: CORRECTION - The Soviets were scared of Najdorf.
He had beaten Botvinnik ( at Groningen in 1946 ) so the Soviets refused to let him replace R. Fine in the 1948 World Championship tournament |
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| Mar-02-09 |
| slomarko: and here is the game: Najdorf vs Botvinnik, 1946 |
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Apr-15-09
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| wordfunph: "I wanted to live as a rich man and end my life as a poor man. I don't want to be the richest dead person in the cemetery." GM Miguel Najdorf Happy Birthday Grandmaster Najdorf!!! |
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| Apr-15-09 |
| sonsurvivor: Happy Birthday |
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| Apr-15-09 |
| WhiteRook48: Happy Birthday |
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