Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Miguel Najdorf.
White to move and win except where noted.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your mouse from one bracket to the other.
a)
Najdorf vs Seidler, Buenos Aires, 1977
[ Qe7 ]
b)
Najdorf vs Szapiro, Lodz, 1928
[ Re1 ]
c)
Najdorf vs Wexler, Buenos Aires (CH-ARG), 1951
[ Bxc6+ ]
d)
White Mates in 9. Najdorf vs Gondim, Mar del Plata, 1956
[ Qxb6 ]
e)
Najdorf vs NN, Rafaela, 1942
[ Bxh7+ ]
Najdorf's 'Polish Immortal' Game
Najdorf Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win.
a)
Najdorf vs Jiri Pelikan, Mar del Plata, 1944
[ d6 ]
b)
Najdorf vs Julio Salas Romo, Vina del Mar, 1945
[ Bc5 w/Ra4+ ]
c)
Najdorf vs Carlos Hounie Fleurquin, Mar del Plata, 1946
[ Ba3 ]
d)
Najdorf vs J Bolbochan, Mar del Plata, 1946
[ Qf6 if Rg8 Rc6 ]
e)
Najdorf vs Carlos Maderna, Mar del Plata, 1946
[ Qd8+ ]
Najdorf Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Najdorf vs Gedeon Barcza, Budapest, 1936
1b2r3/5k1p/p3p1pP/4P1B1/7K/1B6/P4Pb1/4R3 w - - 0 1
[ f3 w/Kg3 ]
b)
White Mates in 6. Najdorf vs Christian De Ronde, Buenos Aires, 1945
rn3rk1/6np/3q2p1/3P4/1pBB2P1/pPp2Q1P/P7/2R2RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Qxf8+ Qxf8 d6+ Ne6 Bxe6+ Qf7 Rxf7 ]
c)
White Mates in 7. Najdorf vs Enrique Falcon, Buenos Aires, 1945
3q1nb1/r6k/p6B/1pp2p1P/4pP2/PP2P3/2P1B1R1/Q5K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rg7+ Kxh6 Rxa7 ]
d)
Najdorf vs J Gutierrez, Vina del Mar, 1945
4k3/3nr3/2q1p2p/1p3pN1/5P2/6P1/rP1R1Q1P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxe6 if Ra4 (if Rxe6 Rxe6+ w/Re2) Ng7+ Kf8 Rxe7 & Nxf5 ]
e)
Najdorf vs Laszlo Szabo, Groningen, 1946
r4bk1/1bq2p1p/2n1pBp1/4P3/1p2B3/1P2QN1P/2R2PPK/8 w - - 0 1
[ Bxc6 Bxc6 Nd4 w/Qc1 ]
Najdorf Puzzles, Part IV. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
Najdorf vs Vladimir Rohacek, Prague, 1946
r3r3/p1Qn1ppp/1p3k2/1b3q2/1NpP4/P7/5PPP/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Qd6+ if Qe6 Nd5+ mates or if Re6 Nd5+ & if Kg6 Qg3+ mates ]
b)
Najdorf vs Erich Eliskases, Mar del Plata, 1947
5qk1/5p1r/1p1r4/3P3p/2R2R2/2Q3P1/5PK1/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rc8 Rd8 Rfc4 w/Rxd8 & Rc8 ]
c)
White Mates in 5. Najdorf vs Gudbjartur Gudmundsson, Amsterdam, 1950
3r1k1q/pbn5/1pp2NB1/3p1P2/2P2bQ1/1P6/P5PP/1K2R3 w - - 0 1
[ Nh7+ Qxh7 (if Kg8 Bf7+) Bxh7 Be3 f6 ]
d)
Najdorf vs Kristian Skold, Dubrovnik, 1950
1r6/2n1kpp1/pNRb3p/P2p4/1p1P4/3K4/1P1B1PPP/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rxc7 w/Bxc7 Nxd5+ & Bf4+ ]
e)
White Mates in 8. Najdorf vs Yosef Porath, Amsterdam, 1954
2rr1k2/p4p1Q/1pq2bpp/3N4/8/P2R3P/1P3PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ne7 Be5 Nxc6 h5 Rxd8+ ]
Najdorf Puzzles, Part V. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 2. Najdorf vs Rodolfo Kalkstein, Montevideo, 1954
4r3/2q1rpk1/p3bN1p/2p3p1/4QP2/2N4P/PP4P1/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Qh7+ ]
b)
Najdorf vs Salas Romo, Montevideo, 1954
6kr/p1q1rp2/1p3Rbp/4n3/2pBPQP1/P1P5/4B2P/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxe5 Qxe5 Rxg6+ fxg6 Bxc4+ ]
c)
White Mates in 5. Najdorf vs Enrique Reinhardt, Buenos Aires, 1955
r2q1rk1/pbR2p2/1pnQ2p1/8/1P6/P1N5/4B1PP/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rfxf7 ]
d)
Najdorf vs Ruben Shocron, Buenos Aires, 1955
3brrk1/pqpp2np/8/1p1N1NQn/2P1p3/1P6/PB3PPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nh6+ w/Qxh5 ]
e)
Najdorf vs Boris Spassky, Goteborg, 1955
3n2k1/1pp1Bp2/r4bp1/3P3p/8/4P1P1/r4PBP/1R1R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ d6 if Rxd6 Bxf6 ]
Najdorf Puzzles, Part VI. White to move and win except where noted.
a)
White Mates in 5. Najdorf vs Aleksander Matanovic, Mar del Plata, 1960
2r1rn1k/2q3pp/pp1b3N/3b4/6Q1/3B4/PB4PP/3R1R1K w - - 0 1
[ Rf7 ]
b)
White Mates in 6. Najdorf vs Miroslav Filip, Varna, 1962
4q1k1/7p/p1b1p1pB/1p1nPpQ1/7P/P5P1/1P3PB1/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bxd5 if Bxd5 Qf6 or if Qf7 Bxc6 Qf8 Bd7 ]
c)
Najdorf vs Vicente Palermo, Buenos Aires, 1964
1r2r1k1/pp4pp/2p1pp2/8/q2P4/B2BPN2/5PPP/R1R3K1 w - - 0 1
[ Bc5 Qb3 Bc4 Qb2 Rab1 ]
d)
Najdorf vs Julio Bolbochan, Buenos Aires, 1965
r1br1nk1/pp2qpbp/1npp2p1/5P2/1PP1P3/1NN1B3/P2QB1PP/2R2RK1 w - - 0 1
[ f6 if Bxf6 Rxf6 Qxf6 Bg5 ]
e)
Najdorf vs Florin Gheorghiu, Mar del Plata, 1965
2rq1r1k/1p1b3p/p1nR2pb/3N1p2/P7/5N2/1PB2PPP/3QR1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Ne7 if Rc7 Nxc6 w/Ne5 ]
Najdorf Puzzles, Part VII. White to move and win.
a)
Najdorf vs Robert J Fischer, Santa Monica, 1966
1r3qk1/1b3pb1/p2n3p/N1pP1Q2/PpN2p2/5B1P/1P3PP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Nxd6 if Qxd6 Nxb7 ]
b)
Najdorf vs Jiri Pelikan, Buenos Aires, 1968
r1r2k2/4pp1Q/p2p1bp1/1pqP4/2nN2b1/1B3P2/PPP5/1KBR3R w - - 0 1
[ Ne6+ if fxe6 Qxg6 w/Bh6 or if Bxe6 dxe6 Bg7 Bh6 ]
c)
Najdorf vs Herman Pilnik, Mar del Plata, 1972
2br2k1/4bpp1/p3p2p/2N5/1P2Q2P/2q1PBP1/5P2/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxd8+ Bxd8 Qc6 ]
d)
Najdorf vs Jorge Rubinetti, Buenos Aires, 1973
3q2k1/1p1rn1p1/p2r1p2/P2P1RnQ/1P2p2p/1B2P2P/1B4P1/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg5 if fxg5 Qf7+ mates ]
e)
Najdorf vs H Ardiansyah, Manila, 1973
1rb1n2k/3q2bp/p2p2p1/1p1Bn1N1/2P3P1/2N1B2P/PP1Q4/5RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Nf7+ Nxf7 Rxf7 if Qd8 Bd4 (w/Qh6) ]
Najdorf Puzzles, Part VIII. White to move and win.
a)
Najdorf vs Margeir Petursson, Reykjavik, 1976
6k1/1b3rrp/1p2q1p1/p1ppP3/4pPP1/1P2P1RP/PB2Q2K/5R2 w - - 0 1
[ f5 Qc8 e6 ]
b)
Najdorf vs A Seidler, Buenos Aires, 1977
4qnk1/2Q2p2/4rP1p/6p1/3R4/2P1p1BP/6P1/7K w - - 0 1
[ Rd8 if Qc6 Qe7 ]
c)
Najdorf vs Arnold Denker, Groningen, 1996
rr4k1/5p1p/1ppq2p1/3Nn3/P3PQ2/8/1P4PP/2R2RK1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxc6 if Qxc6 Ne7+ ]
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