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Miguel Najdorf (born Mendel (Mieczysław) Najdorf in Grodzisk Mazowiecki near Warsaw, Poland, April...

Miguel Najdorf (born Mendel (Mieczysław) Najdorf in Grodzisk Mazowiecki near Warsaw, Poland, April 15, 1910 – died in Málaga, Spain, July 4, 1997) was a Polish-born Argentine chess grandmaster of Jewish origin, famous for his Najdorf Variation. Mieczysław Najdorf was tutored first by David Przepiorka, then by Savielly Tartakower, the latter of whom he always referred to as "my teacher". At the beginning of his chess career, in 1929, Najdorf defeated Glücksberg in a famous game known as "The Polish Immortal." In 1930, he tied for 6th-7th at the Warsaw Championship, an event won by Paulino Frydman. In 1931, he took second at Warsaw, behind Frydman. In 1932, he tied for 9th-10th at Warsaw. In 1933, he won at Warsaw (Quadrangular). In January 1934, he finished second to Rudolf Spielmann, at Warsaw. In summer 1934, he lost a match against Ored Karlin (+1 –2 =1). In 1934, he won the Warsaw championship. In 1935, he tied for 2nd-4th with Frydman and Henryk Friedman, behind Tartakower, at the 3rd Championship of Poland, held in Warsaw. Afterward, Najdorf won a match against Tartakower at Toruń (+2 –1 =2). In 1936, he tied for first with Lajos Steiner at the Hungarian Championship. In 1937,