Polgár shares victory with Bologan
The Najdorf Chess Festival Super Final took place 18th to 27th September in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Judit Polgár and Viktor Bologan shared overall victory in the tournament as a result of their last round draw. Nigel Short clinched third place after his main rival Anatoly Karpov was beaten by Ricardi's Volga/Benko Gambit.
Round 8
Polgar, Judit - Bologan, Viktor ˝-˝
Short, Nigel D - Flores, Diego 1-0
Karpov, Anatoly - Ricardi, Pablo 0-1
Milov, Vadim - Milos, Gilberto ˝-˝
Leitao, Rafael - Pierrot, Facundo ˝-˝
Final standings
1. Polgar, Judit HUN 2656 6˝
Bologan, Viktor MDA 2641 6˝
3. Short, Nigel ENG 2677 6
4. Karpov, Anatoly RUS 2699 5˝
5. Ricardi, Pablo ARG 2488 4˝
Milov, Vadim SUI 2626 4
Leitao, Rafael BRA 2567 4
8. Pierrot, Facundo ARG 2423 3˝
9. Milos, Gilberto BRA 2633 3
10. Flores, Diego ARG 2358 1˝
Games in PGN
Official website
Earlier rounds
Round 1
Polgar, Judit - Leitao, Rafael 1-0
Flores, Diego - Karpov, Anatoly 0-1
Ricardi, Pablo - Bologan, Viktor 0-1
Milos, Gilberto - Short, Nigel 0-1
Pierrot, Facundo - Milov, Vadim ˝-˝
Round 2
Karpov, Anatoly - Milos, Gilberto 1-0
Short, Nigel - Pierrot, Facundo 1-0
Milov, Vadim - Polgar, Judit ˝-˝
Bologan, Viktor - Leitao, Rafael ˝-˝
Ricardi, Pablo - Flores, Diego ˝-˝
Round 3
Polgar, Judit - Short, Nigel 1-0
Pierrot, Facundo - Karpov, Anatoly 0-1
Flores, Diego - Bologan, Viktor 0-1
Milos, Gilberto - Ricardi, Pablo 0-1
Leitao, Rafael - Milov, Vadim ˝-˝
Round 4
Karpov, Anatoly - Polgar, Judit ˝-˝
Bologan, Viktor - Milov, Vadim 1-0
Short, Nigel - Leitao, Rafael 1-0
Flores, Diego - Milos, Gilberto 0-1
Ricardi, Pablo - Pierrot, Facundo ˝-˝
Round 5
Polgar, Judit - Ricardi, Pablo ˝-˝
Leitao, Rafael - Karpov, Anatoly ˝-˝
Milov, Vadim - Short, Nigel ˝-˝
Pierrot, Facundo - Flores, Diego 1-0
Milos, Gilberto - Bologan, Viktor ˝-˝
Round 6
Flores, Diego - Polgar, Judit 0-1
Bologan, Viktor - Short, Nigel ˝-˝
Karpov, Anatoly - Milov, Vadim ˝-˝
Ricardi, Pablo - Leitao, Rafael ˝-˝
Milos, Gilberto - Pierrot, Facundo (postponed)
Round 7
Polgar, Judit - Milos, Gilberto 1-0
Short, Nigel - Karpov, Anatoly ˝-˝
Milov, Vadim - Ricardi, Pablo 1-0
Leitao, Rafael - Flores, Diego 1-0
Pierrot, Facundo - Bologan, Viktor 0-1
Round 8
Pierrot, Facundo - Polgar, Judit ˝-˝
Bologan, Viktor - Karpov, Anatoly ˝-˝
Ricardi, Pablo - Short, Nigel ˝-˝
Milos, Gilberto - Leitao, Rafael ˝-˝
Flores, Diego - Milov, Vadim 1-0
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Miguel Najdorf
Miguel Najdorf was a well known figure in the chess world for over half a century. He himself often said that he had played with every world champion except Steinitz. Najdorf was well known not only for his tremendous skill which almost took him to a world championship match, but also for his sparkling personality.
Najdorf's international career took off after World War II, which was a major personal tragedy for him. Being a Polish Jew, he decided not to return to Poland after the German invasion in 1939. At that time he was playing in Argentina. That South American country was to become his home for the rest of his life.
The best times in Najdorf's career were the late 40's and early 50's, when he was considered to be one of the world's top ten players. He faced all the greats, including Botvinnik, Fischer, Smyslov and Tal.
Najdorf's style was very tactical and attacking, and he gave his name to one of the sharpest lines in the Sicilian defence: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cd 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6.
Najdorf died in 1997, and continued to participate in chess tournaments to his last months.
See Terry Crandall's Najdorf bio for more info.
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