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Word: najdorf (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1952-1952
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...thinks that women are too easily rattled to make strong players. Of composure and self-confidence, the two most important ingredients after ability, Reshevsky has a full measure. He displayed both when a spectator asked him to explain the one-sidedness of his match score against Argentina's Najdorf. Replied Sammy: "It's very simple. Najdorf is playing Reshevsky...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Personality, Oct. 20, 1952 | 10/20/1952 | See Source »

...barely been ruffled by the Cuban revolution. On the final day of play last week, first place was narrowed down to two Polish-born players: Samuel Reshevsky, 40, five-time U.S. champion, who toured his adopted land as a nine-year-old prodigy, jmd Argentina's Miguel Najdorf, 42, a mathematics professor who is one of the few men ever to beat Russian World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik. In personality, the two Poles were poles apart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Poles Apart | 3/31/1952 | See Source »

Jolly. In contrast to Reshevsky's concentrated grumpiness, Argentina's jolly Najdorf acted like an earnest student of Dale Carnegie. On the tense final day, most of the other players were discreetly rooting for Najdorf. Reshevsky made short work of his final opponent, Manhattan's Dr. Edward Lasker, whipping him in 38 implacable moves when Lasker overstepped his allowable time limit of 40 moves in 2¼ hours. Interest promptly centered on the match between Cuba's Rogelio Ortega and Najdorf, who moved into a technical position known to chessplayers as a Sicilian defense. After...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Poles Apart | 3/31/1952 | See Source »

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