I was lucky enough to play against six world champions and several top
players in my modest chess career, but the greatest player I feel
privileged to have known, to have spent time with him, was Miguel
Najdorf, "El Viejo".
This is a chess book, with 275 commented games, it covers all his chess
career, but it has also many stories. Najdorf was the most important
Argentinean chess player, and he was an exceptional person. Oscar Panno
said that Najdorf reminded him of Don Quixote, in the part of the book
where he tells Sancho Panza, "Wherever I am, that is where the head of
the table is going to be". He successfully overcame the most terrible
setbacks, as few are capable of doing. Writing about Miguel Najdorf is
one of my greatest pleasures as a chess journalist and writer!
Zenon Franco Ocampos, April 2021.