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Nxe5 fe Nxe5 Kf4 Ng6+ Kf3 f4 is convincing.
Another sequence is:
1 .. Nxe5+
2 fxe5 f4
3 [] Nxe5+ (mate?)
http://www.revver.com/video/993063/the-worlds-most-famous-chess-combinations-8-glucksberg-najdorf/
Another sequence is:
1 .. Nxe5+
2 fxe5 f4
3 [] Nxe5+ (mate?)
1…Nxe5 (no matter which knight)
2.fxe5 f4??
3.Bxh7 Kh8
4.exf4 Nxe5
5.Ke3 +-
Actually at the time the game was played Najdorf went by the name Mieczysław or Mietek but his real name was Mendel. The game may have actually been played as early as 1929. Najdorf adopted the name Miguel only after his emigration to Argentina in 1939.
This is the famous “Polish Immortal” game. Main line is
1… Ndxe5+ 2. fxe5 Nxe5+ 3. Kf4 Ng6+ 4. Kf3 f4 5. exf4 Bg4+ 6. Kxg4 Ne5+ 7.fxe5 h5#