Buenos Aires 1939 chess tournament
The event was held in Buenos Aires, immediately after the 8th Chess Olympiad,[1] from 2nd to 19 October 1939 at the Círculo de Ajedrez, one of the two main chess clubs in the city. Play took place at the club's long-time premises at Bartolomé Mitre 670, with rounds starting at 20.30 hours in the evening.[2][3] All participants, except of Paul Keres, had decided to stay in Argentina due to outbreak of World War II.[4]
The results and standings:[5]
| # | Player | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Miguel Najdorf |  Poland | x | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 1-2 | Paul Keres |  Estonia | 0 | x | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 3-4 | Gideon Ståhlberg |  Sweden | ½ | ½ | x | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7 |
| 3-4 | Moshe Czerniak |  Palestine | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 5-6 | Paulino Frydman | Poland | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 5-6 | Carlos Guimard |  Argentina | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | x | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Roberto Grau | Argentina | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 |
| 8 | Markas Luckis |  Lithuania | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | x | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5 |
| 9-10 | José Gerschman | Argentina | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 |
| 9-10 | Francisco Benkö | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | x | 1 | ½ | 3.5 |
| 11 | Sonja Graf |  Germany | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | x | 1 | 2.5 |
| 12 | Luis Argentino Palau | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | x | 2 |
References
- ↑ http://www.olimpbase.org/1939/1939in.html
- ↑ http://www.vanstockum.nl/product/11406942/Rosario-1939Buenos-Aires-1939.html
- ↑ Torneo Internacional del Círculo de Ajedrez Octubre 1939 by M. Czerniak (Buenos Aires, 1946)
- ↑ "List of players who remained in Argentina in 1939 (notes in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2009-10-21.
- ↑ http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables10.htm
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