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Buenos Aires 1939 chess tournament

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Argentine chess event

The event was held in Buenos Aires, immediately after the 8th Chess Olympiad, 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. All participants, except of Paul Keres, had decided to stay in Argentina due to outbreak of World War II.

The results and standings:

Buenos Aires (Circulo) 1939
# 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

  1. "OlimpBase :: 8th Chess Olympiad, Buenos Aires 1939, information".
  2. "Rosario 1939/Buenos Aires 1939".
  3. Torneo Internacional del Círculo de Ajedrez Octubre 1939 by M. Czerniak (Buenos Aires, 1946)
  4. "List of players who remained in Argentina in 1939 (notes in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2009-10-18.
  5. "Aberdeen (Scottish Championship) 1939". Archived from the original on 2009-01-04. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
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