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
edit- ^ "OlimpBase :: 8th Chess Olympiad, Buenos Aires 1939, information".
- ^ "Rosario 1939/Buenos Aires 1939".[permanent dead link]
- ^ 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 2009-10-18.
- ^ "Aberdeen (Scottish Championship) 1939". Archived from the original on 2009-01-04. Retrieved 2008-10-06.