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]

Buenos Aires (Circulo) 1939
# PlayerCountry123456789101112Total
1-2 Miguel Najdorf  Poland x 1½1½½1011118.5
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

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