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Mexico City (1932) This was the first international chess tournament held in Mexico. Alekhine and Kashdan shared 1st place with 8.5 out of 9, followed by Jose Joaquin Araiza (champion of Mexico and organizer of the tournament) with 6. Mexico City, Mexico, 6-17 October 1932 1 Alekhine X = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8.5 2 Kashdan = X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8.5 3 Araiza 0 0 X 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 6.0 4 Asiain 0 0 0 X 1 1 = 1 1 1 5.5 5 Vazquez 0 0 1 0 X 0 1 = 1 1 4.5 6 Gonzalez 0 0 0 0 1 X = = = 1 3.5 7 Medina 0 0 0 = 0 = X 1 1 = 3.5 8 Acevedo 0 0 0 0 = = 0 X 1 0 2.0 9 Soto Larrea 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 X 1 1.5 10 Brunner 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 0 X 1.5 Picture of participants: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-272shJCnp... Based on an original collection by User: TheFocus.  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. F Acevedo vs Alekhine   0-1 31 1932 Mexico City D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch 2. M Soto Larrea vs J Brunner   1-0 21 1932 Mexico City E12 Queen's Indian 3. J Asiain vs J Vazquez   1-0 37 1932 Mexico City D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 4. J Medina Zavalia vs E Gonzalez Rojo   ½-½ 28 1932 Mexico City A35 English, Symmetrical 5. J Araiza Munoz vs Kashdan   0-1 34 1932 Mexico City C47 Four Knights 6. F Acevedo vs M Soto Larrea   1-0 44 1932 Mexico City E16 Queen's Indian 7. J Vazquez vs J Medina Zavalia   1-0 53 1932 Mexico City D04 Queen's Pawn Game 8. J Brunner vs J Araiza Munoz   0-1 34 1932 Mexico City C13 French 9. Kashdan vs J Asiain   1-0 67 1932 Mexico City C26 Vienna 10. Alekhine vs E Gonzalez Rojo   1-0 37 1932 Mexico City B02 Alekhine's Defense 11. M Soto Larrea vs Alekhine 0-1 29 1932 Mexico City D26 Queen's Gambit Accepted 12. E Gonzalez Rojo vs J Vazquez   1-0 18 1932 Mexico City B02 Alekhine's Defense 13. J Araiza Munoz vs F Acevedo   1-0 53 1932 Mexico City A46 Queen's Pawn Game 14. J Medina Zavalia vs Kashdan   0-1 101 1932 Mexico City D52 Queen's Gambit Declined 15. J Asiain vs J Brunner   1-0 33 1932 Mexico City E12 Queen's Indian 16. M Soto Larrea vs J Araiza Munoz   0-1 22 1932 Mexico City A09 Reti Opening 17. J Brunner vs J Medina Zavalia   ½-½ 73 1932 Mexico City D18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 18. F Acevedo vs J Asiain   0-1 45 1932 Mexico City D60 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense 19. Alekhine vs J Vazquez   1-0 36 1932 Mexico City D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 20. Kashdan vs E Gonzalez Rojo   1-0 36 1932 Mexico City C86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack 21. J Araiza Munoz vs Alekhine 0-1 50 1932 Mexico City D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 22. E Gonzalez Rojo vs J Brunner   1-0 51 1932 Mexico City A46 Queen's Pawn Game 23. J Asiain vs M Soto Larrea   1-0 42 1932 Mexico City C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 24. J Medina Zavalia vs F Acevedo   1-0 57 1932 Mexico City B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 25. J Vazquez vs Kashdan   0-1 32 1932 Mexico City D94 Grunfeld  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     Apr-26-14    perfidious: One rather doubts Medina Garcia is the player listed, as he would have just celebrated his thirteenth birthday at the time of the event. Another source lists the player as J Medina. Oct-17-14    WCC Editing Project: <perfidious> Well it wouldn't be this <J. Medina>- J Medina. I agree with your post though. I think it highly unlikely that Antonio Angel Medina Garcia is the correct player in this tournament. A: As you point out, he would have been 13 years old when he played it. B: Look at his cg.com player page. He is listed in this event and then no other game is played until 1943. A 1943 start to his notable chess career makes a lot more sense, given his age. C: Skinner and Verhoeven "Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games 1902-1946" list the player as <J.Medina> (p.434) D: Peter Lahde "Isaac Kashdan- American Chess Grandmaster" lists this player as <J. Medina> (p.318) E. Di Felice "Chess Results 1931-1935" lists this player as <Joaquin Medina> (p.108) Oct-17-14    Stonehenge: There is a Joaquin Medina mentioned here (simul): http://chesscom-chesscoach.blogspot... Oct-17-14    Stonehenge: Joaquin Medina Zavalía: http://chesscom-chesscoach.blogspot... Oct-17-14    Stonehenge: Great Alekhine - Kashdan picture BTW, in Pasadena: http://www.ciudadajedrez.com/encicl... Oct-17-14    zanzibar: <Stonehenge> that's a beautiful, high-resolution photograph indeed. But, just for fun, I was trying to play the game over to see what move Kashdan was making. There seems to be a problem, though, since my <MillBase> version of the Pasadena game has Alekhine castling Q-side. It's clear that White castled K-side here. Can't quite figure out what game this photograph is from. NOTE: You need to pick a username and password to post a reply. Getting your account takes less than a minute, totally anonymous, and 100% free--plus, it entitles you to features otherwise unavailable. Pick your username now and join the chessgames community! If you already have an account, you should login now. 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