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Santiago Tournament

Borislav Ivkov9/12(+7 -1 =4)[games]
Ludek Pachman9/12(+7 -1 =4)[games]
Herman Pilnik8/12(+6 -2 =4)[games]
Luis Sanchez7.5/12(+5 -2 =5)[games]
Raul Sanguineti7.5/12(+5 -2 =5)[games]
Bobby Fischer7.5/12(+7 -4 =1)[games]
Rodrigo Flores Alvarez6/12(+3 -3 =6)[games]
Carlos Jauregui6/12(+5 -5 =2)[games]
Rene Letelier Martner4/12(+1 -5 =6)[games]
Julio Salas Romo4/12(+3 -7 =2)[games]
Moises Stekel Grunberg3.5/12(+2 -7 =3)[games]
Walter Ader Hausman3.5/12(+1 -6 =5)[games]
Joao de Souza Mendes2.5/12(+1 -8 =3)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Santiago (1959)

The second Torneo de Arturo Alesandri Palma was held from April 20th to May 6th, 1959 in Santiago, Chile. Thirteen grandmasters and masters from Europe and the Americas competed in the round robin event. The participants from Europe included Borislav Ivkov from Yugoslavia and Ludek Pachman from Czechoslovakia. The players from the Americas included sixteen year old Bobby Fischer from the United States, João de Souza Mendes from Brazil, Luis Augusto Sanchez from Venezuela, Herman Pilnik and Raul Sanguineti from Argentina, and Walter Ader Hausman, Rodrigo Flores Alvarez, Carlos Jauregui, Rene Letelier Martner, Julio Salas Romo and Moises Stekel Grunberg from Chile.

This was an important tournament for Fischer, who was just beginning to compete in international events. He won as many games (seven) as tournament co-winners Ivkov and Pachman, but lost four games while drawing only one, finishing in a tie for 4th-6th place at +3.

The final standings and crosstable:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 =1 Ivkov * ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 9 =1 Pachman ½ * ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 9 3 Pilnik 0 ½ * ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 8 =4 Sanchez 0 1 ½ * ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 7½ =4 Sanguineti 0 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 7½ =4 Fischer 0 0 1 1 0 * ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 7½ =7 Flores-Alvarez ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 1 0 1 ½ ½ 6 =7 Jauregui ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 * 1 1 0 1 1 6 =9 Letelier Martner 1 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 4 =9 Salas Romo 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ * 0 1 1 4 =11 Stekel Grunberg 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 1 * ½ 0 3½ =11 Ader Hausman ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ * 1 3½ 13 Souza Mendes 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 * 2½

A trio of interesting stories took place: in Pachman vs Fischer, 1959 (Round 6), L Sanchez vs Pachman, 1959 (Round 9) (uncorking Fischer's idea of f4 on the 10th move before Pachman could get any deeper into his own idea) and C Jauregui vs Fischer, 1959 (Round 10) (all were white wins). Fischer and Pachman were sparring with each others' opening preparation for the tournament. The amicable pair had toured just a couple of weeks previously, after the Mar del Plata (1959) tournament wrapped up to enjoy a short vacation.

Original collection: Game Collection: Santiago 1959, by User: suenteus po 147.

 page 2 of 4; games 26-50 of 78  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
26. R Flores Alvarez vs Letelier  1-0661959SantiagoC78 Ruy Lopez
27. C Jauregui vs Pachman 0-1361959SantiagoE48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5
28. Pilnik vs R Sanguineti  ½-½231959SantiagoC07 French, Tarrasch
29. L Sanchez vs J de Souza Mendes  1-0451959SantiagoA68 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack
30. Fischer vs M S Grunberg 1-0351959SantiagoC76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation
31. M S Grunberg vs Pilnik  0-1631959SantiagoA21 English
32. R Sanguineti vs W Ader Hausman  1-0351959SantiagoD38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation
33. J Salas Romo vs R Flores Alvarez 1-0361959SantiagoE81 King's Indian, Samisch
34. Letelier vs C Jauregui  0-1411959SantiagoE14 Queen's Indian
35. Pachman vs Fischer 1-0401959SantiagoE10 Queen's Pawn Game
36. Ivkov vs L Sanchez  1-0411959SantiagoE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
37. L Sanchez vs R Sanguineti  ½-½341959SantiagoA48 King's Indian
38. Fischer vs Letelier 1-0391959SantiagoC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
39. Pilnik vs Pachman  ½-½361959SantiagoB83 Sicilian
40. C Jauregui vs J Salas Romo  1-0881959SantiagoA54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3
41. W Ader Hausman vs M S Grunberg ½-½731959SantiagoC89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall
42. J de Souza Mendes vs Ivkov  0-1441959SantiagoA56 Benoni Defense
43. M S Grunberg vs L Sanchez  0-1481959SantiagoC52 Evans Gambit
44. Letelier vs Pilnik  0-1531959SantiagoA31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation
45. R Flores Alvarez vs C Jauregui  1-0301959SantiagoB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
46. J Salas Romo vs Fischer 0-1661959SantiagoE80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation
47. R Sanguineti vs J de Souza Mendes  1-0431959SantiagoA15 English
48. Pachman vs W Ader Hausman 1-0391959SantiagoE82 King's Indian, Samisch, double Fianchetto Variation
49. Ivkov vs R Sanguineti  1-0351959SantiagoC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
50. W Ader Hausman vs Letelier  ½-½351959SantiagoD02 Queen's Pawn Game
 page 2 of 4; games 26-50 of 78  PGN Download
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