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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 2 of 2; games 26-45 of 45  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 26. F Acevedo vs E Gonzalez Rojo   ½-½ 38 1932 Mexico City C26 Vienna 27. M Soto Larrea vs J Medina Zavalia 0-1 40 1932 Mexico City D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 28. J Brunner vs J Vazquez   0-1 33 1932 Mexico City D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 29. J Araiza Munoz vs J Asiain   1-0 29 1932 Mexico City D02 Queen's Pawn Game 30. Alekhine vs Kashdan ½-½ 46 1932 Mexico City C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred 31. Kashdan vs J Brunner   1-0 31 1932 Mexico City B41 Sicilian, Kan 32. J Asiain vs Alekhine 0-1 41 1932 Mexico City B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 33. J Medina Zavalia vs J Araiza Munoz   0-1 57 1932 Mexico City C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 34. J Vazquez vs F Acevedo   ½-½ 66 1932 Mexico City A46 Queen's Pawn Game 35. E Gonzalez Rojo vs M Soto Larrea ½-½ 57 1932 Mexico City E16 Queen's Indian 36. F Acevedo vs Kashdan   0-1 28 1932 Mexico City D52 Queen's Gambit Declined 37. Alekhine vs J Brunner 1-0 26 1932 Mexico City D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 38. J Asiain vs J Medina Zavalia   ½-½ 34 1932 Mexico City B01 Scandinavian 39. M Soto Larrea vs J Vazquez   0-1 37 1932 Mexico City B02 Alekhine's Defense 40. J Araiza Munoz vs E Gonzalez Rojo   1-0 26 1932 Mexico City E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation 41. Kashdan vs M Soto Larrea   1-0 25 1932 Mexico City E16 Queen's Indian 42. E Gonzalez Rojo vs J Asiain   0-1 35 1932 Mexico City E60 King's Indian Defense 43. J Brunner vs F Acevedo 1-0 42 1932 Mexico City E01 Catalan, Closed 44. J Vazquez vs J Araiza Munoz   1-0 64 1932 Mexico City A46 Queen's Pawn Game 45. J Medina Zavalia vs Alekhine 0-1 65 1932 Mexico City E00 Queen's Pawn Game  page 2 of 2; games 26-45 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. Jan-05-24    mk volkov: Alekhine-Kashdan match would be very interesting, close to Alekhine-Capablanca rematch. Jan-05-24    perfidious: Alekhine was asked about that very question at the Pasadena event: Kashdan vs Flohr, 1930 Jan-05-24    HeMateMe: I think Stalin's man might have been looking for Alekhine and Trotsky got it, just by accident... Jan-05-24    mk volkov: <perfidious> Well, we can agree with AA about all three) NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members. No trolling. The use of "sock puppet" accounts to circumvent disciplinary action taken by moderators, create a false impression of consensus or support, or stage conversations, is prohibited. Do not degrade Chessgames or any of it's staff/volunteers. 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