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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Montevideo Tournament

Alexander Alekhine13/15(+11 -0 =4)[games]
Carlos Guimard11.5/15(+10 -2 =3)[games]
Virgilio Fenoglio10.5/15(+9 -3 =3)[games]
Adhemar da Silva Rocha9.5/15(+6 -2 =7)[games]
Roberto Grau9/15(+7 -4 =4)[games]
Carlos Hugo Maderna9/15(+7 -4 =4)[games]
Walter Oswaldo Cruz8/15(+4 -3 =8)[games]
Rodrigo Flores Alvarez7.5/15(+5 -5 =5)[games]
Octavio Trompowsky7/15(+3 -4 =8)[games]
Alfredo Olivera6.5/15(+3 -5 =7)[games]
Julio Cesar Balparda5.5/15(+3 -7 =5)[games]
Antonio Salles Oliveira5/15(+1 -6 =8)[games]
Jose Canepa5/15(+2 -7 =6)[games]
Rene Letelier Martner5/15(+1 -6 =8)[games]
Ernesto Rotunno4.5/15(+3 -9 =3)[games]
Rafael Bensadon3.5/15(+2 -10 =3)[games]

 page 2 of 5; games 26-50 of 120  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
26. C H Maderna vs J Canepa  1-0441938MontevideoD67 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line
27. A Salles Oliveira vs E Rotunno  1-0311938MontevideoE16 Queen's Indian
28. O Trompowsky vs V Fenoglio  ½-½361938MontevideoD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
29. R Bensadon vs Letelier  0-1421938MontevideoD41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
30. R Flores Alvarez vs A da Silva Rocha  0-1321938MontevideoD22 Queen's Gambit Accepted
31. R Grau vs J C Balparda  1-0351938MontevideoD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
32. C Guimard vs W O Cruz  1-0301938MontevideoE30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad
33. Alekhine vs R Flores Alvarez 1-0411938MontevideoD22 Queen's Gambit Accepted
34. E Rotunno vs C H Maderna  0-1441938MontevideoD17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
35. V Fenoglio vs J Canepa  1-0341938MontevideoE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
36. A Salles Oliveira vs O Trompowsky  ½-½201938MontevideoA47 Queen's Indian
37. J C Balparda vs A da Silva Rocha  0-1471938MontevideoD20 Queen's Gambit Accepted
38. R Bensadon vs C Guimard  0-1341938MontevideoA47 Queen's Indian
39. Letelier vs W O Cruz  ½-½291938MontevideoA47 Queen's Indian
40. A Olivera vs R Grau  1-0511938MontevideoD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
41. J C Balparda vs Alekhine 0-1381938MontevideoA47 Queen's Indian
42. J Canepa vs A Salles Oliveira  ½-½321938MontevideoB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
43. V Fenoglio vs E Rotunno 1-0521938MontevideoD02 Queen's Pawn Game
44. C H Maderna vs O Trompowsky  ½-½421938MontevideoE33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
45. W O Cruz vs R Bensadon  1-0281938MontevideoD47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
46. A da Silva Rocha vs A Olivera  ½-½241938MontevideoE15 Queen's Indian
47. R Flores Alvarez vs R Grau  0-1391938MontevideoA13 English
48. Letelier vs C Guimard  0-1481938MontevideoD55 Queen's Gambit Declined
49. Alekhine vs A da Silva Rocha 1-0401938MontevideoB60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
50. E Rotunno vs W O Cruz  0-1271938MontevideoE60 King's Indian Defense
 page 2 of 5; games 26-50 of 120  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-29-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  jinkinson: This tournament has its own Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte... Alekhine was the only player from outside South America in this tournament (which makes sense since this was the eighth South American Chess Championship).
Feb-29-24  vonKrolock: Book <"MONTEVIDEO 1938 INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT"> by D A Brandreth ; published in Miquon, PA, 1960 by Dale Brandreth Limited Editions; 43 typescripted on rectos only; mimeographed; with tables and index. Quarto (11" x 8 1/4"). First edition limited to three hundred copies.

*** Players: Alexander Alekhine <... "fresh from his match victory <over> Max Euwe which regained the title of World Champion for him; the Argentinians Carlos Guimard, Carlos Maderna, Roberto Grau and Virgilio Fenoglio, all winners of <at least one> international tournament, and Rafael Bensadon; the Brazilian masters Walter Cruz, Champion of Brazil; Octavio Trompowsky, Adhemar da Silva Rocha and Armando Salles Oliveira; the Chilean masters Rodrigo Flores, champion of Chile; René Letelier, <winner> at the international tourney at <São Paulo> in 1937; and the <Uruguayan> contingent of Julio Balparada, champion of Uruguay; Alfredo Olivera, Ernesto Rotunno and José Cánepa.">

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