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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 3 of 5; games 51-75 of 120  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
51. Letelier vs J Canepa  ½-½311938MontevideoE16 Queen's Indian
52. R Bensadon vs O Trompowsky  1-0521938MontevideoA47 Queen's Indian
53. J C Balparda vs V Fenoglio  0-1381938MontevideoE33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
54. A Salles Oliveira vs R Flores Alvarez  ½-½211938MontevideoD94 Grunfeld
55. R Grau vs C Guimard  ½-½401938MontevideoD26 Queen's Gambit Accepted
56. A Olivera vs C H Maderna  0-1401938MontevideoD46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
57. Alekhine vs Letelier 1-0251938MontevideoD29 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
58. E Rotunno vs J C Balparda  1-0521938MontevideoD02 Queen's Pawn Game
59. A Olivera vs J Canepa  1-0281938MontevideoE15 Queen's Indian
60. O Trompowsky vs R Flores Alvarez 1-0311938MontevideoE24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
61. R Bensadon vs A da Silva Rocha  ½-½521938MontevideoD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
62. A Salles Oliveira vs V Fenoglio  ½-½271938MontevideoA83 Dutch, Staunton Gambit
63. R Grau vs W O Cruz  ½-½301938MontevideoA47 Queen's Indian
64. C Guimard vs C H Maderna  0-1341938MontevideoD61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack
65. Alekhine vs R Bensadon 1-0341938MontevideoC43 Petrov, Modern Attack
66. E Rotunno vs A Olivera  ½-½241938MontevideoE16 Queen's Indian
67. J Canepa vs R Flores Alvarez  0-1391938MontevideoC02 French, Advance
68. J C Balparda vs O Trompowsky  0-1301938MontevideoE33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
69. A da Silva Rocha vs W O Cruz  ½-½261938MontevideoD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
70. A Salles Oliveira vs C Guimard  0-1551938MontevideoE10 Queen's Pawn Game
71. V Fenoglio vs C H Maderna  1-0351938MontevideoA15 English
72. Letelier vs R Grau  0-1561938MontevideoD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
73. Alekhine vs C Guimard  ½-½321938MontevideoD55 Queen's Gambit Declined
74. J Canepa vs R Bensadon 1-0361938MontevideoB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
75. Letelier vs E Rotunno  ½-½471938MontevideoB50 Sicilian
 page 3 of 5; games 51-75 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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