| Mar del Plata (1959) |
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The 22nd Torneo Internacional de Ciudad Mar del Plata was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from March 23rd to April 10th, 1959. Fifteen chess masters and grandmasters from Europe and the Americas were invited to compete in the round robin event. Among the notable participants were sixteen year old grandmaster Bobby Fischer from the United States, Borislav Ivkov from Yugoslavia, Rene Letelier Martner from Chile, Ludek Pachman from Czechoslovakia, and Miguel Najdorf who led eight of his fellow Argentinian chess masters in the field. Najdorf and Pachman tied for first place with +7 each at the final. Fischer managed to match Pachman's eight wins, but lost an additional game more than the Czech grandmaster, which was only good enough for shared 3rd-4th with grandmaster Ivkov. The final standings and crosstable:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 Pts
=1 Najdorf * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 10½
=1 Pachman ½ * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 10½
=3 Ivkov 0 ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 10
=3 Fischer ½ 0 ½ * 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 10
5 Letelier ½ 0 0 1 * 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 9
6 Rossetto 0 ½ ½ 0 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 8
7 Wexler ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 7½
=8 Sanchez 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 7
=8 Sanguineti 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 7
10 Emma ½ 1 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 * 1 0 1 0 ½ 5½
=11 Bolbochan 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 0 4½
=11 Pilnik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ * 0 1 1 4½
=13 Shocron ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 * 0 1 4
=13 Souza-Mendes 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 1 * 1 4
15 Redolfi ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 * 3
Pachman and Fischer took a travel tour to Santiago (1959) that was held soon afterwards in neighboring Chile.Original collection: Game Collection: Mar del Plata 1959, by User: suenteus po 147.
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. R Sanguineti vs Pachman |
 | 0-1 | 71 | 1959 | Mar del Plata | E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights |
| 2. R A Redolfi vs R Shocron |
| 0-1 | 33 | 1959 | Mar del Plata | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 3. J Emma vs H Rossetto |
| 0-1 | 28 | 1959 | Mar del Plata | C56 Two Knights |
| 4. Fischer vs Pachman |
 | 0-1 | 56 | 1959 | Mar del Plata | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 5. R A Redolfi vs R Sanguineti |
| 0-1 | 43 | 1959 | Mar del Plata | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 6. J de Souza Mendes vs Fischer |
| 0-1 | 38 | 1959 | Mar del Plata | E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation |
| 7. Fischer vs Letelier |
| 0-1 | 61 | 1959 | Mar del Plata | C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
| 8. L Sanchez vs Ivkov |
| 0-1 | 43 | 1959 | Mar del Plata | A10 English |
| 9. J de Souza Mendes vs B Wexler |
| 0-1 | 37 | 1959 | Mar del Plata | B32 Sicilian |
| 10. R A Redolfi vs Fischer |
| 0-1 | 40 | 1959 | Mar del Plata | B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack |
| 11. Pilnik vs Najdorf |
| 0-1 | 33 | 1959 | Mar del Plata | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
| 12. R A Redolfi vs B Wexler |
| 0-1 | 36 | 1959 | Mar del Plata | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 13. R Shocron vs H Rossetto |
| 0-1 | 41 | 1959 | Mar del Plata | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 14. Pachman vs J Emma |
| 0-1 | 22 | 1959 | Mar del Plata | A25 English |
| 15. H Rossetto vs Najdorf |
| 0-1 | 58 | 1959 | Mar del Plata | A10 English |
| 16. J Bolbochan vs R A Redolfi |
| 0-1 | 31 | 1959 | Mar del Plata | B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 |
| 17. J Emma vs J de Souza Mendes |
| 0-1 | 42 | 1959 | Mar del Plata | E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno |
| 18. Pilnik vs Fischer |
| 0-1 | 40 | 1959 | Mar del Plata | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 19. R A Redolfi vs Ivkov |
| 0-1 | 37 | 1959 | Mar del Plata | B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer |
| 20. J de Souza Mendes vs L Sanchez |
| 0-1 | 54 | 1959 | Mar del Plata | D37 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 21. J Bolbochan vs Najdorf |
| 0-1 | 36 | 1959 | Mar del Plata | A10 English |
| 22. Letelier vs Pachman |
| 0-1 | 38 | 1959 | Mar del Plata | D70 Neo-Grunfeld Defense |
| 23. Pilnik vs B Wexler |
| 0-1 | 63 | 1959 | Mar del Plata | B97 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 24. R Shocron vs J Emma |
| 0-1 | 37 | 1959 | Mar del Plata | B64 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack |
| 25. B Wexler vs Fischer |
| 0-1 | 38 | 1959 | Mar del Plata | E61 King's Indian |
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| Jul-30-24 | | karik: <notyet> I hadn't seen your comments lately so I thought you might have reached GM title... |
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| Sep-21-24 | | notyetagm: <karik> I have not played a rated chess game since 2016. I have an injury that restricts my travel now so I do not play in clubs any more like I used to so I spend less time on chess. |
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