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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]
Carlos Hugo Maderna9/15(+7 -4 =4)[games]
Roberto Grau9/15(+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]
Jose Canepa5/15(+2 -7 =6)[games]
Antonio Salles Oliveira5/15(+1 -6 =8)[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 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 29  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Olivera vs W O Cruz 0-1231938MontevideoD55 Queen's Gambit Declined
2. Letelier vs J C Balparda  0-1491938MontevideoD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
3. R Bensadon vs R Flores Alvarez  0-1581938MontevideoA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
4. J Canepa vs Alekhine 0-1241938MontevideoC02 French, Advance
5. R Flores Alvarez vs A da Silva Rocha  0-1321938MontevideoD22 Queen's Gambit Accepted
6. R Bensadon vs Letelier  0-1421938MontevideoD41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
7. R Bensadon vs C Guimard  0-1341938MontevideoA47 Queen's Indian
8. J C Balparda vs A da Silva Rocha  0-1471938MontevideoD20 Queen's Gambit Accepted
9. E Rotunno vs C H Maderna  0-1441938MontevideoD17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
10. J C Balparda vs Alekhine 0-1381938MontevideoA47 Queen's Indian
11. Letelier vs C Guimard  0-1481938MontevideoD55 Queen's Gambit Declined
12. R Flores Alvarez vs R Grau  0-1391938MontevideoA13 English
13. E Rotunno vs W O Cruz  0-1271938MontevideoE60 King's Indian Defense
14. J C Balparda vs V Fenoglio  0-1381938MontevideoE33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
15. A Olivera vs C H Maderna  0-1401938MontevideoD46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
16. C Guimard vs C H Maderna  0-1341938MontevideoD61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack
17. J C Balparda vs O Trompowsky  0-1301938MontevideoE33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
18. Letelier vs R Grau  0-1561938MontevideoD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
19. J Canepa vs R Flores Alvarez  0-1391938MontevideoC02 French, Advance
20. A Salles Oliveira vs C Guimard  0-1551938MontevideoE10 Queen's Pawn Game
21. E Rotunno vs C Guimard  0-1441938MontevideoD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
22. Letelier vs A Olivera  0-1301938MontevideoD23 Queen's Gambit Accepted
23. R Bensadon vs V Fenoglio  0-1591938MontevideoD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
24. E Rotunno vs Alekhine 0-1371938MontevideoE10 Queen's Pawn Game
25. E Rotunno vs R Grau  0-1351938MontevideoD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
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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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