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Mexico City Tournament

Isaac Kashdan8.5/9(+8 -0 =1)[games]
Alexander Alekhine8.5/9(+8 -0 =1)[games]
Jose Joaquin Araiza Munoz6/9(+6 -3 =0)[games]
Jose Asiain5.5/9(+5 -3 =1)[games]
Francisco Javier Vazquez4.5/9(+4 -4 =1)[games]
Enrique Gonzalez Rojo3.5/9(+2 -4 =3)[games]
Joaquin Medina Zavalia3.5/9(+2 -4 =3)[games]
Filberto Acevedo2/9(+1 -6 =2)[games]
Juan Brunner1.5/9(+1 -7 =1)[games]
Manuel Soto Larrea1.5/9(+1 -7 =1)[games]

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
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 1 of 1; 7 games  PGN Download 
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. J Medina Zavalia vs E Gonzalez Rojo  ½-½281932Mexico CityA35 English, Symmetrical
2. J Brunner vs J Medina Zavalia  ½-½731932Mexico CityD18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
3. Alekhine vs Kashdan ½-½461932Mexico CityC79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred
4. F Acevedo vs E Gonzalez Rojo  ½-½381932Mexico CityC26 Vienna
5. J Vazquez vs F Acevedo  ½-½661932Mexico CityA46 Queen's Pawn Game
6. E Gonzalez Rojo vs M Soto Larrea ½-½571932Mexico CityE16 Queen's Indian
7. J Asiain vs J Medina Zavalia  ½-½341932Mexico CityB01 Scandinavian
  REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)  

Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-26-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  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
Premium Chessgames Member
  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
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: There is a Joaquin Medina mentioned here (simul):

http://chesscom-chesscoach.blogspot...

Oct-17-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: Joaquin Medina ZavalĂ­a:

http://chesscom-chesscoach.blogspot...

Oct-17-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  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
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: Alekhine was asked about that very question at the Pasadena event:

Kashdan vs Flohr, 1930

Jan-05-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  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)

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