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Buenos Aires (1939) The Torneo Internacional del Círculo de Ajedrez was held in Buenos Aires, soon after the 8th Chess Olympiad, which was held from August 21 to September 19, 1939. All participants except Keres had decided to stay in Argentina due to the outbreak of World War II, and it was the opinion that chess would benefit from the realization of contests for them. After Rosario (1939), this was the second of these contests, where especially appealing was the great master Paul Keres. Play took place at the Círculo de Ajedrez, one of the main chess clubs in the city, at Bartolomé Mitre 670, with rounds starting as late as 8:30 pm. Najdorf and Keres tied for first place. Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2-19 October 1939 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 =1 Najdorf * 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 1 1 8½ =1 Keres 0 * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 8½ =3 Czerniak 0 0 * 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 0 7 =3 Ståhlberg ½ ½ 0 * 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 7 =5 Frydman ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 6½ =5 Guimard ½ 0 0 0 ½ * ½ 1 1 1 1 1 6½ 7 Grau 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 0 1 ½ 1 5½ 8 Luckis 1 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ * 1 0 ½ ½ 5 =9 Benkö 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 * 1 1 ½ 3½ =9 Gerschman 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 0 * 1 1 3½ 11 Graf 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 * 1 2½ 12 Palau 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 * 2 Tournament books: Torneo Internacional del Circulo de Ajedrez Octubre 1939 by Miguel Czerniak (Buenos Aires 1946, 87 pp.); Rosario 1939 and Circulo de Ajedrez Buenos Aires 1939 ed. by Juan Sebastian Morgado and Tony Gillam (Chess Player, Nottingham 2008. 76 pp.). Original collection: Game Collection: Buenos Aires 1939 by User: Tabanus.  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Keres vs J Gerschman   1-0 36 1939 Buenos Aires D56 Queen's Gambit Declined 2. Graf-Stevenson vs M Czerniak   0-1 50 1939 Buenos Aires A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 3. R Grau vs P Frydman   ½-½ 41 1939 Buenos Aires D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 4. L Palau vs F Benko   ½-½ 38 1939 Buenos Aires D05 Queen's Pawn Game 5. Stahlberg vs Guimard   1-0 39 1939 Buenos Aires A14 English 6. Najdorf vs M Luckis   0-1 63 1939 Buenos Aires B58 Sicilian 7. Guimard vs L Palau   1-0 32 1939 Buenos Aires D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 8. M Luckis vs Stahlberg   ½-½ 34 1939 Buenos Aires D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 9. M Czerniak vs J Gerschman   1-0 37 1939 Buenos Aires C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange 10. F Benko vs Keres 0-1 44 1939 Buenos Aires C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed 11. Graf-Stevenson vs R Grau   ½-½ 42 1939 Buenos Aires D02 Queen's Pawn Game 12. P Frydman vs Najdorf   ½-½ 37 1939 Buenos Aires E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto 13. R Grau vs M Czerniak   ½-½ 41 1939 Buenos Aires A56 Benoni Defense 14. Najdorf vs Graf-Stevenson 1-0 41 1939 Buenos Aires C53 Giuoco Piano 15. J Gerschman vs F Benko   0-1 29 1939 Buenos Aires C11 French 16. L Palau vs M Luckis   ½-½ 37 1939 Buenos Aires E19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3 17. Stahlberg vs P Frydman   1-0 16 1939 Buenos Aires E18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3 18. Keres vs Guimard   1-0 38 1939 Buenos Aires D56 Queen's Gambit Declined 19. Graf-Stevenson vs Stahlberg   ½-½ 78 1939 Buenos Aires D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 20. Guimard vs J Gerschman   1-0 37 1939 Buenos Aires A46 Queen's Pawn Game 21. P Frydman vs L Palau   1-0 43 1939 Buenos Aires D60 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense 22. M Czerniak vs F Benko   1-0 48 1939 Buenos Aires A45 Queen's Pawn Game 23. M Luckis vs Keres 0-1 24 1939 Buenos Aires C58 Two Knights 24. R Grau vs Najdorf 0-1 30 1939 Buenos Aires E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto 25. Keres vs P Frydman   ½-½ 41 1939 Buenos Aires D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Jun-17-14    zanzibar: http://www.ara.org.ar/chs/ajedrez/p... Wonder set of photographs from this tournament. Jun-18-14    zanzibar: Actually, the above link, while still wonderful, is for the 1939 Olympiads, also held in Buenos Aires. Of course many of the same players participated in both. Jan-09-15    jerseybob: zanzibar: Great photos!(Harry Golombek with hair - who knew?) NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members. No trolling. 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