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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.
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. L Palau vs F Benko |
| ½-½ | 38 | 1939 | Buenos Aires | D05 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 2. R Grau vs P Frydman |
| ½-½ | 41 | 1939 | Buenos Aires | D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 3. Stahlberg vs C Guimard |
| 1-0 | 39 | 1939 | Buenos Aires | A14 English |
| 4. Keres vs J Gerschman |
| 1-0 | 36 | 1939 | Buenos Aires | D56 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 5. Graf-Stevenson vs M Czerniak |
| 0-1 | 50 | 1939 | Buenos Aires | A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 |
| 6. Najdorf vs M Luckis |
| 0-1 | 63 | 1939 | Buenos Aires | B58 Sicilian |
| 7. F Benko vs Keres |
 | 0-1 | 44 | 1939 | Buenos Aires | C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 8. C Guimard vs L Palau |
| 1-0 | 32 | 1939 | Buenos Aires | D37 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 9. M Luckis vs Stahlberg |
| ½-½ | 34 | 1939 | Buenos Aires | D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch |
| 10. Graf-Stevenson vs R Grau |
| ½-½ | 42 | 1939 | Buenos Aires | D02 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 11. P Frydman vs Najdorf |
| ½-½ | 37 | 1939 | Buenos Aires | E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
| 12. M Czerniak vs J Gerschman |
| 1-0 | 37 | 1939 | Buenos Aires | C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange |
| 13. Stahlberg vs P Frydman |
| 1-0 | 16 | 1939 | Buenos Aires | E18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3 |
| 14. L Palau vs M Luckis |
| ½-½ | 37 | 1939 | Buenos Aires | E19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3 |
| 15. J Gerschman vs F Benko |
| 0-1 | 29 | 1939 | Buenos Aires | C11 French |
| 16. R Grau vs M Czerniak |
| ½-½ | 41 | 1939 | Buenos Aires | A56 Benoni Defense |
| 17. Keres vs C Guimard |
| 1-0 | 38 | 1939 | Buenos Aires | D56 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 18. Najdorf vs Graf-Stevenson |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1939 | Buenos Aires | C53 Giuoco Piano |
| 19. R Grau vs Najdorf |
| 0-1 | 30 | 1939 | Buenos Aires | E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
| 20. M Czerniak vs F Benko |
| 1-0 | 48 | 1939 | Buenos Aires | A45 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 21. C Guimard vs J Gerschman |
| 1-0 | 37 | 1939 | Buenos Aires | A46 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 22. Graf-Stevenson vs Stahlberg |
| ½-½ | 78 | 1939 | Buenos Aires | D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 23. P Frydman vs L Palau |
| 1-0 | 43 | 1939 | Buenos Aires | D60 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense |
| 24. M Luckis vs Keres |
| 0-1 | 24 | 1939 | Buenos Aires | C58 Two Knights |
| 25. Najdorf vs M Czerniak |
| 1-0 | 79 | 1939 | Buenos Aires | A51 Budapest Gambit |
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