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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]
Rene Letelier Martner5/15(+1 -6 =8)[games]
Jose Canepa5/15(+2 -7 =6)[games]
Antonio Salles Oliveira5/15(+1 -6 =8)[games]
Ernesto Rotunno4.5/15(+3 -9 =3)[games]
Rafael Bensadon3.5/15(+2 -10 =3)[games]

 page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 120  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Alekhine vs V Fenoglio 1-0481938MontevideoA09 Reti Opening
2. E Rotunno vs J Canepa  1-0311938MontevideoA46 Queen's Pawn Game
3. O Trompowsky vs C Guimard  1-0411938MontevideoD62 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack
4. R Bensadon vs R Flores Alvarez  0-1581938MontevideoA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
5. A Salles Oliveira vs A da Silva Rocha  ½-½241938MontevideoD22 Queen's Gambit Accepted
6. R Grau vs C H Maderna  1-0461938MontevideoD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
7. Letelier vs J C Balparda  0-1491938MontevideoD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
8. A Olivera vs W O Cruz 0-1231938MontevideoD55 Queen's Gambit Declined
9. J Canepa vs Alekhine 0-1241938MontevideoC02 French, Advance
10. A da Silva Rocha vs E Rotunno  1-0401938MontevideoE16 Queen's Indian
11. O Trompowsky vs R Grau  ½-½341938MontevideoD55 Queen's Gambit Declined
12. W O Cruz vs A Salles Oliveira  ½-½211938MontevideoD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
13. V Fenoglio vs Letelier  1-0331938MontevideoD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
14. R Flores Alvarez vs A Olivera 1-0291938MontevideoD34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
15. C Guimard vs J C Balparda  1-0421938MontevideoD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
16. C H Maderna vs R Bensadon  1-0451938MontevideoD18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
17. W O Cruz vs Alekhine  ½-½361938MontevideoE16 Queen's Indian
18. J Canepa vs J C Balparda  ½-½331938MontevideoD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
19. R Flores Alvarez vs E Rotunno 1-0311938MontevideoD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
20. O Trompowsky vs A Olivera  ½-½221938MontevideoE24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
21. A da Silva Rocha vs Letelier  ½-½301938MontevideoD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
22. R Grau vs R Bensadon  1-0591938MontevideoD48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran
23. C Guimard vs V Fenoglio  1-0431938MontevideoD12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
24. C H Maderna vs A Salles Oliveira  1-0241938MontevideoD12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
25. A Olivera vs Alekhine ½-½311938MontevideoE33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
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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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