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- ↑ Campeonato de Uruguay
- ↑ Roger Paige Chess Site :: 1941 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "VI Magistral Ciudad de Mar del Plata". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
- ↑ "VII Magistral Ciudad de Mar del Plata". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
- ↑ BrasilBase :: 1° Torneio Zonal Sulamericano Archived February 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
