Montevideo 1938 chess tournament

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The eighth South American Chess Championship (Torneo Sudamericano) took place in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 7th to 25 March 1938. The event was held in an elegant seaside resort Carrasco, one of the most expensive neighborhoods in Montevideo, located on the city's southeast coast.

The results and standings: [1] [2]

Montevideo (Carrasco) 1938
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1Flag of France.svg  Alexander Alekhine  (France)x½11½1½11½11111113.0
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Carlos Guimard  (Argentina)½x110½110111½11111.5
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Virgilio Fenoglio  (Argentina)00x0111½½11½111110.5
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Adhemar da Silva Rocha  (Brazil)001x11½1½½1½½½1½9.5
5Flag of Argentina.svg  Carlos Maderna  (Argentina)½100x010½1½11½119.0
6Flag of Argentina.svg  Roberto Grau  (Argentina)0½001x½1½011½1119.0
7Flag of Brazil.svg  Walter Cruz  (Brazil)½00½0½x½½1½½1½118.0
8Flag of Chile.svg  Rodrigo Flores  (Chile)00½010½x01½½1½117.5
9Flag of Brazil.svg  Octavio Trompowsky  (Brazil)01½½½½½1x½1½0½007.0
10Flag of Uruguay.svg  Alfredo Olivera  (Uruguay)½00½0100½x½½11½½6.5
11Flag of Uruguay.svg  Julio Balparda  (Uruguay)0000½0½½0½x1½1015.5
12Flag of Brazil.svg  Armando Salles Oliveira  (Brazil)00½½00½½½½0x½½105.0
13Flag of Uruguay.svg  José Cánepa  (Uruguay)0½0½0½0010½½x½015.0
14Flag of Chile.svg  René Letelier  (Chile)000½½0½½½00½½x½15.0
15Flag of Uruguay.svg  Ernesto Rotunno  (Uruguay)000000001½101½x½4.5
16Flag of Argentina.svg  Rafael Bensadon  (Argentina)000½00001½0100½x3.5

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References

  1. "Montevideo 1938 - Sulamericano". Archived from the original on 2005-05-05. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  2. "Amsterdam (NED-ch10th) 1938". Archived from the original on 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2010-10-21.