The event was held in Buenos Aires, immediately after the 8th Chess Olympiad, from 2nd to 19 October 1939 at the Círculo de Ajedrez, one of the two main chess clubs in the city. Play took place at the club's long-time premises at Bartolomé Mitre 670, with rounds starting at 20.30 hours in the evening. All participants, except of Paul Keres, had decided to stay in Argentina due to outbreak of World War II.
The results and standings:
| # | Player | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Miguel Najdorf | Poland | x | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 1-2 | Paul Keres | Estonia | 0 | x | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 3-4 | Gideon Ståhlberg | Sweden | ½ | ½ | x | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7 |
| 3-4 | Moshe Czerniak | Palestine | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 5-6 | Paulino Frydman | Poland | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 5-6 | Carlos Guimard | Argentina | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | x | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Roberto Grau | Argentina | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 |
| 8 | Markas Luckis | Lithuania | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | x | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5 |
| 9-10 | José Gerschman | Argentina | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 |
| 9-10 | Francisco Benkö | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | x | 1 | ½ | 3.5 |
| 11 | Sonja Graf | Germany | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | x | 1 | 2.5 |
| 12 | Luis Argentino Palau | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | x | 2 |
Famous quotes containing the word chess:
“I once heard of a murderer who propped his two victims up against a chess board in sporting attitudes and was able to get as far as Seattle before his crime was discovered.”
—Robert Benchley (1889–1945)