The fourth Mar del Plata chess tournament was held in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina, in March 1941.[1] The first three Mar del Plata international tournaments (1928, 1934, 1936) were regarded as the third, fourth, and sixth South American Chess Championship (Torneo Sudamericano), respectively. The first Torneio Sulamericano took place in Montevideo (Carrasco), Uruguay, in 1921/22.[2]

After the 8th Chess Olympiad at Buenos Aires 1939, many participants had decided to stay in Argentina due to outbreak of World War II. The 1941 Mar del Plata tournament therefore included eleven refugees from Europe and two players affected by issues arising out of the British Mandate of Palestine.[3]


The results and standings:[4]

Mar del Plata 1941
#PlayerNative CountryChosen Country123456789101112131415161718TotalBerger
1Gideon Ståhlberg Sweden Swedenx½½½½½1111½½11½11113
2Miguel Najdorf Poland Argentina½x½1111½1½½½1101½112½
3Erich Eliskases Austria Argentina½½x½½1½1½½½1½½1½1111½
4Ludwig Engels Germany Brazil½0½x½½1110½1111½011187.75
5Paulino Frydman Poland Argentina½0½½x0½½½½11½111111180.50
6Moshe Czerniak Poland/ Palestine Israel½00½1x½10½1½10011173.25
7Movsas Feigins Latvia Argentina00½0½½x01½11111½0170.25
8Carlos Guimard Argentina Argentina0½00½01x111½½½011169.75
9Julio Bolbochán Argentina Argentina00½0½100x1½1½½1½119
10Paul Michel Germany Argentina0½½1½½½00x½0½½½½11861.75
11Franciszek Sulik Poland Australia½½½½0000½½x11½0½11861.00
12Juan Vinuesa Argentina Argentina½½000½0½010x½1111½857.75
13Jacobo Bolbochán Argentina Argentina00½0½00½½½0½x½1111
14Ilmar Raud Estonia Argentina00½0010½½½½0½x1½½½
15Juan Traian Iliesco Romania Argentina½10001010½1000x½0½6
16Markas Luckis Lithuania Argentina00½½00½0½½½00½½x1½
17Victor Winz Germany/ Palestine Argentina0½01001000000½10x½
18Sonja Graf Germany United States00000000000½0½½½½x

References

  1. Archived December 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "List of players who remained in Argentina in 1939 (notes in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2009-10-18.
  3. "Iv Magistral De Ajedrez Ciudad De Mar Del Plata - Fma". Mdpajedrez.org.ar. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
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