Torneo Internacional del Circulo de Ajedrez Octubre 1939
Torneo Internacional del Circulo de Ajedrez Octubre 1939
Torneo Internacional del Circulo de Ajedrez Octubre 1939
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Torneo Internacional del Circulo de Ajedrez Octubre 1939

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Author: Czerniak, Moshe [Miguel] (1910-1984)

Year: 1946

Publisher: Talleres Graficos "Yunque"

Place: Buenos Aires

Description:

86 pages with diagrams, table, photographs and index. Octavo (9" x 6 1/4") original publisher's wrappers bound in to brown cloth with gilt lettering. Prologue by Luis Palau. (Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5601) First edition.

The Torneo Internacional del Círculo de Ajedrez was held in Buenos Aires, soon after the 8th Chess Olympiad, which was held from August 21 to September 19, 1939. All participants except Keres had decided to stay in Argentina due to the outbreak of World War II, and it was the opinion that chess would benefit from the realization of contests for them. After Rosario (1939) this was the second of these contests, where especially appealing was the great master Paul Keres. Play took place at the Círculo de Ajedrez, the main chess club in the city, at Bartolomé Mitre 670, with rounds starting as late as 8:30 pm. Miguel Najdorf and Paul Keres tied for first place with scores of 8 1/2. Third and fourth was shared by Gideon Stahlberg and Moshe Czerniak a half point behind. Carlos Enrique Guimard and Paulino Frydman shared the fifth and sixth spot with 6 1/2. Sole seventh was Roberto Grau a full point behind. Sixth and seventh was shared with J Gershman and Francisco Benko with scores of 3 1/2. Eight was the only female player, Sonja Graf, with a score of 2 1/2 and ninth was Luis Palau with 2.

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Front wrapper detached but laid in, no back wrapper else a very good copy.