Rosario 1939

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Rosario 1939
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The tournament was held in Rosario, Argentina, immediately after the 8th Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires, which was held from August 21 to September 19, 1939. Rosario is the largest city in the Santa Fé province, and has a population of over one million. It is 300 km NW of Buenos Aires on the Parana River with a good link to the capital. The 1939 tournament was played at the Club Espanol in the city and was organised by the Federación Santafecina de Ajedrez.

Petrov secured the win with a draw vs Eliskases in round 6. The top finishers came straight from the olympiad where Petrov had scored +8 -0 =11 for Latvia, Eliskases +7 -2 =5 for Germany and Mikenas +10 -5 =4 for Lithuania. After Rosario, Petrov and Mikenas went back to Europe but Eliskases stayed in Argentina the rest of his life. The remaining five players were from Rosario.

Club Espanol, 21-27 September 1939,
final standings and crosstable:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Petrov * ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 6½ 2 Eliskases ½ * ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 5½ 3 Mikenas 0 ½ * 1 1 ½ 1 0 4 =4 Vinuesa 0 0 0 * 0 1 ½ 1 2½ =4 Cristia 0 0 0 1 * ½ 0 1 2½ =4 R. Garcia 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * 0 1 2½ =4 O. Garcia 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 * 0 2½ 8 Giustina 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 * 2

Tournament book: Rosario 1939 and Circulo de Ajedrez Buenos Aires 1939 by Juan Sebastian Morgado and Tony Gillam (Chess Player, Nottingham 2008. 76 pp.).

Original collection: Game Collection: Rosario 1939 by User: Tabanus.

Round 1 1939.09.21
J M Cristia vs V Mikenas, 1939
(A48) King's Indian, 38 moves, 0-1
O Garcia Vera vs Eliskases, 1939
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 54 moves, 0-1
R Garcia Vera vs J Vinuesa, 1939
(C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 61 moves, 0-1
O Giustina vs Petrov, 1939
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 68 moves, 0-1
Round 2 1939.09.22
Eliskases vs R Garcia Vera, 1939
(A06) Reti Opening, 76 moves, 1/2-1/2
O Giustina vs O Garcia Vera, 1939
(C45) Scotch Game, 79 moves, 1-0
Petrov vs V Mikenas, 1939
(E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 59 moves, 1-0
J Vinuesa vs J M Cristia, 1939
(D57) Queen's Gambit Declined, Lasker Defense, 28 moves, 0-1
Round 3 1939.09.23
J M Cristia vs Eliskases, 1939
(A47) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 0-1
O Garcia Vera vs Petrov, 1939
(A04) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 0-1
R Garcia Vera vs O Giustina, 1939
(C02) French, Advance, 73 moves, 1-0
V Mikenas vs J Vinuesa, 1939
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 52 moves, 1-0
Round 4 1939.09.24
Eliskases vs V Mikenas, 1939
(D95) Grunfeld, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2
O Garcia Vera vs R Garcia Vera, 1939
(A12) English with b3, 40 moves, 1-0
O Giustina vs J M Cristia, 1939
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 59 moves, 0-1
Petrov vs J Vinuesa, 1939
(A22) English, 50 moves, 1-0
Round 5 1939.09.25
J M Cristia vs O Garcia Vera, 1939
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1
R Garcia Vera vs Petrov, 1939
(B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 67 moves, 0-1
V Mikenas vs O Giustina, 1939
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 53 moves, 0-1
J Vinuesa vs Eliskases, 1939
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 69 moves, 0-1
Round 6 1939.09.26
O Garcia Vera vs V Mikenas, 1939
(A15) English, 38 moves, 0-1
R Garcia Vera vs J M Cristia, 1939
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
O Giustina vs J Vinuesa, 1939
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 57 moves, 0-1
Petrov vs Eliskases, 1939
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 7 1939.09.27
J M Cristia vs Petrov, 1939
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 0-1
Eliskases vs O Giustina, 1939
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 58 moves, 1-0
V Mikenas vs R Garcia Vera, 1939
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Vinuesa vs O Garcia Vera, 1939
(E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
28 games

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