The fourth Mar del Plata chess tournament

Mar del Plata chess tournament

Mar del Plata has a rich history of chess tournaments, most notably their international chess tournament and open tournament.There is also an annual city tournament, which had its first edition in 1946, and reached its 62nd edition in 2007....

 was held in the city of Mar del Plata

Mar del Plata

Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...

, Argentina, in March 1941. The first three Mar del Plata international tournaments (1928, 1934, 1936) were regarded as the third, fourth, and sixth South American Chess Championship

South American Chess Championship

The first South American Chess Championship was held in Montevideo , Uruguay, on December 25, 1921 – January 22, 1922...

 (Torneo Sudamericano), respectively. The first Torneio Sulamericano took place in Montevideo (Carrasco), Uruguay, in 1921/22.

After the 8th Chess Olympiad

8th Chess Olympiad

The 8th Chess Olympiad, organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs , comprised an 'open' tournament, as well as a Women's World Championship contest...

 at Buenos Aires 1939, many participants had decided to stay in Argentina due to outbreak of World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. The 1941 Mar del Plata tournament therefore included eleven refugees from Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

 and two players affected by issues arising out of the British Mandate of Palestine.
The results and standings:

Mar del Plata 1941

#	Player	Native Country	Chosen Country	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Total	Berger
1	Gideon Ståhlberg Gideon Ståhlberg Anders Gideon Tom Ståhlberg was a Swedish chess grandmaster.He won the Swedish Chess Championship of 1927, became Nordic champion in 1929, and held it until 1939....			x	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	1	13
2	Miguel Najdorf Miguel Najdorf Miguel Najdorf was a Polish-born Argentine chess grandmaster of Jewish origin, famous for his Najdorf Variation....			½	x	½	1	1	1	1	½	1	½	½	½	1	1	0	1	½	1	12.5
3	Erich Eliskases Erich Eliskases Erich Gottlieb Eliskases was a chess Grandmaster of the 1930s and 1940s, who represented Austria, Germany and Argentina in international competition....			½	½	x	½	½	1	½	1	½	½	½	1	½	½	1	½	1	1	11.5
4	Ludwig Engels Ludwig Engels Ludwig Engels was a German–Brazilian chess master.-Biography:In 1928, Engels tied for 1st-2nd with van Nüss in Düsseldorf. In 1929, he took 4th in Cologne. In 1929, he won in Duisburg. In 1929, he tied for 1st-3rd in Duisburg. In 1930, he tied for 1st-2nd with Weissgerber in Frankfurt...			½	0	½	x	½	½	1	1	1	0	½	1	1	1	1	½	0	1	11	87.75
5	Paulino Frydman Paulino Frydman Paulino Frydman was a Polish chess master.-Biography:...			½	0	½	½	x	0	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	1	1	1	11	80.50
6	Moshe Czerniak Moshe Czerniak -Biography:In 1930 Moshe Czerniak took ninth at Warsaw in an event won by Paulino Frydman. In 1934 Czerniak emigrated from Poland to Palestine . In April 1935, he tied for 7th–8th in Tel Aviv . He was Palestinian Champion in 1936 and 1938. In April 1939, he played in the First Lasker Chess Club...	/ Palestine (mandate)		½	0	0	½	1	x	½	1	0	½	1	½	1	0	0	1	1	1	9.5	73.25
7	Movsas Feigins Movsas Feigins Movsas Feigins or Movša Feigins was a Latvian chess master.-Biography:Movsas Feigins was born in Dvinsk, . He won at Riga 1930, and was Latvian Champion in 1932 . In 1932, he tied for 3rd–5th at Riga. The event was won by Vladimirs Petrovs...			0	0	½	0	½	½	x	0	1	½	1	1	1	1	1	½	0	1	9.5	70.25
8	Carlos Guimard Carlos Guimard Carlos Enrique Guimard was an Argentine chess Grandmaster. He was born in Santiago del Estero.-Biography:Guimard was thrice Argentine Champion. In 1936, he won the ARG-ch 15 Mayor, and in 1937 a match for the title against Roberto Grau . In 1937/38, he won a match against Luis Piazzini...			0	½	0	0	½	0	1	x	1	1	1	½	½	½	0	1	1	1	9.5	69.75
9	Julio Bolbochán Julio Bolbochan Julio Bolbochán was the Argentine chess champion in 1946 and 1948.Born in Buenos Aires, he represented Argentina in seven Chess Olympiads from 1950 to 1970....			0	0	½	0	½	1	0	0	x	1	½	1	½	½	1	½	1	1	9
10	Paul Michel			0	½	½	1	½	½	½	0	0	x	½	0	½	½	½	½	1	1	8	61.75
11	Franciszek Sulik Franciszek Sulik Franciszek Sulik was a Polish-Australian chess master.Before World War II, he lived in Lvov . In 1934, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Henryk Friedman, behind Stepan Popel, in the Lvov championship. In 1935, he tied for 8-9th in Warsaw...			½	½	½	½	0	0	0	0	½	½	x	1	1	½	0	½	1	1	8	61.00
12	Juan Vinuesa Juan Vinuesa Juan Vinuesa was an Argentine chess master.He played thrice in Argentine Chess Championship ; tied for 5-7th in 1934 , tied for 8-9th in 1936 , and tied for 4-6th in 1937 ....			½	½	0	0	0	½	0	½	0	1	0	x	½	1	1	1	1	½	8	57.75
13	Jacobo Bolbochán Jacobo Bolbochán Jacobo Bolbochán was an Argentine chess master.He played many times in the Argentine Chess Championships. He won twice , both ahead of Isaias Pleci. In 1933, he took 2nd, behind Luis Piazzini. In 1935, he took 2nd, behind Roberto Grau. In 1936, he took 3rd, behind Carlos Guimard and Grau...			0	0	½	0	½	0	0	½	½	½	0	½	x	½	1	1	1	1	7.5
14	Ilmar Raud Ilmar Raud Ilmar Raud was an Estonian chess master.-Biography:Raud played several times in the Estonian championships at Tallinn. In 1933, he tied for 3rd-5th at the 5th EST–ch. The event was won by Gunnar Friedemann. In 1934, he won the 6th EST–ch. In 1936, he took 3rd at the 8th EST–ch...			0	0	½	0	0	1	0	½	½	½	½	0	½	x	1	½	½	½	6.5
15	Juan Traian Iliesco			½	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	½	1	0	0	0	x	½	0	½	6
16	Markas Luckis Markas Luckis Markas Luckis was a Lithuanian–Argentine chess master.-Biography:Luckis was born in Lithuania. He twice won the Kaunas City Chess Championship in 1927 and 1928...			0	0	½	½	0	0	½	0	½	½	½	0	0	½	½	x	1	½	5.5
17	Victor Winz Victor Winz Victor Winz was a Palestine/Israeli–Argentine chess master.Born in Germany, he began his chess career in Berlin...	/ Palestine (mandate)		0	½	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	½	1	0	x	½	4.5
18	Sonja Graf Sonja Graf Sonja Graf was a German chess master who also lived in Argentina and the United States. She was the Women's World Sub-Champion, two-time winner of the U.S...			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	x	2.5