René Letelier Martner emerged from a close eighteen-player race in Montevideo with 14½/17. Ossip Bernstein and Miguel Najdorf finished only half a point behind, making the 1954 tournament a contest decided at the narrowest edge.
A half-point margin
Letelier's 14½ was enough for sole first place. Bernstein and Najdorf shared second on 14, while Román Torán followed on 13½; four players therefore finished within a single point of the lead.
An international table
The standings brought together leading players from South America and Europe. Behind the first four, Octávio Trompowsky scored 11, and the full table extended through all eighteen competitors.
The field
The archive contains all 153 games of the single round-robin — exactly one game for every pairing among eighteen players. Verified round labels cover all seventeen rounds, so the collection can be followed in tournament order.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Letelier Martner, Rene | 14½/17 | +13 -1 =3 | games |
| =2 | Najdorf, Miguel | 14/17 | +13 -2 =2 | games |
| =2 | Bernstein, Ossip Samuel | 14/17 | +12 -1 =4 | games |
| 4 | Toran Albero, Roman | 13½/17 | +11 -1 =5 | games |
| =5 | De Carvalho, Flavio | 11/17 | +9 -4 =4 | games |
| =5 | Trompowsky, Octavio | 11/17 | +8 -3 =6 | games |
| 7 | Salas Romo, Julio | 8½/17 | +7 -7 =3 | games |
| =8 | Cantero, Ronaldo | 8/17 | +6 -7 =4 | games |
| =8 | Horberg, Beng Eric | 8/17 | +6 -7 =4 | games |
| =8 | Bauza, Lorenzo | 8/17 | +5 -6 =6 | games |
| 11 | Estrada Degrandi, Walter | 7½/17 | +4 -6 =7 | games |
| 12 | Corral, Hector | 7/17 | +4 -7 =6 | games |
| 13 | Olivera, Juan Francisco | 6½/17 | +4 -8 =5 | games |
| =14 | Kalkstein, Rodolfo | 6/17 | +4 -9 =4 | games |
| =14 | Salomon, J | 6/17 | +3 -8 =6 | games |
| 16 | Alvarez del Monte, Jose Luis | 4/17 | +2 -11 =4 | games |
| 17 | Munoz Izcua, Jose Gervasio | 3½/17 | +2 -12 =3 | games |
| 18 | Linskens, Rogelio Carlos | 2/17 | +1 -14 =2 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Letelier Martner, Rene | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Najdorf, Miguel | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Bernstein, Ossip Samuel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Toran Albero, Roman | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | De Carvalho, Flavio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 6 | Trompowsky, Octavio | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Salas Romo, Julio | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Cantero, Ronaldo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 | Horberg, Beng Eric | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Bauza, Lorenzo | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 11 | Estrada Degrandi, Walter | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | Corral, Hector | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 | Olivera, Juan Francisco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | Kalkstein, Rodolfo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 15 | Salomon, J | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | |
| 16 | Alvarez del Monte, Jose Luis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | |
| 17 | Munoz Izcua, Jose Gervasio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 18 | Linskens, Rogelio Carlos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.