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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939.08.28 |
Soto, Domingo
vs
Boettner, Luis Oscar
|
1-0 | 53 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 5 |
| 1939.08.28 |
Laterza, Luis
vs
Castro de Mendoza, Rene
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Burille Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1939.08.28 |
Milner Barry, Philip Stuart
vs
Foltys, Jan
|
1-0 | 36 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Normal Line | ROUND 5 |
| 1939.08.28 |
Holowach, Walter
vs
Cruz Filho, Oswaldo
|
0-1 | 36 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 5 |
| 1939.08.28 |
Diaz Perez, Juan Silvano
vs
Dulanto, Alberto Ismodes
|
1-0 | 42 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1939.08.28 |
Souza Mendes, Joao
vs
Opsahl, Haakon
|
1-0 | 25 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1939.08.28 |
Pinzon Solis, Felipe
vs
Espinola, Ernesto
|
1-0 | 36 | Slav Defense: Czech Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1939.08.28 |
Da Silva Rocha, Adhemar
vs
Morrison, John Stuart
|
1-0 | 51 | Semi-Slav Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1939.08.28 |
Opocensky, Karel
vs
Alexander, Conel Hugh O'Donel
|
1-0 | 39 | Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1939.08.28 |
Wood, Baruch Harold
vs
Zita, Frantisek
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1939.08.29 |
Espinola, Ernesto
vs
Thomas, George Alan
|
1/2-1/2 | 49 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1939.08.29 |
Cruz, Walter Oswaldo
vs
Pinzon Solis, Felipe
|
1-0 | 21 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation, Flohr Line | ROUND 6 |
| 1939.08.29 |
Tartakower, Saviely
vs
Opocensky, Karel
|
1/2-1/2 | 53 | Dutch Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1939.08.29 |
Zita, Frantisek
vs
Sulik, Franciszek
|
1-0 | 50 | King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Deferred Fianchetto | ROUND 6 |
| 1939.08.29 |
Frydman, Paulino
vs
Skalicka, Carlos
|
1-0 | 49 | Old Indian Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1939.08.29 |
Castro de Mendoza, Rene
vs
Souza Mendes, Joao
|
0-1 | 57 | Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line | ROUND 6 |
| 1939.08.29 |
Alexander, Conel Hugh O'Donel
vs
Diaz Perez, Juan Silvano
|
1-0 | 40 | Caro-Kann Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1939.08.29 |
Cruz Filho, Oswaldo
vs
Soto, Domingo
|
1-0 | 24 | King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Deferred Fianchetto | ROUND 6 |
| 1939.08.29 |
Milner Barry, Philip Stuart
vs
Boettner, Luis Oscar
|
1-0 | 55 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1939.08.29 |
Pelikan, Jorge
vs
Najdorf, Miguel
|
1/2-1/2 | 36 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | ROUND 6 |
| 1939.08.29 |
Aponte, Augusto
vs
Wood, Baruch Harold
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Queen's Pawn Game | ROUND 6 |
| 1939.08.29 |
Dulanto, Alberto Ismodes
vs
Trompowsky, Octavio
|
1/2-1/2 | 45 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1939.08.30 |
Cayo, J Alberto
vs
Helman, Abraham
|
0-1 | 35 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 7 |
| 1939.08.30 |
Cruz, Walter Oswaldo
vs
Milner Barry, Philip Stuart
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Petrov's Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1939.08.30 |
Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham
vs
Dulanto, Alberto Ismodes
|
1-0 | 28 | French Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1939.08.30 |
Sulik, Franciszek
vs
Aponte, Augusto
|
1-0 | 64 | Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line | ROUND 7 |
| 1939.08.30 |
Thomas, George Alan
vs
Da Silva Rocha, Adhemar
|
1-0 | 29 | Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1939.08.30 |
Holowach, Walter
vs
Soto, Domingo
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1939.08.30 |
Najdorf, Miguel
vs
Espinola, Ernesto
|
1-0 | 25 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1939.08.30 |
Diaz Perez, Juan Silvano
vs
Tartakower, Saviely
|
0-1 | 48 | King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1939.08.30 |
Trompowsky, Octavio
vs
Alexander, Conel Hugh O'Donel
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Indian Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1939.08.30 |
Golombek, Harry
vs
Cruz Filho, Oswaldo
|
1-0 | 29 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1939.08.30 |
Castro de Mendoza, Rene
vs
Opsahl, Haakon
|
0-1 | 22 | Queen's Indian Defense: Capablanca Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1939.08.30 |
Boettner, Luis Oscar
vs
Frydman, Paulino
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1939.08.24 |
Kahn, Victor
vs
Kiprov, Alexander Alexandro
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1939.08.24 |
Baender, Pablo
vs
Michel, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1939.08.24 |
Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb
vs
Cordova, Hugo
|
1-0 | 24 | King's Indian Attack | ROUND 1 |
| 1939.08.24 |
Reyes Velasco, Victor
vs
Becker, Albert
|
0-1 | 36 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1939.08.24 |
Engels, Ludwig
vs
Rodriguez Hurtado, Jorge
|
1-0 | 20 | French Defense: Classical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1939.08.24 |
Kantardzhiev, Mikhail
vs
Rometti, Nicola Barbatto
|
1-0 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Normal Line | ROUND 1 |
| 1939.08.24 |
Rotunno, Ernesto
vs
Petrovs, Vladimirs
|
1/2-1/2 | 57 | Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1939.08.24 |
Endzelins, Lucius
vs
Olivera, Alfredo
|
1-0 | 68 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1939.08.24 |
Gulla, Luis Alberto
vs
Feigins, Movsas
|
0-1 | 44 | Slav Defense: Exchange Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1939.08.24 |
Alekhine, Alexander
vs
Tsvetkov, Alexandar K
|
1-0 | 58 | Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6 | ROUND 1 |
| 1939.08.24 |
Apsenieks, Fricis
vs
Hounie Fleurquin, Carlos
|
1/2-1/2 | 56 | French Defense: Exchange Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1939.08.24 |
Neikirkh, Oleg
vs
Gromer, Aristide
|
1/2-1/2 | 37 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian | ROUND 1 |
| 1939.08.25 |
Castillo Larenas, Mariano
vs
Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb
|
1/2-1/2 | 51 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1939.08.25 |
Feigins, Movsas
vs
Kahn, Victor
|
1-0 | 45 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Zurich Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1939.08.25 |
Reinhardt, Enrique Heinrich
vs
Salas Romo, Julio
|
1/2-1/2 | 56 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1939.08.25 |
Gromer, Aristide
vs
Apsenieks, Fricis
|
1/2-1/2 | 48 | Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense | ROUND 2 |