Miguel Najdorf won the second Venice international with 11½/13, two points clear of Gedeon Barcza and Esteban Canal.
The second Venice international
Fourteen players contested the second postwar international in Venice. The complete 91-game round-robin is preserved, with every entrant playing thirteen games and every pairing represented once.
Najdorf by two
Najdorf scored ten wins and three draws without a loss. Barcza and Canal shared the next score on 9½, with former world champion Max Euwe fourth on 8. The archive totals agree throughout with the independent historical crosstable.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Najdorf, Miguel | 11½/13 | +10 -0 =3 | games |
| =2 | Barcza, Gedeon | 9½/13 | +8 -2 =3 | games |
| =2 | Canal, Esteban | 9½/13 | +8 -2 =3 | games |
| 4 | Euwe, Max | 8/13 | +5 -2 =6 | games |
| 5 | Castaldi, Vincenzo | 7½/13 | +6 -4 =3 | games |
| =6 | Lokvenc, Josef | 7/13 | +4 -3 =6 | games |
| =6 | Tartakower, Saviely | 7/13 | +4 -3 =6 | games |
| 8 | Grob, Henry | 6/13 | +5 -6 =2 | games |
| =9 | Monticelli, Mario | 4½/13 | +3 -7 =3 | games |
| =9 | Szabados, Eugenio | 4½/13 | +2 -6 =5 | games |
| =9 | Opocensky, Karel | 4½/13 | +1 -5 =7 | games |
| =12 | Primavera, Giuseppe | 4/13 | +3 -8 =2 | games |
| =12 | Fletzer, Gino | 4/13 | +1 -6 =6 | games |
| 14 | Giustolisi, Alberto Mario | 3½/13 | +1 -7 =5 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Najdorf, Miguel | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Barcza, Gedeon | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Canal, Esteban | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Euwe, Max | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 5 | Castaldi, Vincenzo | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 6 | Lokvenc, Josef | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 7 | Tartakower, Saviely | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 8 | Grob, Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 | Monticelli, Mario | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | Szabados, Eugenio | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | |
| 11 | Opocensky, Karel | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 12 | Primavera, Giuseppe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 13 | Fletzer, Gino | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 14 | Giustolisi, Alberto Mario | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.