Mar del Plata 1928 - The third championship of South America .
The cover of the magazine "El Grafico" with portraits of some participants in the 1928 South American Championship from left to right, from top to bottom: R. Grau , L. Palau , J. de Souza Mendes , C. Maderna , V. Romano , K. Pulcheriu , B. Villegas , M. Castillo , H. Gabaraine
The competition was held in the Argentine city of Mar del Plata . The tournament was attended by 17 chess players. Played, in particular, representatives of Argentina , Chile , Uruguay , Brazil .
The first two places went to the representatives of Argentina: R. Grau won, L. Palau fell one point behind him. Brazilian chess players successfully performed in the tournament: J. Souza Mendes won the bronze medal, and V. Romano shared 4-5 places with Argentinean C. Maderna (in the last round Souza Mendes managed to win the decisive game against Maderna with black). Another Brazilian C. Pulcheriu was 6th.
Standings
| Participant | A country | one | 2 | 3 | four | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | eleven | 12 | 13 | fourteen | fifteen | 16 | 17 | Glasses | A place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Grau, Roberto | Argentina | ½ | one | one | ½ | one | one | one | ½ | one | one | one | ½ | one | ½ | one | one | 13½ | one | ||
| 2 | Palau, Louis | Argentina | ½ | one | 0 | ½ | ½ | one | one | one | one | ½ | one | one | one | one | one | ½ | 12½ | 2 | ||
| 3 | Souza Mendes, Juan | Brazil | 0 | 0 | one | ½ | ½ | one | 0 | one | ½ | one | one | one | one | one | one | one | 11½ | 3 | ||
| four | Maderna, Carlos | Argentina | 0 | one | 0 | 0 | ½ | one | one | one | ½ | one | one | one | one | one | one | 0 | eleven | 4-5 | ||
| 5 | Romano, Vicente | Brazil | ½ | ½ | ½ | one | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | one | ½ | ½ | one | one | one | one | + | eleven | 4-5 | ||
| 6 | Pulcheriu, Kaubi | Brazil | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | one | ½ | one | one | one | one | 0 | one | one | one | 10½ | 6 | ||
| 7 | Villegas, Benito | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | one | one | 0 | one | one | ½ | ½ | one | one | one | one | one | 10 | 7 | ||
| 8 | Castillo, Mariano | Chile | 0 | 0 | one | 0 | ½ | 0 | one | one | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | one | one | one | one | 8½ | 8 | ||
| 9 | Cruz, Walter | Brazil | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | one | 0 | one | ½ | one | one | one | one | 8 | 9 | ||
| 10 | Balparda, Julio | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | one | 0 | ½ | one | 0 | one | one | ½ | one | 7 | 10-12 | ||
| eleven | Gabaraine, Jose | Uruguay | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | one | one | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | one | + | 7 | 10-12 | ||
| 12 | Montalban, Jose | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | one | one | one | one | one | 7 | 10-12 | ||
| 13 | Anfruns, Carlos | Chile | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | one | one | 0 | ½ | one | one | ½ | 6½ | 13 | ||
| fourteen | Ureth, E. | Chile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | one | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | + | 4½ | fourteen | ||
| fifteen | Vianna, Louis | Brazil | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | one | 3 | fifteen | ||
| 16 | Perea, Alejandro | Chile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | one | 2½ | 16 | ||
| 17 | Hernandez, H. B. | 0 | ½ | 0 | one | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | ½ | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
Links
- Tournament games on 365Chess