Chess at the 1938 Bolivarian Games explained

The chess competition for the 1938 Bolivarian Games took place in Bogotá from 10 to 20 August 1938. Six men competed in a double round-robin tournament held at Del Rosario University.^[1]

The revelation of the tournament was 21 year-old gold medalist Luis Augusto Sánchez, who conceded a single draw to Miguel Cuéllar and won all his other games,^[2] including both against the reigning Colombian champion Alfonso Herrera.^[3] Herrera and Cuéllar won the silver and bronze medals respectively.^[4] Bolivia sent two players including Jorge Rodríguez Hurtado, its national champion and president of the Bolivian Olympic Committee, and Venezuela was represented by its national champion Sady Loynaz.^[1]

Medalists

Men's individual

Luis Augusto Sánchez

Alfonso Herrera

Miguel Cuéllar

Final standings and crosstable

I Bolivarian Games, 10–20 August 1938, Bogotá, Colombia^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]} ! Rank !! Player !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! Total

	align=left			1 1	1 ½	1 1	1 1	1 1	9½
	align=left		0 0		1 0	1 1	1 1	1 1	7
	align=left		0 ½	0 1		1 0	1 1	1 ½	6
4	align=left		0 0	0 0	0 1		1 1	1 1	5
5	align=left		0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0		½ 1	1½
6	align=left		0 0	0 0	0 ½	0 0	½ 0		1

Notes and References

1. News: 11 August 1938. Luis A. Sánchez venció anoche en ajedrez al campeón de Bolivia. 16. El Tiempo. Spanish. 21 November 2020.
2. News: 21 August 1938. Sánchez es el campeón bolivariano de ajedrez. 9. El Tiempo. Spanish. 21 November 2020.
3. News: 20 August 1938. Luis A. Sánchez se adjudicó el campeonato bolivariano de ajedrez. 1. El Tiempo. Spanish. 21 November 2020.
4. News: 23 August 1938. Resultados generales de los Juegos Bolivarianos. 6–7. El Tiempo. Spanish. 21 November 2020.
5. News: Escallón. Santiago. 9 August 1938. El torneo bolivariano de ajedrez se iniciará mañana en la ciudad. 17. El Tiempo. Spanish. 21 November 2020.
6. News: 14 August 1938. Torneo de ajedrez. 7. El Tiempo. Spanish. 21 November 2020.
7. News: 15 August 1938. Luis Augusto Sánchez derrotó en ajedrez al campeón A. Herrera. 1. El Tiempo. Spanish. 21 November 2020.
8. News: 16 August 1938. En el torneo de ajedrez Colombia va bien colocada. 1. El Tiempo. Spanish. 21 November 2020.
9. News: 17 August 1938. Campeonato bolivariano de ajedrez. 9. El Tiempo. Spanish. 21 November 2020.
10. News: 19 August 1938. Resultados de ajedrez registrados anoche. 15. El Tiempo. Spanish. 21 November 2020.