Montevideo 1938 chess tournament explained

The eighth South American Chess Championship (Torneo Sudamericano) took place in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 7th to 25 March 1938. The event was held in an elegant seaside resort Carrasco, one of the most expensive neighborhoods in Montevideo, located on the city's southeast coast.

The results and standings:^{[1] [2]}

Montevideo (Carrasco) 1938!# !! Player !!1!!2!!3!!4!!5!!6!!7!!8!!9!!10!!11!!12!!13!!14!!15!!16!! Total

1		x	½	1	1	½	1	½	1	1	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	13.0
2		½	x	1	1	0	½	1	1	0	1	1	1	½	1	1	1	11.5
3		0	0	x	0	1	1	1	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	1	1	10.5
4		0	0	1	x	1	1	½	1	½	½	1	½	½	½	1	½	9.5
5		½	1	0	0	x	0	1	0	½	1	½	1	1	½	1	1	9.0
6		0	½	0	0	1	x	½	1	½	0	1	1	½	1	1	1	9.0
7		½	0	0	½	0	½	x	½	½	1	½	½	1	½	1	1	8.0
8		0	0	½	0	1	0	½	x	0	1	½	½	1	½	1	1	7.5
9		0	1	½	½	½	½	½	1	x	½	1	½	0	½	0	0	7.0
10		½	0	0	½	0	1	0	0	½	x	½	½	1	1	½	½	6.5
11		0	0	0	0	½	0	½	½	0	½	x	1	½	1	0	1	5.5
12		0	0	½	½	0	0	½	½	½	½	0	x	½	½	1	0	5.0
13		0	½	0	½	0	½	0	0	1	0	½	½	x	½	0	1	5.0
14		0	0	0	½	½	0	½	½	½	0	0	½	½	x	½	1	5.0
15		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	½	1	0	1	½	x	½	4.5
16		0	0	0	½	0	0	0	0	1	½	0	1	0	0	½	x	3.5

References

• Héctor Silva Nazzari "Ajedrez Uruguayo (1880-1980)"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Montevideo 1938 - Sulamericano . 2008-09-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050505095544/http://www.brasilbase.pro.br/ti1938mv.htm . 2005-05-05 .
2. Web site: Amsterdam (NED-ch10th) 1938 . 2010-10-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101215163515/http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables9.htm . 2010-12-15 .