The Águas de São Pedro International Tournament ( Portuguese: Torneio Internacional de Águas de São Pedro) was a chess tournament held from 2 to 26 July 1941 in Águas de São Pedro and São Paulo. [1] The event, the first international chess tournament of Brazil, was organized by the São Paulo Chess Club and sponsored by Antonio and Octavio Moura Andrade, [2] being the latter founder of Águas de São Pedro and owner of the Grande Hotel.
European masters were invited, as well as South American masters. [3] The representatives of Brazil were selected by the Brazilian Confederation of Chess and the São Paulo Chess Club. [3]
The tournament would begin on June 30, [3] but it was preferred to start the competition on July 2. [4] Most of the matches took place at the Grande Hotel in Águas de São Pedro, but the last four have occurred in São Paulo. Of these four, two occurred in the foyer of the Municipal Theatre, and two occurred at the headquarters of São Paulo Chess Club, on the second floor of the Martinelli Building. [5]
The rules of the tournament were: [4]
The tournament was won by Erich Eliskases and Carlos Guimard, that tied in the first position with 14 points each. In the second place, Paulino Frydman and Ludwig Engels tied, both with 12½ points. In the third place, Markas Luckis with 11½ points; the fourth was Mariano Castillo, with 10 points; the fifth was Aristide Gromer, with 9½ points; the sixth was Julio Bolbochán, with 8½ points; the seventh was Boris Schnaiderman, with 8 points; the eighth was Julio Balparda, with 7 points; the ninth was Julio Salas Romo, with 5½ points; tied in the tenth position, Joaquim Gentil Caetano Netto e José Thiago Mangini, both with 5 points; tied in the eleventh position, Arrigo Prosdocimi, Flávio de Carvalho Júnior and Álvaro José de Oliveira Penna, with 4 points each; and in the twelfth and last position, Juan Bautista Sánchez Palacios, with 1 point. [6] The player João de Souza Mendes Júnior has been inscribed in the tournament but was unable to attend due to work commitments, [7] and was therefore disqualified.
Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total | |
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1 | Erich Eliskases ( GER) | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | * | 14 |
2 | Carlos Guimard ( ARG) | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | * | 14 |
3 | Paulino Frydman ( POL) | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | * | 12½ |
4 | Ludwig Engels ( GER) | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | * | 12½ |
5 | Markas Luckis ( LTU) | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | * | 11½ |
6 | Mariano Castillo ( CHL) | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | * | 10 |
7 | Aristide Gromer ( FRA) | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | * | 9½ |
8 | Julio Bolbochán ( ARG) | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | * | 8½ |
9 | Boris Schnaiderman ( BRA) | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | * | 8 |
10 | Julio Balparda ( URY) | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | * | 7 |
11 | Julio Salas Romo ( CHL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | 5½ |
12 | Joaquim Gentil Caetano Netto ( BRA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 5 |
13 | José Thiago Mangini ( BRA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 5 |
14 | Arrigo Prosdocimi ( BRA) | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | * | 4 |
15 | Flávio de Carvalho Júnior ( BRA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | * | 4 |
16 | Álvaro José de Oliveira Penna ( BRA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | * | 4 |
17 | Juan Bautista Sánchez Palacios ( PAR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | * | 1 |
18 | João de Souza Mendes Júnior ( BRA) | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 0 |
...it will be quite opportune to know the data of some European masters who will come to participate in the great competition organized by the São Paulo Chess Club and sponsored by Messrs. Antonio and Octavio de Moura Andrade…
[a] The great competition will have a good number of participants from the Nations of America and various European champions…
[b] The representatives of Brazil are: from Rio de Janeiro, indicated by the Brazilian Confederation of Chess… The representative group of S. Paulo will be integrated by…
[c] Scheduled for 30 June the beginning of the Tournament in Águas de São Pedro
The Chess Club of São Paulo will perform here in the capital the last four sessions of the International Chess Tournament… …the first two sessions are played in the "foyer" of the Municipal Theatre on the nights of the days 21 and 22… The last two sessions, which will be the closing ones, will be played at the headquarters of São Paulo Chess Club.
…the Dr. Souza Mendes Junior, distinguished doctor who, although registered, in the last minute could not leave his business in Rio de Janeiro, where he carries on his profession.