Chess at the 1938 Bolivarian Games

The chess competition for the 1938 Bolivarian Games took place in Bogotá from 10 to 20 August 1938. Six men competed in an 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
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual  Colombia
Luis Augusto Sánchez		  Colombia
Alfonso Herrera		  Colombia
Miguel Cuéllar

Final standings and crosstable
I Bolivarian Games, 10–20 August 1938, Bogotá, Colombia[1][2][3][5][6][7][8][9][10]
RankPlayer123456Total
 Luis Augusto Sánchez (COL) 1 11 ½1 11 11 19½
 Alfonso Herrera (COL) 0 01 01 11 11 17
 Miguel Cuéllar (COL) 0 ½0 11 01 11 ½6
4 Sady Loynaz (VEN) 0 00 00 11 11 15
5 Hugo Córdoba Nieto (BOL) 0 00 00 00 0½ 11½
6 Jorge Rodríguez Hurtado (BOL) 0 00 00 ½0 0½ 01

References
  1. "Luis A. Sánchez venció anoche en ajedrez al campeón de Bolivia". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 11 August 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. "Sánchez es el campeón bolivariano de ajedrez". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 21 August 1938. p. 9. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  3. "Luis A. Sánchez se adjudicó el campeonato bolivariano de ajedrez". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 20 August 1938. p. 1. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. "Resultados generales de los Juegos Bolivarianos". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 23 August 1938. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. Escallón, Santiago (9 August 1938). "El torneo bolivariano de ajedrez se iniciará mañana en la ciudad". El Tiempo (in Spanish). p. 17. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. "Torneo de ajedrez". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 14 August 1938. p. 7. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  7. "Luis Augusto Sánchez derrotó en ajedrez al campeón A. Herrera". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 15 August 1938. p. 1. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  8. "En el torneo de ajedrez Colombia va bien colocada". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 16 August 1938. p. 1. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  9. "Campeonato bolivariano de ajedrez". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 17 August 1938. p. 9. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  10. "Resultados de ajedrez registrados anoche". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 19 August 1938. p. 15. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.