Argentine Chess Championship


The first Argentine Chess Championship was held in 1921. The Champion's title was granted after victorious or drawn match between previous champion and challenger, a winner of Torneo Mayor. The matches were done away in 1950 year, for except 1952 year.
The Argentine Chess Championship is organized by the Argentine Chess Federation.

Matches winners (1921–1953)

The results of the matches were as follows:
1921/22 Damian Reca – Benito Villegas 5 : 2
1922 Benito Villegas – Lizardo Molina Carranza 6.5 : 1.5
1924 Damián Reca – Benito Villegas 5 : 3
1924 Richard Réti – Damián Reca 2.5 : 0.5
1925 Damián Reca – Julio Lynch 5.5 : 2.5
1926 Roberto Grau – Damián Reca 5 : 3
1927/28 Damián Reca resigned to play a match for the title.
1929 Roberto Grau – Isaías Pleci 4 : 0
1930 Isaías Pléci – Roberto Grau 5 : 3
1931 Isaías Pléci – Virgilio Fenoglio 6 : 4
1931/32 Jacobo Bolbochán – Isaías Pléci 6 : 3
1932 Jacobo Bolbochán – Isaías Pléci 5.5 : 1.5
1933 Luis Piazzini – Jacobo Bolbochán 5.5 : 2.5
1934/35 Roberto Grau – Luis Piazzini 7.5 : 5.5
1935 Jacobo Bolbochán – Isaías Pléci 2.5 : 0.5
1936 Roberto Grau – Jacobo Bolbochán 5 : 3
1937 Carlos Guimard – Roberto Grau 6 : 2
1938 Carlos Guimard – Luis Piazzini 7.5 : 2.5
1939 Roberto Grau – Carlos Guimard 7.5 : 5.5
1939 Triangular 1. Maderna, 2. Piazzini, 3. Gerschman
1940 Carlos Maderna – Luis Piazzini 8 : 6
1940 Triangular 1. Carlos Guimard, 2. Aristide Gromer, 3. Franciszek Sulik
1941 Carlos Guimard – Carlos Maderna 8 : 1
1942 Héctor Rossetto – Carlos Guimard 8 : 5 and Hermann Pilnik
1942 Hermann Pilnik won, ahead of Juan Traian Iliesco
1943 Juan Iliesco took 2nd place, behind Gideon Ståhlberg
1944 Héctor Rossetto – Juan Iliesco 4.5 : 0.5
1946 Hermann Pilnik – Héctor Rossetto 5 : 3
1948 Julio Bolbochán – Héctor Rossetto 5 : 5
1949 Miguel Najdorf – Julio Bolbochán 5.5 : 4.5
1951 Triangular 1. Carlos Maderna, 2. Jacobo Bolbochán, 3. Enrique Reinhardt
1953 Miguel Najdorf – Rubén Shocrón 4.5 : 0.5

Argentine champions and winners of Challenger's selection tournament (1921–1953)

1921match in 1922Buenos AiresReca and Villegas1922extra-official match in 1923Buenos Airesno contest1923match in 1924Buenos AiresReca1924without matchBuenos AiresRichard Réti 1925extra-official match in 1925Buenos Airesno contest1926match in 1926Buenos Aires, Rosario, La PlataGrau1927without matchBuenos AiresReca1928match in 1929Buenos AiresPleci1929match in 1930Buenos AiresPleci1930match in 1931Buenos AiresVirgilio Fenoglio1931match in 1931/1932Buenos AiresJac. Bolbochan1932match in 1932Buenos AiresPleci1933match in 1933Buenos AiresPiazzini1934match in 1935Buenos AiresGrau1935match in 1936Buenos AiresJac. Bolbochán, Pleci1936match in 1937Buenos Aires, Santa FeGuimard1937match in 1938Buenos Aires, NecocheaJac. Bolbochán1938match in 1939La PlataGrau1939match in 1940Buenos AiresJuan Traian Iliesco 1940match in 1941Buenos Aires, La PlataGuimard1941match in 1942Nueve de Julio, [Buenos Aires Province|9 de Julio], Buenos AiresMarkas Luckis 1942without matchBuenos AiresPilnik1943without matchBuenos AiresGideon Ståhlberg 1944match in 1944Nueve de JulioRossetto1945match in 1946Bahía BlancaPilnik1946without matchBuenos AiresJul. Bolbochán1947without matchBuenos AiresRossetto1948match in 1948Buenos AiresJul. Bolbochán1949match in 1949Buenos AiresNajdorf

Open tournament winners (1950- )

1950tournament
play-off in 1951Buenos AiresMaderna,
Jac. Bolbochán,

Enrique Reinhardt1951tournamentBuenos AiresNajdorf1952match in 1953Buenos AiresRuben Shocron1953tournamentBuenos Aires1955tournamentBuenos Aires1956tournamentBuenos Aires1957tournamentBuenos Aires1958tournamentBuenos Aires1959tournamentBuenos Aires1960tournamentBuenos Aires1961tournamentBuenos Aires1962tournamentBuenos Aires1963tournamentBuenos AiresGarcia, Samuel Schweber and Klein1964tournamentBuenos Aires1965tournamentBuenos Aires1966tournamentBuenos Aires1967tournamentMar del Plata1968tournamentBuenos AiresSanguineti and Schweber1969tournamentBuenos AiresJuarez and Garcia1971tournamentBuenos Aires1972tournamentBuenos Aires1973tournamentSanta FeSanguineti and Debarnot1974tournamentCaseros1975tournamentBuenos AiresNajdorf and Panno1976tournamentBuenos Aires1978tournamentBuenos AiresEmma and Campora1980tournamentQuilmes1982tournamentBuenos AiresRubinetti, Hase, Baillo,
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