Mar del Plata chess tournament

Mar del Plata, Argentina, has a rich history of chess tournaments, including their international chess tournament and open tournament. There is also an annual city tournament, which had its first edition in 1946, and reached its 62nd edition in 2007.

The international tournament started off in 1928, but only in the period from 1941 to 1970 was it a truly international tournament with considerable reputation. After 1970, only seven international tournaments have been played. The 1951, 1954, 1969 and 2001 editions were zonal tournaments. There was also a zonal tournament for women in Mar del Plata, in 1969, won by the Brazilian Ruth Cardoso. Silvia Kot from Argentina placed second.

In 1967 the first edition of the open tournament was organized. In 1969 it became an annual event.

The Mar del Plata Variation of the King's Indian Defence (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 0–0 6. Be2 e5 7. 0–0 Nc6 8. d5 Ne7) is named after a game played in 1953 at the 16th international tournament between Miguel Najdorf and Svetozar Gligorić.

Mar del Plata International Chess Tournament

#	Year	Winner
1	1928	Template:Flagathlete
2	1934	Template:Flagathlete
3	1936	Template:Flagathlete
4	1941	Template:Flagathlete
5	1942	Template:Flagathlete
6	1943	Template:Flagathlete
7	1944	Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete
8	1945	Template:Flagathlete
9	1946	Template:Flagathlete
10	1947	Template:Flagathlete
11	1948	Template:Flagathlete
12	1949	Template:Flagathlete
13	1950	Template:Flagathlete
14	1951	Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete
15	1952	Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete
16	1953	Template:Flagathlete
17	1954	Template:Flagathlete
18	1955	Template:Flagathlete
19	1956	Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete
20	1957	Template:Flagathlete
21	1958	Template:Flagathlete
22	1959	Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete
23	1960	Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete
24	1961	Template:Flagathlete
25	1962	Template:Flagathlete
26	1964	Template:Flagathlete
27	1965	Template:Flagathlete
28	1966	Template:Flagathlete
29	1969	Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete
30	1971	Template:Flagathlete
31	1976	Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete
32	1982	Template:Flagathlete
33	1989	Template:Flagathlete
34	1990	Template:Flagathlete
35	1997	Template:Flagathlete
36	2001	Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete

Mar del Plata Open Chess Tournament

#	Year	Winner
1	1967	Template:Flagathlete
2	1969	Template:Flagathlete
3	1970	Template:Flagathlete
4	1971	Template:Flagathlete
5	1972	Template:Flagathlete
6	1973	Template:Flagathlete
7	1974	Template:Flagathlete
8	1975	Template:Flagathlete
9	1976	Template:Flagathlete
10	1977	Template:Flagathlete
11	1978	Template:Flagathlete
12	1979	Template:Flagathlete
13	1980	Template:Flagathlete
14	1983	Template:Flagathlete
15	1984	Template:Flagathlete
16	1985	Template:Flagathlete
17	1986	Template:Flagathlete
18	1987	Template:Flagathlete
19	1988	Template:Flagathlete
20	1989	Template:Flagathlete
21	1990	Template:Flagathlete
22	1991	Template:Flagathlete
23	1992	Template:Flagathlete
24	1993	Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete
25	1994	Template:Flagathlete
26	1995	Template:Flagathlete
27	1996	Template:Flagathlete
28	1997	Template:Flagathlete
29	1998	Template:Flagathlete
30	1999	Template:Flagathlete
31	2000	Template:Flagathlete
32	2001	Template:Flagathlete
33	2002	Template:Flagathlete
34	2003	Template:Flagathlete
35	2004	Template:Flagathlete
36	2005	Template:Flagathlete
37	2006	Template:Flagathlete
38	2007	Template:Flagathlete
50	2019	Template:Flagathlete
53	2024	Template:Flagathlete

External links

• Portal page of chess in Mar del Plata: [1]
• Winners of the international tournament of Mar del Plata: [2]
• Winners of the open tournament of Mar del Plata: [3]
• Winners of the city tournament Mar del Plata: [4]