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 a 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[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual  Colombia
Luis Augusto Sánchez 		 Colombia
Alfonso Herrera 		 Colombia
Miguel Cuéllar

Final standings and crosstable[edit]

I Bolivarian Games, 10–20 August 1938, Bogotá, Colombia[1][2][3][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Rank Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Luis Augusto Sánchez (COL) 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 9½
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Alfonso Herrera (COL) 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Miguel Cuéllar (COL) 0 ½ 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 ½ 6
4  Sady Loynaz (VEN) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 5
5  Hugo Córdoba Nieto (BOL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 1½
6  Jorge Rodríguez Hurtado (BOL) 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "Sánchez es el campeón bolivariano de ajedrez". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 21 August 1938. p. 9. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "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.
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