Mar del Plata chess tournament

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Mar del Plata 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 Gligori?.

Video Mar del Plata chess tournament

Mar del Plata International Chess Tournament

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Mar del Plata Open Chess Tournament

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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]

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References

• Crowther, Mark (5 April 1999), THE WEEK IN CHESS 230: XXX Mar del Plata Open, London Chess Center 
• Crowther, Mark (24 April 2000), THE WEEK IN CHESS 285: XXXI Mar del Plata Open, London Chess Center 
• Crowther, Mark (16 April 2001), THE WEEK IN CHESS 336: XXXII Mar del Plata Open, London Chess Center 
• Crowther, Mark (1 April 2002), THE WEEK IN CHESS 386: XXXIII Mar del Plata Open, London Chess Center 
• Crowther, Mark (21 April 2003), THE WEEK IN CHESS 441: XXXIV Mar del Plata Open, London Chess Center 
• Crowther, Mark (17 April 2006), THE WEEK IN CHESS 597: XXXVII Mar del Plata Open, London Chess Center 
• Crowther, Mark (9 April 2007), THE WEEK IN CHESS 648: XXXVIII Mar del Plata Open, London Chess Center 
• Golombek, Harry, ed. (1977), "Mar del Plata Tournaments", Golombek's Encyclopedia of Chess, Crown Publishing, ISBN 0-517-53146-1 
• Svetozar Gligoric (2003), King's Indian Defence - Mar Del Plata Variation, Batsford, ISBN 978-0-7134-8767-1 

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