Montevideo 1938 chess tournament
The eighth South American Chess Championship took place in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 7th to 25th of March 1938. The event was held in an elegant seaside resort Carrasco, one of the most expensive neighborhoods in Montevideo, located on the city's southeast coast.
The results and standings:
| # | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Total |
| 1 | | x | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13.0 |
| 2 | | ½ | x | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11.5 |
| 3 | | 0 | 0 | x | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.5 |
| 4 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 9.5 |
| 5 | | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | x | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9.0 |
| 6 | | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 |
| 7 | | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8.0 |
| 8 | | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | x | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| 9 | | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | x | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| 10 | | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 6.5 |
| 11 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | x | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 12 | | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | x | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 5.0 |
| 13 | | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | 0 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 14 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | 1 | 5.0 |
| 15 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | x | ½ | 4.5 |
| 16 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | x | 3.5 |
