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and 20 Buenos Aires closed tournaments will be presented. These
classical events start with three South American championships
in Mar del Plata.
Often a handful of Europeans and Americans participated among a majority of South Americans in the Argentine international events. An exception was Buenos Aires 1960, when most players came from other continents. The four Clarin tournaments happened after the second Olympiad, Buenos Aires 1978. These events revived the participation by mostly foreigners. That had become usual internationally. World champion Karpov had little success in the third and fourth Clarin event. A long period of economic depression followed after Mar del Plata 1982. When no international tournaments were organised in Argentina, the wealthy Najdorf stepped in. He started an annual series in April 1990. Najdorf Memorial 12 in 2001 became the last closed international event. The rise and fall of Argentine chess coincided with the later life of Najdorf.
Winners of the closed international tournaments in Mar del Plata and Buenos Aires
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