The event was held in Buenos Aires, immediately after the 8th Chess Olympiad,^[1] from 2nd to 19 October 1939 at the Círculo de Ajedrez, one of the two main chess clubs in the city. Play took place at the club's long-time premises at Bartolomé Mitre 670, with rounds starting at 20.30 hours in the evening.^[2][3] All participants, except of Paul Keres, had decided to stay in Argentina due to outbreak of World War II.^[4]

The results and standings:^[5]

Buenos Aires (Circulo) 1939

#	Player	Country	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
1-2	Miguel Najdorf	Poland	x	1	½	1	½	½	1	0	1	1	1	1	8.5
1-2	Paul Keres	Estonia	0	x	½	1	½	1	½	1	1	1	1	1	8.5
3-4	Gideon Ståhlberg	Sweden	½	½	x	0	1	1	½	½	½	1	½	1	7
3-4	Moshe Czerniak	Palestine	0	0	1	x	½	1	½	1	1	1	1	0	7
5-6	Paulino Frydman	Poland	½	½	0	½	x	½	½	0	1	1	1	1	6.5
5-6	Carlos Guimard	Argentina	½	0	0	0	½	x	½	1	1	1	1	1	6.5
7	Roberto Grau	Argentina	0	½	½	½	½	½	x	½	1	0	½	1	5.5
8	Markas Luckis	Lithuania	1	0	½	0	1	0	½	x	0	1	½	½	5
9-10	José Gerschman	Argentina	0	0	½	0	0	0	0	1	x	0	1	1	3.5
9-10	Francisco Benkö	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	x	1	½	3.5
11	Sonja Graf	Germany	0	0	½	0	0	0	½	½	0	0	x	1	2.5
12	Luis Argentino Palau	Argentina	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	½	0	½	0	x	2