 South American Chess Championship

The first South American Chess Championship ("Torneo Sudamericano", "Torneio Sulamericano") was held in Montevideo (Carrasco), Uruguay, on December 25, 1921 – January 22, 1922.The eighteen-player single round-robin tournament was won by Roberto Grau 14/17, followed by Benito Villegas, Valentin Fernandez Coria and Rolando Illa, all got 12.5/17, etc.