▁time ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁this ▁very ▁strong ▁event , ▁where ▁he ▁faced ▁many ▁Soviet ▁stars ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁But ▁he ▁recovered ▁with ▁more ▁prepar ation ▁time , ▁and ▁won ▁Marg ate ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁with ▁ 7 ½ / 9 ▁(+ 6 − 0 = 3 ), ▁ahead ▁of ▁Cap ab lan ca ▁and ▁Flo hr . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁At ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁K eres ▁was ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁for ▁the ▁Olymp i ad . ▁He ▁stayed ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁a ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁international ▁tournament ▁after ▁the ▁Olymp i ad , ▁and ▁tied ▁for ▁first ▁place ▁with ▁Miguel ▁Naj dorf ▁with ▁ 8 ½ / 1 1 ▁(+ 7 − 1 = 3 ). ▁ ▁His ▁next ▁event ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 4 - game ▁match ▁with ▁former ▁World ▁Champion ▁Max ▁Eu we ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁held ▁from ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁– ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁K eres ▁won ▁a ▁hard - f ought ▁struggle ▁by ▁ 7 ½ – 6 ½ ▁(+ 6 − 5 = 3 ). ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁super b ▁achiev ement , ▁because ▁not ▁only ▁was ▁Eu we ▁a ▁former ▁World ▁Champion , ▁but ▁he ▁had ▁enorm ous ▁experience ▁at ▁match ▁play , ▁far ▁more ▁than ▁K eres . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁Naz i - S ov iet ▁P act ▁having ▁been ▁concluded ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁Est onia ▁was ▁occupied