▁Vlad im irs ▁Pet ro vs ▁and ▁Samuel ▁Res he v sky ▁won . ▁Then ▁he ▁tied ▁ 2 nd – 4 th ▁in ▁P är nu ▁with ▁ 4 ½ / 7 ▁(+ 3 − 1 = 3 ). ▁ ▁This ▁successful ▁string ▁earned ▁him ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁the ▁tournament ▁at ▁Sem mer ing – B aden ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁which ▁he ▁won ▁with ▁ 9 / 1 4 ▁(+ 6 − 2 = 6 ), ▁ahead ▁of ▁Fine , ▁José ▁Ra úl ▁Cap ab lan ca , ▁Res he v sky , ▁and ▁Er ich ▁El isk ases . ▁K eres , ▁in ▁his ▁aut obi ographical ▁games ▁collection , ▁refers ▁to ▁this ▁major ▁event ▁as ▁a ▁' C andid ates ' ▁Tournament ', ▁and ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁Grand master ▁after ▁winning ▁it , ▁although ▁its ▁parallel ▁connection ▁with ▁later ▁F IDE - organ ized ▁C andid ates ' ▁tournament s ▁( from ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁on wards ) ▁is ▁not ▁exact , ▁and ▁the ▁Grand master ▁title ▁was ▁not ▁formal ized ▁by ▁F IDE ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁ ▁K eres ▁tied ▁for ▁second ▁at ▁H ast ings ▁ 1 9 3 7 – 3 8 ▁with ▁ 6 ½ / 9 ▁(+ 4 − 0 = 5 ) ▁( half ▁a ▁point ▁behind ▁Res he v sky ), ▁and ▁at ▁No ord w ijk ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁( be hind ▁El isk ases )