Cruz, Walter




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1927  549  2188 (62) 4
1928  524  2201 (49) 26
1929  540  2197 (53) 10
1930  558  2199 (62) 0
1931  582  2202 (67) 0
1932  559  2204 (69) 0
1933  572  2207 (68) 0
1934  568  2210 (64) 0
1935  571  2212 (57) 0
1936  536  2215 (44) 20
1937  458  2234 (45) 0
1938  377  2254 (35) 39
1939  358  2244 (38) 24
1940  233  2271 (43) 18
1941  174  2262 (54) 10

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Cruz, Walter Oswaldo  
Born: 1910
Died: 1967
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 321
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 350
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 337
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 79
   Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables IV, page 808
   Hooper and Brandreth, Unknown Capablanca, page 83
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 638
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 349
Web
   [Mar del Plata 1928]
   [Rio de Janeiro 1929 - 11th Federal District Championship]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Cruz, W.O. - Vianna, L. 1927         (f)     3   -   1
de Souza Mendes, J. - Cruz, W.O. 1928         (f)     5   -   5
Cruz, W.O. - Trompowsky, O.F. 1929         (f)     2   -   1
de Souza Mendes, J. - Cruz, W.O. 1929         (f)     5   -   2
Cruz, W.O. - Trompowsky, O.F. 1938         (f)     4   -   3
Trompowsky, O.F. - Cruz, W.O. 1939         (f)     5.5   -   2.5
Cruz, W.O. - Trompowsky, O.F. 1940         (f)     5.5   -   1.5

Tournament data

Mar del Plata 1928     3rd South American Championship     8  /  16
Munich 1936     Unofficial Olympiad     7  /  20
Montevideo 1938     Hotel Carrasco Tournament     8  /  15
Rio de Janeiro 1938     South American Tournament     8.5  /  17
Buenos Aires 1939 (1)     8th Olympiad - Qualifying Group 1     1.5  /  5
Buenos Aires 1939 (6)     8th Olympiad - Final A     5  /  11
Hamilton, New York 1940     62nd New York State Chess Association Tournament - Championship     7  /  11
Hamilton, New York 1941     63rd New York State Chess Association Championship - Masters     4  /  10

Player information updated: 13 Feb. 2024