Cruz, Walter




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1927  584  2192 (62) 4
1928  556  2204 (48) 26
1929  585  2200 (53) 10
1930  591  2203 (62) 0
1931  620  2206 (67) 0
1932  606  2209 (69) 0
1933  607  2211 (68) 0
1934  601  2214 (64) 0
1935  627  2217 (57) 0
1936  591  2220 (44) 20
1937  510  2238 (45) 0
1938  438  2257 (34) 39
1939  447  2245 (36) 24
1940  353  2269 (40) 18
1941  360  2258 (44) 10
1942  357  2246 (46) 10
1943  341  2246 (44) 21
1944  316  2257 (50) 0
1945  301  2268 (46) 12
1946  275  2275 (45) 18
1947  264  2259 (49) 17

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Cruz, Walter Oswaldo  
Born: 23 Jan. 1910
Died: 3 Jan. 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
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 456
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 79
   Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables IV, page 808
   Hooper and Brandreth, Unknown Capablanca, page 83
   Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 521
   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]
   [Walter Cruz]
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
Cruz, W.O. - Duarte Filho, P. 1942         (f)     6   -   4

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 (1)     63rd New York State Chess Association Championship - Masters     4  /  10
Rio de Janeiro 1943 (1)     CXRJ Championship     6  /  9
Rio de Janeiro 1943 (2)     Rio de Janeiro Tournament     4.5  /  12
Hollywood 1945     Pan American Tournament     5  /  12
Rio de Janeiro 1946 (1)     Alekhine Memorial Tournament     6  /  9
Rio de Janeiro 1946 (3)     Rio de Janeiro Tournament     6  /  9
Mar del Plata 1947     Mar del Plata Tournament     5.5  /  17

Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025