Cruz, Walter




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1927  590  2198 (62) 4
1928  573  2211 (48) 26
1929  601  2206 (53) 10
1930  599  2209 (62) 0
1931  622  2211 (67) 0
1932  611  2214 (69) 0
1933  614  2217 (68) 0
1934  613  2219 (64) 0
1935  631  2222 (57) 0
1936  603  2225 (44) 20
1937  518  2243 (45) 0
1938  451  2262 (34) 39
1939  467  2249 (36) 24
1940  359  2274 (40) 18
1941  367  2262 (44) 10
1942  361  2250 (46) 10
1943  348  2251 (44) 21
1944  320  2262 (50) 0
1945  304  2274 (46) 12
1946  278  2281 (45) 18
1947  268  2265 (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