Gruer, Elmer




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1913  349  2227 (79) 7
1914  266  2259 (79) 0
1915  195  2290 (77) 2
1916  167  2302 (77) 1
1917  143  2317 (77) 0
1918  119  2331 (75) 0
1919  105  2345 (71) 1
1920  79  2373 (64) 0
1921  67  2400 (53) 21
1922  71  2398 (45) 39
1923  100  2373 (50) 11
1924  111  2366 (56) 0
1925  122  2358 (55) 13
1926  110  2373 (63) 1
1927  104  2382 (69) 9

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Gruer, Elmer Walker  
Born: 8 Nov. 1890
Died: 16 July 1931
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 325
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 152
   Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 220
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 217, 356
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 95
Periodicals
   [ACB], vol. 10, no. 11, Nov. 1913, page 252
   [ACB], vol. 18, no. 2, Feb. 1921, page 29
   [SFCa], 22 June 1913
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Gruer, E.W. - Marshall, F.J. 1915         (f)     1   -   0
Gruer, E.W. - Ryder, A.W. 1922         (f)     11   -   6
Gruer, E.W. - Torre, C. 1922         (c)     0.5   -   0.5
Gruer, E.W. - Fink, A.J. 1925         (f)     5   -   5

Tournament data

San Francisco 1913     San Francisco Invitation Tournament     3  /  7
San Francisco and Los Angeles 1915     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Gruer, E.W. - Mlotkowski, S.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco and Los Angeles 1916     San Francisco - Southern California Telegraphic Match    
  Gruer, E.W. - Mlotkowski, S.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco and Portland, Oregon 1919     San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match    
  Gruer, E.W. - Johnson, A.G.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco 1921     Mechanics Institute Major Tournament     18.5  /  20
San Francisco and Portland, Oregon 1921     San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match    
  Gruer, E.W. - Johnson, A.G.     1 - 0    
San Francisco 1922     1st California Championship     10  /  10
Louisville 1922     23rd Western Chess Association Tournament     7.5  /  11
San Francisco 1923     24th Western Chess Association Tournament     6.5  /  11
Los Angeles 1925     California Championship     5.5  /  8
Oakland 1926     California Championship Play-Off    
  Gruer, E.W. - Fink, A.J.     1 - 0    
Los Angeles 1927     California Championship     8  /  9

Player information updated: 12 Nov. 2024