Gruer, Elmer

Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1913 |
359 |
2219 | (79) | 7 |
| 1914 |
277 |
2251 | (79) | 0 |
| 1915 |
208 |
2283 | (77) | 2 |
| 1916 |
173 |
2295 | (77) | 1 |
| 1917 |
154 |
2309 | (77) | 0 |
| 1918 |
126 |
2323 | (75) | 0 |
| 1919 |
111 |
2338 | (71) | 1 |
| 1920 |
87 |
2365 | (64) | 0 |
| 1921 |
71 |
2392 | (53) | 21 |
| 1922 |
76 |
2392 | (45) | 39 |
| 1923 |
101 |
2371 | (49) | 12 |
| 1924 |
112 |
2361 | (55) | 0 |
| 1925 |
122 |
2352 | (55) | 13 |
| 1926 |
112 |
2367 | (63) | 1 |
| 1927 |
107 |
2376 | (69) | 9 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Gruer, Elmer Walker |
| Born: 8 Nov. 1890 |
| Died: 16 July 1931 |
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| 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 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| San Francisco, California 1913 |
San Francisco Invitation Tournament |
3 | / | 7 |
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| San Francisco, California and Los Angeles 1915 |
San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match |
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Gruer, E.W. - Mlotkowski, S. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| San Francisco, California and Los Angeles 1916 |
San Francisco - Southern California Telegraphic Match |
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Gruer, E.W. - Mlotkowski, S. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| San Francisco, California and Portland, Oregon 1919 |
San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match |
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Gruer, E.W. - Johnson, A.G. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| San Francisco, California 1921 |
Mechanics Institute Major Tournament |
18.5 | / | 20 |
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| San Francisco, California and Portland, Oregon 1921 |
San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match |
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Gruer, E.W. - Johnson, A.G. |
1 - 0 |
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| San Francisco, California 1922 |
1st California Championship |
10 | / | 10 |
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| Louisville 1922 |
23rd Western Chess Association Tournament |
7.5 | / | 11 |
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| Los Angeles and San Francisco, California 1923 |
Los Angeles - San Francisco Telegraph Match |
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Gruer, E.W. - Lyon, R.F. |
1 - 0 |
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| San Francisco, California 1923 |
24th Western Chess Association Tournament |
6.5 | / | 11 |
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| Los Angeles 1925 |
California Championship |
5.5 | / | 8 |
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| Oakland 1926 |
California Championship Play-Off |
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Gruer, E.W. - Fink, A.J. |
1 - 0 |
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| Los Angeles 1927 |
California Championship |
8 | / | 9 |
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| Player information updated: 20 Sept. 2025 |
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