Gruer, Elmer
Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1913 |
327 |
2229 | (80) | 7 |
1914 |
240 |
2261 | (80) | 0 |
1915 |
177 |
2293 | (78) | 2 |
1916 |
156 |
2305 | (77) | 1 |
1917 |
132 |
2319 | (77) | 0 |
1918 |
111 |
2334 | (75) | 0 |
1919 |
98 |
2348 | (71) | 1 |
1920 |
77 |
2376 | (64) | 0 |
1921 |
63 |
2403 | (54) | 21 |
1922 |
68 |
2402 | (46) | 39 |
1923 |
95 |
2377 | (50) | 11 |
1924 |
106 |
2369 | (56) | 0 |
1925 |
111 |
2361 | (56) | 13 |
1926 |
102 |
2376 | (64) | 1 |
1927 |
97 |
2385 | (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 |
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 1913 |
San Francisco Invitation Tournament |
3 | / | 7 |
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San Francisco 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 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 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 1921 |
Mechanics Institute Major Tournament |
18.5 | / | 20 |
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San Francisco 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 1922 |
1st California Championship |
10 | / | 10 |
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Louisville 1922 |
23rd Western Chess Association Tournament |
7.5 | / | 11 |
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San Francisco 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: 6 Oct. 2024 |
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