Gruer, Elmer




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1913  377  2223 (79) 7
1914  283  2255 (79) 0
1915  215  2286 (77) 2
1916  188  2298 (77) 1
1917  162  2313 (77) 0
1918  131  2327 (75) 0
1919  115  2341 (71) 1
1920  91  2369 (64) 0
1921  71  2396 (53) 21
1922  80  2396 (45) 39
1923  101  2375 (49) 12
1924  113  2366 (54) 0
1925  124  2357 (53) 18
1926  113  2372 (62) 1
1927  106  2380 (68) 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, California 1913     San Francisco Invitation Tournament     3  /  7
San Francisco, California and Los Angeles 1915     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Gruer, E.W. - Mlotkowski, S.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco, California and Los Angeles 1916     San Francisco - Southern California Telegraphic Match    
  Gruer, E.W. - Mlotkowski, S.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco, California and Portland, Oregon 1919     San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match    
  Gruer, E.W. - Johnson, A.G.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco, California 1921     Mechanics Institute Major Tournament     18.5  /  20
San Francisco, California and Portland, Oregon 1921     San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match    
  Gruer, E.W. - Johnson, A.G.     1 - 0    
San Francisco, California 1922     1st California Championship     10  /  10
Louisville 1922     23rd Western Chess Association Tournament     7.5  /  11
Los Angeles and San Francisco, California 1923     Los Angeles - San Francisco Telegraph Match    
  Gruer, E.W. - Lyon, R.F.     1 - 0    
San Francisco, California 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: 24 Feb. 2026