Cruz, Walter




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1927  555  2193 (62) 4
1928  527  2206 (49) 26
1929  549  2201 (53) 10
1930  559  2204 (62) 0
1931  578  2207 (67) 0
1932  558  2210 (69) 0
1933  567  2212 (68) 0
1934  562  2215 (64) 0
1935  578  2218 (57) 0
1936  550  2221 (44) 20
1937  469  2239 (45) 0
1938  402  2258 (34) 39
1939  400  2246 (37) 24
1940  295  2268 (40) 18
1941  283  2258 (45) 10
1942  248  2248 (48) 10
1943  227  2244 (47) 21
1944  208  2243 (56) 0
1945  186  2243 (59) 12

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Cruz, Walter Oswaldo  
Born: 1910
Died: 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
   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]
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

Player information updated: 12 Nov. 2024