Cruz, Walter




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1927  559  2194 (62) 4
1928  535  2207 (48) 26
1929  559  2202 (53) 10
1930  565  2205 (62) 0
1931  593  2208 (67) 0
1932  578  2211 (69) 0
1933  586  2214 (68) 0
1934  579  2217 (64) 0
1935  608  2220 (57) 0
1936  574  2222 (44) 20
1937  498  2241 (45) 0
1938  426  2259 (34) 39
1939  434  2247 (36) 24
1940  331  2272 (40) 18
1941  323  2262 (44) 10
1942  299  2253 (47) 10
1943  289  2250 (45) 21
1944  275  2260 (51) 0
1945  254  2270 (50) 12
1946  221  2276 (54) 18

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
Rio de Janeiro 1946 (1)     Alekhine Memorial Tournament     6  /  9
Rio de Janeiro 1946 (3)     Rio de Janeiro Tournament     6  /  9

Player information updated: 17 Dec. 2024