Cruz, Walter




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1927  547  2192 (62) 4
1928  523  2205 (49) 26
1929  544  2201 (53) 10
1930  556  2203 (62) 0
1931  575  2206 (67) 0
1932  559  2209 (69) 0
1933  566  2212 (68) 0
1934  567  2215 (64) 0
1935  574  2218 (57) 0
1936  538  2220 (44) 20
1937  458  2239 (45) 0
1938  397  2258 (35) 39
1939  385  2246 (37) 24
1940  267  2271 (41) 18
1941  244  2260 (46) 10
1942  199  2245 (50) 10
1943  165  2234 (53) 21

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
   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

Player information updated: 8 Sept. 2024