Cruz, Walter




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1927  583  2193 (62) 4
1928  555  2205 (48) 26
1929  582  2201 (53) 10
1930  586  2204 (62) 0
1931  614  2207 (67) 0
1932  603  2210 (69) 0
1933  604  2213 (68) 0
1934  599  2215 (64) 0
1935  626  2218 (57) 0
1936  590  2221 (44) 20
1937  511  2240 (45) 0
1938  439  2258 (34) 39
1939  445  2246 (36) 24
1940  353  2270 (40) 18
1941  359  2259 (44) 10
1942  358  2246 (46) 10
1943  343  2247 (44) 21
1944  314  2258 (50) 0
1945  301  2269 (46) 12
1946  276  2276 (45) 18
1947  261  2260 (49) 17

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Cruz, Walter Oswaldo  
Born: 23 Jan. 1910
Died: 3 Jan. 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
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 456
   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]
   [Walter Cruz]
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
Mar del Plata 1947     Mar del Plata Tournament     5.5  /  17

Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025