Cruz, Walter




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1927  590  2195 (62) 4
1928  567  2208 (48) 26
1929  595  2203 (53) 10
1930  600  2206 (62) 0
1931  627  2209 (67) 0
1932  612  2212 (69) 0
1933  617  2215 (68) 0
1934  611  2217 (64) 0
1935  634  2220 (57) 0
1936  601  2223 (44) 20
1937  514  2242 (45) 0
1938  445  2260 (34) 39
1939  460  2248 (36) 24
1940  354  2273 (40) 18
1941  363  2262 (44) 10
1942  359  2250 (46) 10
1943  344  2250 (44) 21
1944  317  2261 (50) 0
1945  302  2272 (46) 12
1946  274  2279 (45) 18
1947  264  2263 (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