Cruz, Walter




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1927  557  2192 (62) 4
1928  531  2205 (48) 26
1929  553  2201 (53) 10
1930  560  2204 (62) 0
1931  580  2207 (67) 0
1932  568  2210 (69) 0
1933  576  2213 (68) 0
1934  568  2215 (64) 0
1935  583  2218 (57) 0
1936  554  2221 (44) 20
1937  476  2240 (45) 0
1938  416  2258 (34) 39
1939  414  2247 (37) 24
1940  323  2270 (40) 18
1941  315  2260 (44) 10
1942  290  2251 (47) 10
1943  282  2248 (45) 21
1944  268  2258 (51) 0
1945  247  2267 (50) 12
1946  224  2274 (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