Murdock, Walter




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1933  1364  2044 (78) 6
1934  1382  2052 (74) 0
1935  1390  2061 (68) 0
1936  1316  2069 (58) 0
1937  1227  2077 (44) 25
1938  1193  2086 (43) 26
1939  1156  2068 (56) 0
1940  1050  2050 (64) 7

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Murdock, Walter L.  
   Also known as: Walter Murdock, Jr.
Born:
Died:
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 365
Periodicals
   [ChR], vol. 6, no. 9, Sep. 1938, page 215

Tournament data

Syracuse 1933 (2)     55th New York State Chess Association Tournament - Class A, Section 1     3.5  /  6
Cazenovia 1937     New York State Chess Association Championship     3  /  9
Chicago 1937 (4)     38th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary Section 4     3.5  /  7
Chicago 1937 (7)     38th American Chess Federation Congress - Consolation Tournament     3.5  /  9
Boston, Massachusetts 1938 (1)     39th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary Section 1     3  /  6
Boston, Massachusetts 1938 (8)     39th American Chess Federation Congress - Consolation Tournament     6  /  11
Cazenovia 1938     New York State Chess Association Championship     3.5  /  9
New York 1940 (6)     3rd U.S.A. Championship - Preliminary Section B     2.5  /  7

Player information updated: 24 Feb. 2026