Gruer, Elmer




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1913  373  2228 (79) 7
1914  282  2260 (79) 0
1915  214  2292 (77) 2
1916  187  2304 (77) 1
1917  162  2318 (77) 0
1918  130  2332 (75) 0
1919  115  2347 (71) 1
1920  90  2374 (64) 0
1921  71  2401 (53) 21
1922  77  2401 (45) 39
1923  102  2380 (49) 12
1924  113  2372 (54) 0
1925  123  2363 (53) 18
1926  113  2377 (62) 1
1927  106  2385 (68) 9

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Gruer, Elmer Walker  
Born: 8 Nov. 1890
Died: 16 July 1931
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 325
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 152
   Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 220
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 217, 356
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 95
Periodicals
   [ACB], vol. 10, no. 11, Nov. 1913, page 252
   [ACB], vol. 18, no. 2, Feb. 1921, page 29
   [SFCa], 22 June 1913
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Gruer, E.W. - Marshall, F.J. 1915         (f)     1   -   0
Gruer, E.W. - Ryder, A.W. 1922         (f)     11   -   6
Gruer, E.W. - Torre, C. 1922         (c)     0.5   -   0.5
Gruer, E.W. - Fink, A.J. 1925         (f)     5   -   5

Tournament data

San Francisco, California 1913     San Francisco Invitation Tournament     3  /  7
San Francisco, California and Los Angeles 1915     San Francisco - Los Angeles Telegraphic Match    
  Gruer, E.W. - Mlotkowski, S.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco, California and Los Angeles 1916     San Francisco - Southern California Telegraphic Match    
  Gruer, E.W. - Mlotkowski, S.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco, California and Portland, Oregon 1919     San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match    
  Gruer, E.W. - Johnson, A.G.     0.5 - 0.5    
San Francisco, California 1921     Mechanics Institute Major Tournament     18.5  /  20
San Francisco, California and Portland, Oregon 1921     San Francisco - Portland Telegraphic Match    
  Gruer, E.W. - Johnson, A.G.     1 - 0    
San Francisco, California 1922     1st California Championship     10  /  10
Louisville 1922     23rd Western Chess Association Tournament     7.5  /  11
Los Angeles and San Francisco, California 1923     Los Angeles - San Francisco Telegraph Match    
  Gruer, E.W. - Lyon, R.F.     1 - 0    
San Francisco, California 1923     24th Western Chess Association Tournament     6.5  /  11
Los Angeles 1925     California Championship     5.5  /  8
Oakland 1926     California Championship Play-Off    
  Gruer, E.W. - Fink, A.J.     1 - 0    
Los Angeles 1927     California Championship     8  /  9

Player information updated: 24 Feb. 2026