Gruer, Elmer




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1913  363  2222 (79) 7
1914  278  2254 (79) 0
1915  211  2285 (77) 2
1916  182  2297 (77) 1
1917  161  2312 (77) 0
1918  127  2326 (75) 0
1919  115  2340 (71) 1
1920  89  2368 (64) 0
1921  70  2395 (53) 21
1922  76  2395 (45) 39
1923  102  2374 (49) 12
1924  113  2364 (55) 0
1925  122  2355 (55) 13
1926  111  2370 (63) 1
1927  106  2379 (69) 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: 20 Sept. 2025