López, Guillermo




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1888  120  2330 (70) 10
1889  111  2335 (69) 8
1890  118  2327 (79) 0
1891  126  2319 (87) 0
1892  137  2312 (94) 0
1893  143  2304 (99) 0
1894  154  2296 (104) 0
1895  161  2288 (108) 0
1896  173  2280 (112) 0
1897  180  2272 (115) 0
1898  200  2264 (117) 0
1899  215  2256 (119) 0
1900  229  2248 (121) 0
1901  244  2240 (123) 0
1902  268  2233 (124) 0
1903  290  2225 (125) 0
1904  313  2217 (125) 0
1905  335  2209 (125) 0
1906  358  2201 (125) 0
1907  381  2193 (125) 0
1908  411  2185 (124) 0
1909  454  2177 (123) 0
1910  488  2169 (122) 0
1911  525  2161 (121) 0
1912  523  2154 (119) 0
1913  544  2146 (116) 0
1914  535  2138 (113) 0
1915  532  2130 (110) 0
1916  544  2122 (106) 0
1917  570  2114 (102) 0
1918  599  2106 (97) 0
1919  620  2098 (91) 0
1920  681  2090 (84) 0
1921  754  2082 (75) 22
1922  804  2075 (72) 17
1923  877  2076 (74) 16

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: López Rovirosa, Guillermo  
   Also known as: Dr. López Rovirosa
Born: 1873
Died:
 
Notes:
The International Chess Magazine of Apr. 1888 (p.79) mentions 'Señor S. Lopez, a boy who is only 14 years of age'. According to information I received from Walter Chan, El Ajedrez Magistral (Vol.3, p.90) has a match result between 'Guillermo López' and Chigorin in Dec. 1889, where Lopez is said to be 16 or 17 years old. This is likely the same boy. El Ajedrez Crítico (1889, p.93) also mentions 'Guillermo López', saying he is 'jóven de 20 años de edad' (a youth of 20 years old). According to the Caissa website, this same Guillermo López Raviros was an octogenerion in 1949, which doesn't quite match the other age estimates. Sánchez (p.42) says that Guillermo López was 15 years old at the time of his match with Chigorin.
 
References
Books
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 306
   Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 38, 42, 42, 509
   Urcan, Adolf Albin in America, page 20
   Vazquez, El Ajedrez Crítico, page 93
   Winter, Chess Explorations, page 261
   Winter, Kings, Commoners and Knaves, page 151
Periodicals
   [ACB], vol. 19, no. 1, Jan. 1922, page 7
   [Mund], vol. 21, 23 Sep. 1921, page 11
   [Mund], vol. 21, 17 Jan. 1922, page 8
Web
   Pardo Cernadas, Eduardo.  [Mujeres de Cuba: Ajedrez femenino]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4910. Steinitz in Havana]
   [1492 - 1890 Orígenes del Ajedrez en Cuba]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Steinitz, W. - Lopez, G. 1888 (1)         (c)     0   -   1      Steinitz, W. gave odds of a rook
Steinitz, W. - Lopez, G. 1888 (2)         (c)     5   -   4      Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight
Chigorin, M.I. - Lopez, G. 1889         (c)     4   -   4      Chigorin, M.I. gave odds of pawn and move
Mora, Ms. M.T. - Lopez, G. 1922         (f)     4.5   -   2.5
Busch, J.A. - Lopez, G. 1922         (f)     5   -   5

Tournament data

Havana 1921 (1)     Bohemia Cup Tournament     14.5  /  18
Havana 1921 (2)     Havana Christmas Tournament     4.5  /  8
Havana 1923 (1)     Copa Bohemia Tournament     10  /  16


Player information updated: 12 Nov. 2024