López, Guillermo




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1888  118  2331 (70) 10
1889  110  2337 (69) 8
1890  121  2329 (79) 0
1891  127  2321 (87) 0
1892  139  2313 (94) 0
1893  143  2305 (99) 0
1894  152  2297 (104) 0
1895  166  2289 (108) 0
1896  174  2282 (112) 0
1897  183  2274 (115) 0
1898  199  2266 (117) 0
1899  212  2258 (120) 0
1900  226  2250 (121) 0
1901  238  2242 (123) 0
1902  264  2234 (124) 0
1903  286  2226 (125) 0
1904  307  2219 (125) 0
1905  328  2211 (126) 0
1906  352  2203 (125) 0
1907  378  2195 (125) 0
1908  408  2187 (124) 0
1909  449  2179 (124) 0
1910  479  2171 (122) 0
1911  516  2164 (121) 0
1912  510  2156 (119) 0
1913  531  2148 (116) 0
1914  520  2140 (114) 0
1915  516  2132 (111) 0
1916  528  2124 (107) 0
1917  548  2116 (102) 0
1918  577  2108 (97) 0
1919  599  2101 (91) 0
1920  656  2093 (84) 0
1921  717  2085 (75) 22
1922  768  2077 (73) 17
1923  822  2079 (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