López, Guillermo




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1888  118  2330 (70) 10
1889  109  2336 (69) 8
1890  120  2328 (79) 0
1891  123  2320 (87) 0
1892  137  2312 (94) 0
1893  141  2304 (99) 0
1894  151  2296 (104) 0
1895  166  2288 (108) 0
1896  169  2281 (112) 0
1897  182  2273 (115) 0
1898  196  2265 (117) 0
1899  210  2257 (120) 0
1900  219  2249 (121) 0
1901  238  2241 (123) 0
1902  264  2233 (124) 0
1903  284  2225 (125) 0
1904  303  2217 (125) 0
1905  323  2209 (126) 0
1906  349  2201 (125) 0
1907  373  2193 (125) 0
1908  404  2185 (124) 0
1909  442  2177 (124) 0
1910  468  2170 (122) 0
1911  514  2162 (121) 0
1912  507  2154 (119) 0
1913  525  2146 (116) 0
1914  508  2138 (114) 0
1915  505  2130 (111) 0
1916  521  2122 (107) 0
1917  538  2114 (102) 0
1918  563  2106 (97) 0
1919  592  2098 (91) 0
1920  653  2090 (84) 0
1921  711  2082 (75) 22
1922  759  2075 (73) 17
1923  814  2077 (75) 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