López, Guillermo




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1888  125  2329 (70) 10
1889  113  2334 (69) 8
1890  121  2327 (79) 0
1891  127  2319 (87) 0
1892  138  2311 (94) 0
1893  148  2303 (99) 0
1894  161  2295 (104) 0
1895  169  2287 (108) 0
1896  178  2280 (112) 0
1897  183  2272 (115) 0
1898  211  2264 (117) 0
1899  222  2256 (119) 0
1900  233  2248 (121) 0
1901  254  2241 (123) 0
1902  273  2233 (124) 0
1903  300  2225 (125) 0
1904  320  2217 (125) 0
1905  346  2209 (125) 0
1906  368  2201 (125) 0
1907  395  2194 (125) 0
1908  426  2186 (124) 0
1909  471  2178 (123) 0
1910  497  2170 (122) 0
1911  546  2162 (121) 0
1912  535  2154 (119) 0
1913  560  2147 (116) 0
1914  552  2139 (113) 0
1915  545  2131 (110) 0
1916  564  2123 (106) 0
1917  594  2115 (102) 0
1918  619  2108 (97) 0
1919  646  2100 (91) 0
1920  707  2092 (83) 0
1921  775  2084 (75) 22
1922  833  2076 (72) 17
1923  912  2078 (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