López, Guillermo




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1888  116  2331 (70) 10
1889  109  2336 (69) 8
1890  120  2328 (79) 0
1891  124  2321 (87) 0
1892  137  2313 (94) 0
1893  140  2305 (99) 0
1894  150  2297 (104) 0
1895  164  2289 (108) 0
1896  170  2281 (112) 0
1897  182  2273 (115) 0
1898  194  2265 (117) 0
1899  208  2257 (120) 0
1900  219  2249 (121) 0
1901  236  2241 (123) 0
1902  263  2233 (124) 0
1903  282  2225 (125) 0
1904  304  2218 (125) 0
1905  323  2210 (126) 0
1906  349  2202 (125) 0
1907  372  2194 (125) 0
1908  404  2186 (124) 0
1909  443  2178 (124) 0
1910  463  2170 (122) 0
1911  513  2162 (121) 0
1912  505  2154 (119) 0
1913  524  2146 (116) 0
1914  511  2138 (114) 0
1915  509  2130 (111) 0
1916  523  2122 (107) 0
1917  543  2115 (102) 0
1918  569  2107 (97) 0
1919  595  2099 (91) 0
1920  653  2091 (84) 0
1921  714  2083 (75) 22
1922  766  2075 (73) 17
1923  818  2077 (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