López, Guillermo




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1888  119  2330 (70) 10
1889  109  2336 (69) 8
1890  118  2328 (79) 0
1891  127  2320 (87) 0
1892  137  2313 (94) 0
1893  142  2305 (99) 0
1894  155  2297 (104) 0
1895  166  2289 (108) 0
1896  171  2281 (112) 0
1897  180  2274 (115) 0
1898  200  2266 (117) 0
1899  210  2258 (120) 0
1900  227  2250 (121) 0
1901  242  2242 (123) 0
1902  266  2235 (124) 0
1903  286  2227 (125) 0
1904  308  2219 (125) 0
1905  329  2211 (126) 0
1906  354  2203 (125) 0
1907  377  2196 (125) 0
1908  409  2188 (124) 0
1909  446  2180 (124) 0
1910  482  2172 (122) 0
1911  524  2164 (121) 0
1912  519  2157 (119) 0
1913  543  2149 (116) 0
1914  535  2141 (114) 0
1915  526  2133 (111) 0
1916  539  2126 (107) 0
1917  564  2118 (102) 0
1918  592  2110 (97) 0
1919  617  2102 (91) 0
1920  675  2094 (84) 0
1921  738  2087 (75) 22
1922  788  2079 (73) 17
1923  851  2081 (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