López, Guillermo




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1888  112  2331 (70) 10
1889  102  2337 (69) 8
1890  116  2328 (79) 0
1891  126  2319 (87) 0
1892  135  2310 (94) 0
1893  142  2302 (99) 0
1894  151  2293 (104) 0
1895  167  2284 (108) 0
1896  171  2275 (112) 0
1897  187  2267 (115) 0
1898  208  2258 (117) 0
1899  222  2249 (120) 0
1900  231  2240 (121) 0
1901  251  2232 (123) 0
1902  280  2223 (124) 0
1903  299  2214 (125) 0
1904  326  2205 (125) 0
1905  348  2197 (126) 0
1906  374  2188 (126) 0
1907  405  2179 (125) 0
1908  430  2170 (125) 0
1909  483  2162 (124) 0
1910  488  2153 (123) 0
1911  543  2144 (121) 0
1912  546  2135 (119) 0
1913  558  2127 (117) 0
1914  548  2118 (114) 0
1915  536  2109 (111) 0
1916  556  2100 (108) 0
1917  571  2092 (103) 0
1918  598  2083 (98) 0
1919  625  2074 (93) 0
1920  687  2065 (86) 0
1921  758  2057 (77) 22
1922  785  2051 (75) 17
1923  854  2054 (76) 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 42
   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: 5 May 2020