López, Guillermo




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1888  119  2331 (70) 10
1889  109  2337 (69) 8
1890  119  2329 (79) 0
1891  124  2321 (87) 0
1892  136  2313 (94) 0
1893  139  2305 (99) 0
1894  152  2297 (104) 0
1895  163  2290 (108) 0
1896  169  2282 (112) 0
1897  179  2274 (115) 0
1898  198  2266 (117) 0
1899  208  2258 (120) 0
1900  224  2250 (121) 0
1901  241  2243 (123) 0
1902  264  2235 (124) 0
1903  286  2227 (125) 0
1904  305  2219 (125) 0
1905  327  2211 (126) 0
1906  353  2203 (125) 0
1907  376  2196 (125) 0
1908  410  2188 (124) 0
1909  447  2180 (124) 0
1910  482  2172 (122) 0
1911  522  2164 (121) 0
1912  517  2156 (119) 0
1913  541  2149 (116) 0
1914  533  2141 (114) 0
1915  525  2133 (111) 0
1916  532  2125 (107) 0
1917  554  2117 (102) 0
1918  581  2109 (97) 0
1919  605  2101 (91) 0
1920  661  2094 (84) 0
1921  732  2086 (75) 22
1922  778  2078 (73) 17
1923  836  2080 (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