López, Guillermo




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1888  120  2329 (70) 10
1889  110  2335 (69) 8
1890  118  2327 (79) 0
1891  127  2319 (87) 0
1892  137  2312 (94) 0
1893  143  2304 (99) 0
1894  154  2296 (104) 0
1895  166  2288 (108) 0
1896  171  2280 (112) 0
1897  179  2273 (115) 0
1898  200  2265 (117) 0
1899  211  2257 (120) 0
1900  227  2249 (121) 0
1901  242  2241 (123) 0
1902  265  2234 (124) 0
1903  289  2226 (125) 0
1904  310  2218 (125) 0
1905  330  2210 (125) 0
1906  354  2202 (125) 0
1907  376  2195 (125) 0
1908  408  2187 (124) 0
1909  446  2179 (124) 0
1910  480  2171 (122) 0
1911  523  2163 (121) 0
1912  517  2155 (119) 0
1913  541  2148 (116) 0
1914  532  2140 (114) 0
1915  524  2132 (110) 0
1916  540  2124 (107) 0
1917  562  2116 (102) 0
1918  592  2109 (97) 0
1919  618  2101 (91) 0
1920  675  2093 (84) 0
1921  739  2085 (75) 22
1922  796  2078 (73) 17
1923  864  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