López, Guillermo




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1888  114  2330 (70) 10
1889  105  2335 (69) 8
1890  117  2327 (79) 0
1891  121  2319 (87) 0
1892  136  2311 (94) 0
1893  140  2303 (99) 0
1894  149  2295 (104) 0
1895  163  2287 (108) 0
1896  170  2279 (112) 0
1897  181  2271 (115) 0
1898  195  2263 (117) 0
1899  210  2255 (120) 0
1900  218  2247 (121) 0
1901  238  2239 (123) 0
1902  264  2231 (124) 0
1903  288  2223 (125) 0
1904  309  2215 (125) 0
1905  329  2207 (126) 0
1906  354  2199 (125) 0
1907  379  2191 (125) 0
1908  407  2183 (125) 0
1909  450  2175 (124) 0
1910  465  2167 (122) 0
1911  512  2159 (121) 0
1912  510  2151 (119) 0
1913  523  2143 (117) 0
1914  508  2135 (114) 0
1915  506  2127 (111) 0
1916  515  2119 (107) 0
1917  538  2111 (102) 0
1918  566  2103 (97) 0
1919  594  2094 (91) 0
1920  656  2086 (84) 0
1921  710  2078 (76) 22
1922  754  2071 (73) 17
1923  817  2072 (75) 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