López, Guillermo




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1888  120  2329 (70) 10
1889  111  2335 (69) 8
1890  118  2327 (79) 0
1891  125  2319 (87) 0
1892  137  2311 (94) 0
1893  144  2303 (99) 0
1894  156  2295 (104) 0
1895  162  2287 (108) 0
1896  174  2279 (112) 0
1897  180  2271 (115) 0
1898  202  2264 (117) 0
1899  217  2256 (119) 0
1900  226  2248 (121) 0
1901  245  2240 (123) 0
1902  268  2232 (124) 0
1903  292  2224 (125) 0
1904  312  2216 (125) 0
1905  336  2208 (125) 0
1906  360  2200 (125) 0
1907  381  2192 (125) 0
1908  414  2184 (124) 0
1909  456  2177 (123) 0
1910  487  2169 (122) 0
1911  526  2161 (121) 0
1912  526  2153 (119) 0
1913  542  2145 (116) 0
1914  535  2137 (113) 0
1915  532  2129 (110) 0
1916  544  2121 (106) 0
1917  572  2113 (102) 0
1918  601  2105 (97) 0
1919  621  2097 (91) 0
1920  683  2090 (84) 0
1921  755  2082 (75) 22
1922  806  2074 (72) 17
1923  883  2076 (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