López, Guillermo




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1888  122  2330 (70) 10
1889  111  2336 (69) 8
1890  118  2328 (79) 0
1891  126  2320 (87) 0
1892  139  2312 (94) 0
1893  147  2304 (99) 0
1894  162  2297 (104) 0
1895  168  2289 (108) 0
1896  179  2281 (112) 0
1897  185  2273 (115) 0
1898  211  2265 (117) 0
1899  224  2258 (119) 0
1900  234  2250 (121) 0
1901  252  2242 (123) 0
1902  272  2234 (124) 0
1903  299  2226 (125) 0
1904  317  2219 (125) 0
1905  343  2211 (125) 0
1906  364  2203 (125) 0
1907  391  2195 (125) 0
1908  425  2187 (124) 0
1909  464  2180 (123) 0
1910  494  2172 (122) 0
1911  534  2164 (121) 0
1912  533  2156 (119) 0
1913  548  2148 (116) 0
1914  546  2141 (113) 0
1915  538  2133 (110) 0
1916  552  2125 (106) 0
1917  575  2117 (102) 0
1918  608  2109 (97) 0
1919  631  2102 (91) 0
1920  695  2094 (84) 0
1921  765  2086 (75) 22
1922  822  2078 (72) 17
1923  902  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