López, Guillermo




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1888  121  2331 (70) 10
1889  111  2336 (69) 8
1890  118  2328 (79) 0
1891  126  2321 (87) 0
1892  139  2313 (94) 0
1893  144  2305 (99) 0
1894  157  2297 (104) 0
1895  165  2289 (108) 0
1896  176  2281 (112) 0
1897  180  2273 (115) 0
1898  204  2265 (117) 0
1899  219  2258 (119) 0
1900  230  2250 (121) 0
1901  248  2242 (123) 0
1902  272  2234 (124) 0
1903  294  2226 (125) 0
1904  314  2218 (125) 0
1905  339  2210 (125) 0
1906  362  2203 (125) 0
1907  387  2195 (125) 0
1908  419  2187 (124) 0
1909  460  2179 (123) 0
1910  494  2171 (122) 0
1911  528  2163 (121) 0
1912  531  2155 (119) 0
1913  543  2147 (116) 0
1914  538  2140 (113) 0
1915  534  2132 (110) 0
1916  548  2124 (106) 0
1917  575  2116 (102) 0
1918  604  2108 (97) 0
1919  625  2100 (91) 0
1920  690  2092 (84) 0
1921  761  2085 (75) 22
1922  814  2077 (72) 17
1923  897  2079 (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