CAPABLANCA, JOSÉ RAÚL


Meaning of CAPABLANCA, JOSÉ RAÚL in English

born Nov. 19, 1888, Havana, Cuba

died March 8, 1942, New York, N.Y., U.S.

Cuban chess master.

He learned chess from his father at age 4 and beat Cuba's best player at 12. He defeated Emanuel Lasker to become world champion in 1921; in 1927 he was defeated by Alexander Alekhine (1892–1946). From 1916 to 1924, while playing in many tournaments, he did not lose a game. In 1921 he published an instruction manual, Chess Fundamentals .

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