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    José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera (19 November 1888 – 8 March 1942) was a Cuban chess player who was the third world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. A...
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    either in 1938 or 1939 with José Raúl Capablanca, who had lost the title to Alekhine in 1927; if Euwe lost his title to Capablanca then FIDE's decision should...
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  • According to this system the highest ratings achieved were: 2725: José Raúl Capablanca 2720: Mikhail Botvinnik, Emanuel Lasker 2700: Mikhail Tal 2690: Alexander...
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    In 1927, he became the fourth World Chess Champion by defeating José Raúl Capablanca. In the early 1930s, Alekhine dominated tournament play and won two...
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  • Capablanca chess (or Capablanca's chess) is a chess variant invented in the 1920s by World Chess Champion José Raúl Capablanca. It incorporates two new...
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    London to Elista. Alkmaar: New in Chess. ISBN 978-90-5691-219-2. Capablanca, José Raúl; Chernev, Irving (1977) [1921, 1928]. World's Championship Matches...
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    a very detailed account given by Capablanca after the match, see Capablanca, José Raúl (October 1922). "Capablanca's Reply to Lasker (presented by Edward...
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    played between José Raúl Capablanca and Emanuel Lasker. It was played in Capablanca's native Havana from March 18 to April 28. Capablanca won the match...
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  • The Capablanca Memorial is a chess tournament that has been held annually in Cuba since 1962 in honor of José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera. At the time...
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    On 22 November 1938, Mikhail Botvinnik (playing white) defeated José Raúl Capablanca (playing black) in one of the most famous games in chess history....
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  • States. She was married four times, including to world chess champion José Raúl Capablanca and Admiral Joseph J. Clark until their respective deaths. Olga Evgenyevna...
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    The 1927 World Chess Championship was played between José Raúl Capablanca and Alexander Alekhine, in Buenos Aires from September 16 to November 29, 1927...
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  • Lasker, who came from behind to narrowly defeat future World Champion José Raúl Capablanca. Another future World Champion, Alexander Alekhine, finished third...
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    Champions. Early chess prodigies included Paul Morphy (1837–1884) and José Raúl Capablanca (1888–1942), both of whom won matches against strong adult opponents...
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  • New York in 1893 (13/13) Henry Atkins at Amsterdam 1899 (15/15) José Raúl Capablanca at New York in 1913 (13/13, including one default) Dawid Janowski...
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    longest tenure of all World Champions. It took a prodigy from Cuba, José Raúl Capablanca (World champion 1921–27), who loved simple positions and endgames...
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  • reader to inspect for himself." Winter has made a particular study of José Raúl Capablanca, and critics hailed his 1989 monograph on the Cuban world chess champion...
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  • the Manhattan Chess Club. The competitors included world champion José Raúl Capablanca and his predecessor Emanuel Lasker. Nine other top players from Europe...
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  • Emanuel Lasker at St. Petersburg 1914, and future World Champion José Raúl Capablanca won twice with it at New York 1915. A regular user from the 1950s...
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  • all but 2 of 34 games in the 1927 World Championship match between José Raúl Capablanca and Alexander Alekhine. After the resumption of international chess...
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  • kingside attack. Frank Marshall famously debuted it in his game against José Raúl Capablanca in 1918. Although Marshall lost the game, the opening gained popularity...
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    Rubinstein and Carl Schlechter with the same line of the Ruy Lopez. José Raúl Capablanca called him "one of the finest players in the world". Edward Lasker...
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  • against ten male and female world champions, beating Emanuel Lasker, José Raúl Capablanca, Alexander Alekhine, Max Euwe, Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov...
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  • d4 exd4 6.Qxd4 Qxd4 7.Nxd4, most notably his famous win against José Raúl Capablanca in the St. Petersburg 1914 chess tournament. Since then, better defences...
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  • actor José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera, Cuban chess player and world chess champion, considered to be one of the best players of all time José Carbó,...
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    tournament. His loss to José Raúl Capablanca in this tournament is remembered because Bernstein had complained that the unknown Capablanca had been allowed to...
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  • reportedly awarded the title to the five finalists: Emanuel Lasker, José Raúl Capablanca, Alexander Alekhine, Siegbert Tarrasch, and Frank Marshall. Chess...
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    1950, at its inauguration. In his youth, he defeated top players José Raúl Capablanca and Carl Schlechter and was scheduled to play a match with Emanuel...
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    chess tournament. On a rest day during the event, world champion José Raúl Capablanca gave a simultaneous exhibition in Leningrad. Botvinnik was selected...
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    previous record length for a world title match had been 34 games (José Raúl Capablanca vs. Alexander Alekhine in 1927). Kasparov won games 47 and 48 to...
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