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This is the most complete and thorough biography of Jose Raul Capablanca, one of the greatest players in the history of chess. Beginning with his family background, birth, childhood and introduction to the game in Cuba, it examines his life and play as a young man; follows his evolution as a player and rise to prominence, first as challenger and then world champion; his loss of the title to Alekhine and his efforts to recapture the championship in the last years of his too-short life. What emerges is a portrait of a complex man with far-ranging interests and concerns, in stark contrast to his robotic reputation as "the chess machine."
Meticulously researched, utilizing many sources available only in Capablanca's home country, it puts truth to legend regarding a man who stood astride the chess world in of its most dynamic and dramatic eras. Numerous games and diagrams complement the text, as do a wealth of photographs.
Contents
Table of Contents
Foreword by Andy Soltis
Preface
1. Havana the Eldorado of Chess
2. Tadeo's Saga
3. The Boy Prodigy
4. Champion of the Americas
5. The Prodigal Son
6. The New Conquistador
7. In Morphy's Footsteps
8. A King in Waiting
9. The World Chess Championship, 1921
10. The Crowned King
11. Slipups at the Summit
12. More Challenges, New Triumphs
13. The World Chess Championship, 1927
14. The Eternal Challenger
15. Twilight Intermezzo
16. Smiling Again
17. The Silent Killer
18. His Last Bow
Epilogue
Capablanca's Matches
Appendix I: Capablanca on Four Great Predecessors
(Articulos sobre sus predecesores en Crítica, 1927)
Appendix II: "The Illness and Death of José Raúl Capablanca," by Dr. Orlando Hernández-Meilán, Neurologist
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index of Images
Index of Opponents
Index of Openings (by Traditional Name)
Index of Openings (by ECO Code)
General Index
