José Raúl Capablanca, World Champion, Grandmaster, Cuban

José Raúl Capablanca chess master who won the world championship (1921) from Emanuel Lasker and lost it (1927) to Alexander Alekhine. Capablanca learned the moves of chess at the age of four by watching his father play, and he went on to defeat Cuba’s best player in 1901. He attended Columbia

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José Raúl Capablanca - Schachversand Niggemann

Cuba disapproves chess player Leinier Domínguez' entry in U.S. Federation

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12 Jose Raul Capablanca Photos & High Res Pictures - Getty Images

José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera (19 November 1888 – 8 March 1942) was a Cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. He lost the

Famous World Chess Grand Master José Raúl Capablanca stamp 1951 A-23

New York 1924, Round 18: Capablanca defends, Marshall attacks

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Victory for Roxángel Obregón in Youth Chess World Championship: A Triumph for Cuba