One name keeps popping up in this phase – Cuba’s world champion, Jose Raul Capablanca (1888-1942) properly remembered as the “Cuban Chess Machine “ for his unerring accuracy of play. It is ...

The achievements of Cuban legend Jose Raul Capablanca will be remembered with his upcoming induction into the World Chess Hall of Fame in Kendall. But for many local chess aficionados, Capablanca ...

An 87-year-old Hungarian pensioner clinches the world record for playing the most games of simultaneous chess, overtaking a total set by 1920s Cuban grandmaster Jose Raul Capablanca.

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I n Buenos Aires 32 small statues stood upon a polished piece of wood. Sixteen of them were white; behind these sat a middle-aged Cuban, Jose Raul Capablanca, chess champion of the world. Behind ...

José Raúl Capablanca was a chess grandmaster and the World chess champion in 1921 to 1927, Capablanca appeared in the Soviet film Shakhmatnaya goryachka ...

Full List Winners of World Chess Championship:. Before Gukesh, Russia's Garry Kasparov held the title of the youngest-ever world champion at 22 years, six months, and 27 days ...