Childhood
José Raúl Capablanca, the second surviving son of a Spanish army officer, José María Capablanca, and a Spanish woman … See more

Playing strength and style
As an adult, Capablanca lost only 34 serious games. He was undefeated from 10 February 1916, when he lost to Oscar … See more

In an interview in 1925, Capablanca denied reports that he thought chess had already currently reached its limit because it was easy for top players to obtain a draw. He was concerned, however, that the accelerating development of chess technique and … See more

• Havana 1913. This is the only tournament book he wrote. Originally published in Spanish in 1913 in Havana, ISBN 4871877531. Edward Winter translated it into English, and appeared as a British Chess Magazine reprint, Quarterly No. 18, in 1976. See more

The following table gives Capablanca's placings and scores in tournaments. The first "Score" column gives the number of points out of the total possible. In the second "Score" column, "+" indicates the number of won games, "−" the number of losses, and "=" the … See more

• Capablanca vs. L Molina, Buenos Aires 1911, Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern. Knight Defense (D52), 1–0 This game features a Greek gift sacrifice.
• Jose Raul Capablanca vs Frank James Marshall, ch Manhattan CC, New York 1918, Spanish Game: Marshall Attack. Original Marshall Attack (C89), 1–0 See more

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• Botvinnik versus Capablanca, AVRO 1938
• Chess Fever – a 1925 film starring Capablanca
• List of covers of Time magazine (1920s) – … See more