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  • He. was said to be the best chess player in Spain, and while he was in Havana he taught a Cuban boy, known as Capablanca when he grew up, to play chess.

    Borrowed Finery, A Memoir Fox, Paula 2001

  • American Chess Bulletin with the caption 'Capablanca's Bungalow Near Havana'.

    ChessBase News 2009

  • In the book " Champions of the New Millenium," published by Quality Chess, Carlsen was called the improved Capablanca for his deep endgame understanding and excellent ability to calculate.

    Lubomir Kavalek: Chess Robots By The Sea Lubomir Kavalek 2011

  • In the book " Champions of the New Millenium," published by Quality Chess, Carlsen was called the improved Capablanca for his deep endgame understanding and excellent ability to calculate.

    Lubomir Kavalek: Chess Robots By The Sea Lubomir Kavalek 2011

  • In the book " Champions of the New Millenium," published by Quality Chess, Carlsen was called the improved Capablanca for his deep endgame understanding and excellent ability to calculate.

    Lubomir Kavalek: Chess Robots By The Sea Lubomir Kavalek 2011

  • In the book " Champions of the New Millenium," published by Quality Chess, Carlsen was called the improved Capablanca for his deep endgame understanding and excellent ability to calculate.

    Lubomir Kavalek: Chess Robots By The Sea Lubomir Kavalek 2011

  • Recently he competed in the Bangkok Open, and this week he finished a good third at Havana's annual Capablanca Memorial.

    Nigel Short continues the roaming habit set by past English grandmasters 2010

  • Alekhine had never beaten Capablanca going into their 1927 World Championship match in Buenos Aires.

    Archive 2008-01-01 Jan 2008

  • Capablanca was wrapped in a mantle of invincibility; he had the aura, and even the best players in the world had a dreadful feeling of inferiority and inadequacy when they sat before him.

    Archive 2008-01-01 Jan 2008

  • In his entire chess career of some 700 games, Capablanca lost only 35.

    Archive 2008-01-01 Jan 2008

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