🔵 José Raúl Capablanca
🔵 Cuban Chess Master and World Chess Champion
♦️ José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera was a Cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927.
▪️ Full name: José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera
▪️ Country: Cuba
▪️ Born: 19 November 1888
Havana, Cuba, Spain
▪️ Died: 8 March 1942 (aged 53)
New York City, New York, U.S.
▪️ World Champion: 1921–1927
♦️ Capablanca was the third World Champion, reigning from 1921 until 1927. Renowned for the simplicity of his play, his legendary endgame prowess, accuracy, and the speed of his play, he earned the nickname of the "Human Chess Machine".
♦️ Capablanca, the second son of a Spanish Army officer, was born in Havana. He learned to play at an early age by watching his father and defeated Cuban Champion Juan Corzo in an informal match in 1901 by 6.5-5.5 (+4 −3 =5), turning 13 years of age during the match. Despite this and despite taking 4th place in the first Cuban Championship in 1902, he did not focus on chess until 1908 when he left Columbia University where he had enrolled to study chemical engineering and play baseball. He did, however, join the Manhattan Chess Club in 1905, soon establishing his dominance in rapid chess. He won a rapid chess tournament in 1906 ahead of the World Champion Emanuel Lasker, and played many informal games against him. Within a year or two of dropping out of university and after playing simultaneous exhibitions in dozens of US cities, winning over 95% of his games, Capablanca had established himself as one of the top players in the world, especially after the Capablanca - Marshall (1909) New York match exhibition win 15-8 (+8 -1 =14).
♦️ A memorable game by Capablanca which known "Havana Knights" in chessgames.com site👇🏼👇🏼
🔸 Emanuel Lasker vs Jose Raul Capablanca
🔸 WCCH (1921), Havana CUB, rd 10, Apr-08
🔸 Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Rubinstein Variation (D61)
♦️ Review and download annotated by Capablanka PGN file👇🏼
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🔵 Cuban Chess Master and World Chess Champion
♦️ José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera was a Cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927.
▪️ Full name: José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera
▪️ Country: Cuba
▪️ Born: 19 November 1888
Havana, Cuba, Spain
▪️ Died: 8 March 1942 (aged 53)
New York City, New York, U.S.
▪️ World Champion: 1921–1927
♦️ Capablanca was the third World Champion, reigning from 1921 until 1927. Renowned for the simplicity of his play, his legendary endgame prowess, accuracy, and the speed of his play, he earned the nickname of the "Human Chess Machine".
♦️ Capablanca, the second son of a Spanish Army officer, was born in Havana. He learned to play at an early age by watching his father and defeated Cuban Champion Juan Corzo in an informal match in 1901 by 6.5-5.5 (+4 −3 =5), turning 13 years of age during the match. Despite this and despite taking 4th place in the first Cuban Championship in 1902, he did not focus on chess until 1908 when he left Columbia University where he had enrolled to study chemical engineering and play baseball. He did, however, join the Manhattan Chess Club in 1905, soon establishing his dominance in rapid chess. He won a rapid chess tournament in 1906 ahead of the World Champion Emanuel Lasker, and played many informal games against him. Within a year or two of dropping out of university and after playing simultaneous exhibitions in dozens of US cities, winning over 95% of his games, Capablanca had established himself as one of the top players in the world, especially after the Capablanca - Marshall (1909) New York match exhibition win 15-8 (+8 -1 =14).
♦️ A memorable game by Capablanca which known "Havana Knights" in chessgames.com site👇🏼👇🏼
🔸 Emanuel Lasker vs Jose Raul Capablanca
🔸 WCCH (1921), Havana CUB, rd 10, Apr-08
🔸 Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Rubinstein Variation (D61)
♦️ Review and download annotated by Capablanka PGN file👇🏼
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@unitychess Lasker-Capablanca 1921.pgn
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🔹 Emanuel Lasker - Jose Raul Capablanca, WCCH 1921/ game 10
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🔹 Annotated by Capablanca
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🔹 PGN format
🔹 Annotated by Capablanca
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📘 35...b3!
A clever move by Liren.
36.a×b3 a3 37.b4 Ra8 38.d5 a2 39.d×e6 a1=Q 40.e×f7+ B×f7 41.B×f7+ Kh7 42.Qh4+ Qh6 43.Rh5 Qa7+ 0-1
A clever move by Liren.
36.a×b3 a3 37.b4 Ra8 38.d5 a2 39.d×e6 a1=Q 40.e×f7+ B×f7 41.B×f7+ Kh7 42.Qh4+ Qh6 43.Rh5 Qa7+ 0-1
📘 9.Bd2
Grischuk has chosen a sideline.
9...Kh8
Preparing for ...f5.
10.h3 Nd7 11.Nc3 Na5 12.Nd5 N×b3 13.a×b3 Bb7 14.c4 f5 15.Ba5 Rc8
Grischuk has chosen a sideline.
9...Kh8
Preparing for ...f5.
10.h3 Nd7 11.Nc3 Na5 12.Nd5 N×b3 13.a×b3 Bb7 14.c4 f5 15.Ba5 Rc8
📘 17.B×d5!
A brave choice. Karjakin intends to keep the bishop on d5 with the exchange sacrifice.
17...B×d1 18.R×d1 Qc7 19.c4
A brave choice. Karjakin intends to keep the bishop on d5 with the exchange sacrifice.
17...B×d1 18.R×d1 Qc7 19.c4
📘 39.B×f7!
Karjakin needs to prevent his opponent's counterplay so tries to simplify the position.
39...Qf5 40.R×d7+ K×d7 41.Q×f5+ R×f5 42.g6 Ke7 43.c×b5 Rh5 44.c4 R×h4 45.a4 +-
Karjakin needs to prevent his opponent's counterplay so tries to simplify the position.
39...Qf5 40.R×d7+ K×d7 41.Q×f5+ R×f5 42.g6 Ke7 43.c×b5 Rh5 44.c4 R×h4 45.a4 +-
📘 14.Be3!
This tactical sequence with a temporary rook sacrifice will spice things up a bit. (14.Nxa8 Nc3 15.Bg5 Nxe2+ 16.Kh1 Bf6 17.Bxf6 exf6 is a drawish endgame.)
14...Bf6 Nxa8 15.Nc3 Bxa7 16.Nxa2 Nc7+/=.
This tactical sequence with a temporary rook sacrifice will spice things up a bit. (14.Nxa8 Nc3 15.Bg5 Nxe2+ 16.Kh1 Bf6 17.Bxf6 exf6 is a drawish endgame.)
14...Bf6 Nxa8 15.Nc3 Bxa7 16.Nxa2 Nc7+/=.
📕 23.a5!
Given time to consolidate his position with Bb4, Black could hope to survive. Therefore Levon must act energetically. 23...bxa5 the only move. (If 23...Bb4, then 24.a6+ +/-.) 24.Bc5!.
Given time to consolidate his position with Bb4, Black could hope to survive. Therefore Levon must act energetically. 23...bxa5 the only move. (If 23...Bb4, then 24.a6+ +/-.) 24.Bc5!.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 351
A: f3 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
B: Q×f5. – 3
👍👍👍👍 38%
C: Qe2
▫️ 0%
👥 8 people voted so far.
A: f3 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 63%
B: Q×f5. – 3
👍👍👍👍 38%
C: Qe2
▫️ 0%
👥 8 people voted so far.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 352
A: e4 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 71%
C: Ne2 – 2
👍👍👍 29%
B: a3
▫️ 0%
👥 7 people voted so far.
A: e4 – 5
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 71%
C: Ne2 – 2
👍👍👍 29%
B: a3
▫️ 0%
👥 7 people voted so far.