Alexander alekhine october 31, 1892 march 24, 1946 was a russian grandmaster who was the 4th world champion and one of the biggest names in chess history. Fourth world chess champion by isaak linder paperback. However, after his upset defeat by alexander alekhine in 1927, capablanca was never able to obtain a revenge match for the world title, though he remained one of the leading players during the 1930s. Jose raul capablanca y graupera was born on november 19, 1888 in havana, cuba in the castillo del principe in havana, cuba. I was born in cuba, an island of the coast of florida. Three years after this match capablanca would claim the world title. The books a great read on all the fundamentals of chess especially end game. He grew up into a cultured and charming man, whom the cuban government made its roving ambassadoratlarge. He takes the unique approach in focusing on chess endings rather than focusing on openings as. Jose raul capablanca cuban chess player britannica. Capablanca came second at the new york 1924 tournament, 1. Capablancas defeat at the hands of richard reti in the fifth round was his first in serious competition in eight years. Alexander alekhine vs jose raul capablanca avro 1938, the netherlands.
Capablanca vs alekhine buenos aires 1927 pinal chess. Alexander alexandrovich alekhine vs jose raul capablanca. Jose raul capablanca author of chess fundamentals, revised. Beginning with his family background, birth, childhood and introduction to the game in cuba, it examines his life and play as a young man. Capablanca was the favorite and alekhine the outsider. Alexander alekhine vs eero einar book margate 1938 queens gambit accepted.
This statement made, let it be noted, when alekhine and capablanca were still alive is of evident importance because of the stature of euwe, a former world champion who had frequently conversed with both alekhine and capablanca in the 1930s about world title match conditions. Alexander alekhine vs jose raul capablanca 1927 youtube. Jun 20, 2018 as we move further from the misty past and closer to modernity in our exploration of the endgames of world championship matches, we come to the battle between the incumbent champion, jose raul capablanca, and the challenger, alexander alekhine. A chess prodigy, he is considered by many one of the greatest players of all time, widely renowned for. But at the time when alekhine was born, the julian calendar was widely used in russia and therefore the date given in alekhines birth certificate is october 19, 1892. In an actual game there would be score sheets and a chess clock on the table. During this event, capablanca proposed the london rules to regulate future world championship negotiations. Alekhine was a brilliant player with a poor character. Capablanca learned the moves of chess at the age of four by watching his father play, and he went on to defeat cubas best player in 1901. Jose raul capablanca vs alexander alekhine 1927 first blood. However, alekhine won the match, played from september to november 1927 at buenos aires, by 6 wins, 3 losses, and 25 draws the longest. Jose raul capablanca has 25 books on goodreads with 1401 ratings. Alexander alekhine was born october 31, 1892 at least according to the gregorian calendar which is generally used today.
In april 1914, after arriving in saint petersburg, capablanca defeated alexander alekhine, eugene znoskoborovsky, and fyodor duzchotimirsky in matches. Le championnat du monde dechecs 1927 a vu saffronter le cubain jose raul capablanca, champion en titre, et le francais dorigine russe alexandre alekhine. On february 7, 1914, capablanca won a consultation game against alexei alekhine brother of alexander alekhine and l. Jose raul capablanca vs alexander alekhine, 19 color. His relations with alekhine his former friend degenerated into a public feud. A chess prodigy, he is considered by many as one of the greatest players of all time, widely renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and speed of play born in havana, he beat cuban champion juan corzo in a match on 17.
Capablanca was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. The 1939 chess olympiad was capablancas last tournament, at which he won a gold medal. Jose raul capablanca y graupera 19 november 1888 8 march 1942 was a cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. Capablanca vs alekhine world chess championship youtube. He was a lieutenant later major in the cavalry division stationed in morro castle, havana. Alexander alekhine vs jose raul capablanca 1927 the game to. Knight defense d52, 10 an impressive grecos sacrifice along with deceptive simplicity in the followup. Before that match, the 1927 new york tournament occurred. Login to be able to use more accurate and deep game similarity search.
Containing all the games in the masters tournament and a small selection of games from the minor tournament with annotations and analysis by dr. Jose raul capablanca vs alexander alekhine first blood game of the day feb212017 capablanca alekhine world championship match 1927, buenos aires arg, rd 1, sep16 french defense. Barmen variation d37, 10 a tactical game that earned the brilliancy prize for capablanca. Capablanca alekhine nottingham, 8111936, round 2 dutch defense a81 this was the first meeting between the two players since their world championship match in 1927. Reminds me of the evans gambit a fun game i played. Alekhine representing france avoided capablanca until the end, sitting out the france vs. Jose raul capablanca vs rudolf spielmann, new york 1927, queens gambit declined. If you win a passed pawn and the game is a draw and your losing a world championship match. Alexander alekhine vs aron nimzowitsch, san remo 1930, french defence, winawer variation c17, 10 one of the shortest games ending in a zugzwang by the. Alekhine developed a love for chess that would see him overcome jose raul capablanca to reach the summit of the game by the age of 35. His skill in the endgame and his speed of play garn. After capturing the world championship, jose capablanca was for a time regarded as practically invincible. Alexander alekhine simple english wikipedia, the free.
Much to learn, you still have capablanca vs alekhine savorin. See all books authored by jose raul capablanca, including chess fundamentals, revised chess, and a primer of chess, and more on. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Capablancas own book worlds championship matches, 1921 and 1927 has the unfortunate feature that while the 1921 match is annotated by capablanca himself, the 1927 match is annotated by yates and winter. Two can play that game alekhine vs capablanca savorin cup 19 game 2.
Jose raul capablanca vs frank james marshall, ch manhattan cc, new york 1918, spanish game. Mar 06, 2016 jose raul capablanca vs alexander alekhine, 19. Chess fundamentals is an outstanding chess book not only for its historical value. Capablanca, jose raul 2321 alekhine, alexander alexandrovich 2378 1212. Aug 06, 2015 this is the definitive biography of jose raul capablanca, one of the greatest players in the history of chess. He was born in moscow at the end of the 19th century. Capablanca,j alekhine,a 01 capablanca,j alekhine,a 10 capablanca,j alekhine,a 10 capablanca,j alekhine,a 01 alekhine,a capablanca,j 10 capablanca,j alekhine,a 01. By the bye, still waiting to see correction entered in the books. Jose raul capablanca vs andor lilienthal, moscow 1936, reti opening. Bogoljubow variation a12, 10 pawn play utilizing space against material advantage.
Capablanca announces checkmate in five moves begining with bxpch. Jose raul capablanca vs alexander alekhine, 19 color by. All 34 games are annotated, but the notes are quite sparse, and decidedly light on explanatory prose. Third world chess champion world chess champions by isaak linder, vladimir linder isbn. I played this game over today without many notes from a facsimile of an old book of the tournament and it seems to me one of the greatest games, by both players. Alexander alekhine vs aron nimzowitsch, san remo 1930, french defence, winawer variation c17, 10 one of the shortest games ending in a zugzwang by the 26th. Alekhine vs capablanca world chess championship 1927. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read chess fundamentals. Il a ete dispute a buenos aires du 6 septembre au 29 novembre 1927. The other game euwe mentions is the unfortunate capablanca vs alekhine, 1927. A chess prodigy, he is considered by many one of the greatest players of all time, widely renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and speed of play born in havana, he beat cuban champion juan corzo in a match on 17 november 1901, two days before. As we move further from the misty past and closer to modernity in our exploration of the endgames of world championship matches, we come to the battle between the incumbent champion, jose raul capablanca, and the challenger, alexander alekhine. Below are lists, as comprehensive as possible, of books about not by jose raul capablanca and alexander alekhine.
Written by jose raul capablanca, one of the greatest chess players in the history, almost 100 years ago, it remains a classic that every chess player should read. This is the definitive biography of jose raul capablanca, one of the greatest players in the history of chess. My reign world chess was from champion from 1921 to 1927. Books by jose raul capablanca author of chess fundamentals. Alexander alekhine vs jose raul capablanca capablanca alekhine world championship match 1927, buenos aires arg, rd 28, nov10 queens gambit declined. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Chess fundamentals in algebraic illustrated, kindle edition, by jose capablanca.
Hello boys and girls my name is jose raul capablanca and i was the 3rd world chess champion. Since capablanca had won the new york 1927 chess tournament overwhelmingly and had never lost a game to alekhine, the cuban was regarded by most pundits as the clear favorite in their world chess championship 1927 match. Not everyone liked his personal character, but all admired his chess genius. Jose raul capablancas most popular book is chess fundamentals, revised. Capablanca s defence was superb while alekhine played great strategy and an interesting positional sacrifice. His father, jose maria capablanca 18631923, was a spanish army officer. The book of the nottingham international chess tournament. Jose raul capablanca vs l molina, buenos aires 1911, queens gambit declined.
Jose raul capablanca, chess master who won the world championship 1921 from emanuel lasker and lost it 1927 to alexander alekhine. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Last lectures the chess legacy of jose raoul capablanca by. Jose raul capablanca vs alexander alekhine, world championship match, buenos aires 1927, queens gambit declined d52, 01 the game ends in a position with four queens on the board. It was agreed that capablanca and alekhine would play for the title in september of 1927. Jose raul capablanca books list of books by author jose.
The match lasted 34 games and was going over two months. Follow me on instagram for extra content jose raul capablanca vs alexander alekhine phi beta. Several players attempted to play capablanca for the world championship, but only alexander alekhine could secure the funds for the match to take place. Following are the most similar chess games to this game of alexander alexandrovich alekhine and jose raul capablanca. The world championship match was held in buenos aires, argentina, in 1927. Is there a good book on the 1927 capablancaalekhine world. Oct 18, 2010 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Alexander alekhine became world chess champion 1927 by defeating the chess machine jose raul capablanca in buenos airesargentina. Jose raul capablanca simple english wikipedia, the free. He held the title until 1927 when he lost in an upset to russian master alexander alekhine, who would hold the title until 1946 with a brief interuption between 1935 and 1937 when he lost it to max euwe. Chapter fourteen, the eternal challenger, details capablancas unsuccessful attempts to organize a rematch with alekhine and throws a look at the very strong but often underestimated tournament in berlin 1928, where capablanca finished first ahead of nimzowitsch, rubinstein, reti, spielmann, tartakower, and marshall. Sep 06, 2015 alexander alekhine vs jose raul capablanca capablanca alekhine world championship match 1927 queens gambit declined.
Chess fundamentals by jose raul capablanca free ebook. Jose raul capablanca vs alexander alekhine cambridge springs eternal game of the day nov202016 capablanca alekhine world championship match 1927, buenos aires arg, rd 7, sep30. Alexander alekhine vs jose raul capablanca capablanca alekhine world championship match 1927 queens gambit declined. Comprehensive jose raul capablanca chess games collection, opening repertoire, tournament history, pgn download, biography and news biggest chess games database online. The winner would be the one who first won six games. I have the avro tournament book with me written by euwe, were he says following translated from dutch to english with by best effort. He takes the unique approach in focusing on chess endings rather than focusing on openings as most beginning books do.