jose raul capablanca

By Zfig68

  • Date of birth

    born in havanna one of 11 children to Jose Maria Capablanca, an army officer in the Spanish army and Matilde Maria Graupera y Marin, a house wife.
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    jose raul capablana

  • began going to Havanna Chess Club

  • lost national championshitp to Juan Corzo.

  • Passed entrance axams for Columbia University

  • Left Columbia University to devote himslef to chess full-time

  • Began USA Tour and played 602 games in 27 cities

  • Invited to San Sebastian for a Major tournement

  • lost to world champion Juan Lasker

  • Bagan his largest winning streak (1914-1924)

    Only lost 1 game in 10 years

  • Took the title of World Champion

    didnt win by defeat but by default, lasker had heart problems but yet still believed that capablanca deserved the title, s he gave up.

  • Married Gloria Simoni Beautucourt

  • had his 1st child, a son named Jose Capablaca

  • had his 2nd child, daughter named Gloria Capablanca

  • lost the world championship match to Alkehine

  • Divorced his wife and lost contact with his family

  • Met his 2nd wife Olga Chagodayev

  • Had a stoke from high blood pressure. forcing him to quit.

  • Died at age 53

    collapsed while watching chess in new york