Jose Raul Capablanca: A Chess Biography - Miguel A Sanchez

This is the most complete and thorough biography of Jos Ral Capablanca, one of the greatest players in the history of chess. Beginning with his family background, birth, childhood and introduction to the game in Cuba, it examines his life and play as a young man; follows his evolution as a player and rise to prominence, first as challenger and then world champion; his loss of the title to Alekhine and his efforts to recapture the championship in the last years of his too-short life. What emerges is a portrait of a complex man with far-ranging interests and concerns, in stark contrast to his robotic reputation as the chess machine.

Meticulously researched, utilizing many sources available only in Capablancas home country, it puts truth to legend regarding a man who stood astride the chess world in of its most dynamic and dramatic eras. Numerous games and diagrams complement the text, as do a wealth of photographs.

Miguel A. Snchez, a journalist and historian in Cuba, also wrote several other books about Cuban contemporary history. In 2022 he was elevated to the Hall of Fame of Chess of the Americas in Mexico, which recognizes chess personalities from the three parts of the American continent, North, Central and South America. He lives in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida.

Miguel A. Snchez
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 568
Bibliographic Info: 195 annotated games, 55 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, indexes
Copyright Date: 2023 [2015]
pISBN: 978-1-4766-9422-1
Imprint: McFarland