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José Raúl Capablanca

1888 - 1942

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José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera (19 November 1888 – 8 March 1942) was a Cuban chess player who was the third world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. A chess prodigy, he was widely renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and speed of play. Capablanca was born in 1888 in the Castillo del Príncipe, Havana. He beat Cuban champion Juan Corzo in a match on 17 November 1901, two days before his 13th birthday. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Raúl Capablanca is the 4th most popular chess player (down from 3rd in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Cuba and the most popular Cuban Chess Player.

José Raúl Capablanca is most famous for being the first World Chess Champion.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, José Raúl Capablanca ranks 4 out of 461. Before him are Wilhelm Steinitz, Bobby Fischer, and Boris Spassky. After him are Mikhail Tal, Alexander Alekhine, Emanuel Lasker, Mikhail Botvinnik, Anatoly Karpov, Tigran Petrosian, Max Euwe, and Garry Kasparov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, José Raúl Capablanca ranks 10. Before him are Fernando Pessoa, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., Otto Stern, T. E. Lawrence, Dale Carnegie, and Shmuel Yosef Agnon. After him are Roland Garros, Frans Eemil Sillanpää, Nikolai Bukharin, Nestor Makhno, John Logie Baird, and Giorgio de Chirico. Among people deceased in 1942, José Raúl Capablanca ranks 6. Before him are Stefan Zweig, Reinhard Heydrich, Janusz Korczak, Richard Willstätter, and Edith Stein. After him are Jean Baptiste Perrin, William Henry Bragg, Bronisław Malinowski, Robert Musil, Walther von Reichenau, and Anton Drexler.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, José Raúl Capablanca ranks 4 out of 300. Before him are Fidel Castro (1926), Raúl Castro (1931), and Fulgencio Batista (1901). After him are Italo Calvino (1923), Miguel Díaz-Canel (1960), José Martí (1853), Paul Lafargue (1842), Alberto Korda (1928), Camilo Cienfuegos (1932), Andy García (1956), and Gloria Estefan (1957).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Cuba

Among chess players born in Cuba, José Raúl Capablanca ranks 1. After him are Leinier Domínguez (1983), Irisberto Herrera (1968), and Lázaro Bruzón (1982).

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