CHESS PLAYER

Juan Corzo

1873 - 1941

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Juan Corzo y Príncipe (June 24, 1873 – September 27, 1941) was a Spanish–Cuban chess master and five-time chess champion of Cuba. Born in Madrid, Corzo emigrated to Cuba in 1887. He became Champion of the Havana Chess Club in 1898. He is best known for losing to José Raúl Capablanca (4–3, 6 draws) in 1901 during that great player's meteoric rise, when Capablanca had just turned 13. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juan Corzo is the 205th most popular chess player (down from 183rd in 2019), the 1,843rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,852nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Juan Corzo ranks 205 out of 461. Before him are Carl Mayet, Jonathan Penrose, Fenny Heemskerk, Gyula Sax, Irina Levitina, and Isaac Kashdan. After him are Arnold Denker, Alexei Shirov, Nana Ioseliani, Herman Steiner, Levente Lengyel, and Alexandra Kosteniuk.

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Among people born in 1873, Juan Corzo ranks 187. Before him are Lev Chugaev, Karl Jatho, Walter de la Mare, Zivar bey Ahmadbeyov, Alphonse Kirchhoffer, and Franz Weidenreich. After him are Leonid Leonidov, Michel Giacobini, Juliette Atkinson, August Rodenberg, Halvdan Koht, and John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon. Among people deceased in 1941, Juan Corzo ranks 202. Before him are Simon Guggenheim, Cecilio Báez, Hamilton Harty, Franz von Werra, Ira Davenport, and Vladimir Ćorović. After him are Martti Nieminen, George Beauchamp, Kalle Jalkanen, Banjo Paterson, Alexander Afinogenov, and Leonid Leonidov.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Juan Corzo ranks 1,843 out of 3,355. Before him are Lucas Pérez (1988), Lucía Etxebarría (1966), José Manuel Pesudo (1936), Karra Elejalde (1960), Rafael Gil (1913), and Pablo Sarabia (1992). After him are Pedro Munitis (1975), David Raya (1995), Nadia Calviño (1968), Ricardo Tormo (1952), Aitor Karanka (1973), and Álvaro Soler (1991).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Spain

Among chess players born in Spain, Juan Corzo ranks 4. Before him are Ruy López de Segura (1530), Luis Ramírez de Lucena (1475), and Arturo Pomar (1931). After him are Francisco Vallejo Pons (1982), and David Antón Guijarro (1995).

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