Capablanca A Compendium of Games, Notes, Articles, Correspondence, Illustrations and other Rare Archival Materials on the Cuban Chess Genius Jose Raul Capablanca 1888-1942

375 Pages·1989·8.22 MB·English

by  Edward Winter

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TABLEO F CONTENTS
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PrefaceIX
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Progdyi 1
2 RapiAds cent 21
Betwpeageens5 4a n5d5 a r1e6p ageso fp lactoenst ga2 i6np ihnotos
� NegotiatiwointsLh a sker 55
.\T ot heS ummit 69
'> Champion 117
(, London1,9 22 139
7 NewY ork1,9 27 152
H Chagning theR ules 176
I) Challgeens 186
10 InS earocfha Rematch 207
11 An ActiEvxe- Champion2 42
12 Moscow1,9 36 261
I �N ottingh1a9m3, 6 277
1·1B uenoAsi re1s9, 39 283
I'> Epigluoe 300
.Vult'30J9
.1/'pt'ndices:
CapablanTcoau'rsn ameanntdM atcRhe cords3 29
!. GenerBailb lriaopghy 331
\ Gameasn dP ositiCohnrso nologica3l32l y
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(Jamaln'dSP o sitiboynP sl ayer 337
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SOURCESO F PHOTOGRAPHS
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7.A uthorc'osl lection
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9.A uthorc'osl lection
10H.o menaajC ea pablabentcwae,pe pn. 1 4a4n d1 45
1.1 American Chess DeBcuellmebte1ri9 n2,p2 .,1 80
12A.m ericanC heBsusll etJiunly,- Aug1u9s2tp6 .,8 8
13R.o yaLli braTrhye,H ague
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16H.o menaajC ea pablabentcwae,pe pn. 2 32an d2 33
17A.m ericanC heBsusll etMianr,c1h 9 3p1.,5 2
18M.r .D aviBdu tleSre,lr fi dg,Le osn don
19R.o yaLli braTrhye,H ague
20.C HESS1,4N ovembe1r9 3p8.,8 5
2.1 Algemeen Han2d1Ne olvsebmlbae1rd,9 38
22J.a quMea te5,/ 197p.42 ,8
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PREFACE
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01 sbus taanmtoiuaonlfnt e glemcatteedr ial.
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I(amecso"l le(custcihaos tn hswe o rks bIPy r niEsGu,ow olem b,eP kanov and
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�amseV.e rlyi tmtalteet robi efa uoln idnt haeb obvoeo hkasbs e erne pehaetere,d
rxcferopg ta mewhse Craep ablaonwcnaa n'nso tactoiubolendgs i v1e*n .
Despiltoen gna-d sitanangud n disguaidsmaibrflaroteC i aopna blgaennciau'ss
dnd peqrusaoln,ia htlIai vseets ritvope erns eannut nb iapsoendir tYa.et th vee ry
,leectpiroonco efds osc umenmtuastltie oatndos omdei stoonfhi iosnt orical
perspbeecctaituvhsweeer itainnidgn sti eervwofsC apablaanlcohnaae vb ee einn ­
,Iudmoerdoe rl essyss telmayIht. ai vcteahe leofrrtea kpeann icultaoer n speua rins
Ih att hdei nssteivnigeo wfos t hsae rrqeu otoefdte enno utgoaho v iadn syu ggestion
IhaCt apablawnocnea v earryug menItn.C hpate1r0 c,o vertihrneeg m atch
negotiwaittiAhol nesk ,h ihnIae vqeu otbeodt mhas tsea rse xtensainvde ly
rlujiatblaysi wsi thmiypn o ewrb,u tth ree asdheoru nloadts sutmheat thfu el l
,wriyrs e veed.aT lo tbheoesft m yk nowl,et dhigitsesh fier dsett aainlaeldoy fs is
Illc("o mpcloenxot vre,ra snyidmt a y bbeecs otn siadp eiroende eeffroinn.g
Loosstema etneutnsc orrobbyod roactuetmdaee rnvyi dheanvcpeel agcuheeds s
IIIt·frora alttloul oro e,na gnIdh avtehe eofrrcei taendi ,cc loersresp,oe ntdce.n ce
w extewnhseeorv peorsb sl,aie lpsroo dviinegx arceetfr enrceegisan rsgdo ur.Fc oers
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deLri n-dNeiemieainijante hrReo yLabilar riynT heH ague.a sHsiiss,i t na nce
teromfbs o tqhu anatniqdtu yia t,lhy abse einm emasurable.
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exerttoia ovnoisim dpe rciswiiholanlvb ee efnul lsyu ccuelRs.es afdwehroos bs erve
defeacrcteosd r iailnlvyit toce odn tmaevc tit ah peu ibslh.e rs
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