José Raúl Capablanca : a chess biography /

"Meticulously researched, utilizing many sources available only in Capablanca's 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&q...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sánchez, Miguel Á., 1947- (Author)
Other Authors: Soltis, Andy (writer of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Capablanca, José Raúl, > 1888-1942.
Chess players > Cuba > Biography.
Joueurs d'échecs > Cuba > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
GAMES > Board.
Chess players.
Cuba.
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Foreword by Andy Soltis; Preface; 1. Havana the Eldorado of Chess; 2. Tadeo's Saga; 3. The Boy Prodigy; 4. Champion of the Americas; 5. The Prodigal Son; 6. The New Conquistador; 7. In Morphy's Footsteps; 8. A King in Waiting; 9. The World Chess Championship, 1921; 10. The Crowned King; 11. Slipups at the Summit; 12. More Challenges, New Triumphs; 13. The World Chess Championship, 1927; 14. The Eternal Challenger; 15. Twilight Intermezzo; 16. Smiling Again; 17. The Silent Killer; 18. His Last Bow; Epilogue; Capablanca's Matches.
  • Appendix I: Capablanca on Four Great Predecessors(Articulos sobre sus predecesores en Crítica, 1927); Appendix II: "The Illness and Death of José Raúl Capablanca," by Dr. Orlando Hernández-Meilán, Neurologist; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index of Images; Index of Opponents; Index of Openings (by Traditional Name); Index of Openings (by ECO Code); General Index.

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