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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...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2015]
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| Édition: | First edition. |
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- 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.