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 is widely renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and speed of play.

Jose Raul Capablanca was the third world chess champion (1921-1927). He is widely accepted as one of the greatest players of all time. During an 8-year period spanning from 1916-1924, Capablanca did not lose a single tournament game!

José Raúl Capablanca was a chess master who won the world championship (1921) from Emanuel Lasker and lost it (1927) to Alexander Alekhine. Capablanca learned the moves of chess at the age of four by watching his father play, and he …

José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera (1888–1942) was a Cuban chess prodigy. At the age of 12, he defeated the Cuban chess champion, and at 21, he beat the U.S. champion and World Chess title...

José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera (Havana, Cuba, 19 November 1888 – New York, 8 March 1942) was a Cuban chess player who was World Chess Champion from 1921 to 1927. Capablanca was a child prodigy with an astonishing natural talent for the game.

Today, November 19th, José Raúl Capablanca, would have celebrated his 130th birthday. After World War I the Cuban was the world's best player and World Champion from 1921 to 1927. During his career, he played more than 500 tournament games but lost only 36 of them. | Photo: Screenshot from the movie "Chess Fever"

Sep 9, 2022 · José Raúl Capablanca was a Cuban chess player (1888-1942) and the 3d World Champion in chess. He was a genius of middlegame/endgame, as well as a master of positional play. The legend was born in Havana on the Cuban island, a colony of Spain.

Jan 22, 2022 · José Raú l Capablanca y Graupera (1888-1942) was world chess champion from 1921-1927. Apart from accuracy and invincibility, Capa was widely renowned for his exceptional strategic vision, endgame skill and speed of play.

José Raúl Capablanca (b. 19 November 1888; d. 8 March 1942), Cuba's foremost chess player and world champion. Ever since 1894, when a world chess championship began to be recognized by most nations, only three non-Europeans have held the title—two Americans, Paul Morphy and Bobby Fischer , and the Cuban Capablanca.

Jose Raul Capablanca was a Cuban Chess prodigy that would grow to become World Champion from 1921 to 1927, and is one of the most studied players in the history of Chess. Even though FIDE didn’t exist back then, he would have the Grandmaster title of course.