Over 200 games by the great Cuban champion drawn from lesser matches and exhibition events. Included are games against Corzo, which earned Capablanca the Cuban Championship at the age of 12, as well as match and exhibition games, consultation games, simultaneous games with clocks, more. Bibliography. 151 diagrams.
José Raúl Capablanca Books
6. November 1888 – 8. März 1942
A world chess champion from 1921 to 1927, this author is celebrated as one of the greatest players in history. His mastery of the endgame and remarkable speed of play are particularly lauded. His strategic brilliance and precise execution made him a formidable force in the game.
Chess Fundamentals (Illustrated and Unabridged)
- 124 pages
- 5 hours of reading
The book features 150 remastered images illustrating games played by chess legend José Raúl Capablanca, emphasizing his unique teaching methods for beginners. Renowned for its clarity, it highlights critical moments rather than exhaustive analysis, aligning with Capablanca's philosophy. His influential style shaped the strategies of future champions like Bobby Fischer and Anatoly Karpov, making this work a foundational text in chess education, praised by Mikhail Botvinnik as the best chess book ever written.
J.R. Capablanca was a World Chess Champion and one of the greatest players in chess history, yet he wrote very little about the game. Chess Fundamentals, though normally for the beginning player, contains valuable insights that will benefit players at all levels of understanding, including masters. Capablanca explains: ·How to obtain and nurture a passed pawn ·How to get and keep the initiative ·Cardinal rules for rook and pawn endings ·How to attack using knight as the main force ·How to cut off enemy pieces Chess Fundamentals is one of the jewels of chess literature.
Hardinge Simpole Chess Classics: My Chess Career
- 236 pages
- 9 hours of reading
The seminal work of the Cuban genius who repeated the exploits of Morphy, suddenly bursting onto the European scene and annihilating the great masters who had hitherto dominated the international arena. This book captures the magic of Capablanca's early victory at San Sebastian 1911 and his second place - bowing only to Lasker - at St Petersburg 1914. All in all, 35 games are annotated by Capablanca in person with remarkable objectivity - bestowing praise and hurling criticism as and when required.
Ta klasyczna już publikacja, która do dziś nie straciła nic na wartości, ukazała się po raz pierwszy w 1921 roku, w którym jej autor pokonał Emanuela Laskera w meczu o tytuł mistrza świata w szachach. Capablanca przedstawił w niej, w typowy dla siebie, lakoniczny i elegancki sposób, praktyczne zalecenia, dotyczących różnych elementów i aspektów gry szachowej, ilustrując je w pouczający sposób własnymi partiami i fragmentami pojedynków innych czołowych mistrzów swojej epoki. Wśród omówionych zagadnień znalazły się m.in.: podstawy strategii szachowej, zasady planowania, rola inicjatywy w szachach, strategia rozgrywania końcówek. Jos Ral Capablanca do dziś uważany jest za jednego z najwybitniejszych szachistów w historii i niezrównanego wirtuoza gry pozycyjnej. Powojenny mistrz świata Michaił Botwinnik powiedział: Nie sposób zrozumieć istoty szachów, nie spojrzawszy na nie oczami Capablanki. I chyba trudno o lepszą zachętę do tego, by zapoznać się z treścią niniejszej książki.
