José Raúl Capablanca

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José Raúl Capablanca was a Cuban chess grandmaster renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and intuitive positional play, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest world chess champions in history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chess player
human
world chess champion
burialPlace Cementerio de Colón, Havana
causeOfDeath cerebral hemorrhage
countryOfCitizenship Cuba
dateOfBirth 1888-11-19
dateOfDeath 1942-03-08
defeatedForWorldTitle Emanuel Lasker
era classical chess era
familyName Capablanca
famousFor clarity of strategic ideas
speed of play
technical endgame mastery
fullName José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera
givenName José Raúl
isConsideredOneOf greatest chess players of all time
greatest world chess champions
languagesSpoken English
Spanish
lostWorldTitleTo Alexander Alekhine
nativeLanguage Spanish
notableFor clear, simple playing style
exceptional endgame skill
intuitive positional play
rarely losing games
notableWork Chess Fundamentals
My Chess Career
occupation chess player
diplomat
placeOfBirth Cuba
Havana
placeOfDeath New York City
United States of America
playedInCity Havana
Moscow
New York City
playedInCountry Cuba
Russia
United States of America
positionHeld World Chess Champion
religion Roman Catholicism
representedCountryInChess Cuba
sexOrGender male
styleOfPlay endgame-oriented
positional
worldChampionTitleEnd 1927
worldChampionTitleStart 1921

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Emanuel Lasker worldChampionSuccessor José Raúl Capablanca
Emanuel Lasker notableOpponent José Raúl Capablanca
Emanuel Lasker influenced José Raúl Capablanca
Emanuel Lasker successor José Raúl Capablanca
subject linked to: Lasker
Paul Morphy influenced José Raúl Capablanca
José Raúl Capablanca fullName José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera
linked to: José Raúl Capablanca
José Raúl Capablanca familyName Capablanca
linked to: José Raúl Capablanca
Wilhelm Steinitz influenced José Raúl Capablanca
World Chess Champion notableHolder José Raúl Capablanca
Siegbert Tarrasch influenced José Raúl Capablanca
Akiba Rubinstein competedAgainst José Raúl Capablanca
Alexander Alekhine defeatedForTitle José Raúl Capablanca
World Chess Hall of Fame notableInducteesInclude José Raúl Capablanca
World Chess Championship notableChampion José Raúl Capablanca
Paul Keres playedAgainst José Raúl Capablanca