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It is said the ending belonged to Capablanca. He was famous for swapping out the major pieces on the chess board to reach a favourable endgame. Capablanca was wrapped in a mantle of invincibility ...
The tables beneath the big board feature boards themselves, just in case you're so inspired. This tiny chess shop in the ... Byrne or where José Raúl Capablanca gave his final exhibition.
Yet chess began in 6th Century India as a 64-square board game, called Chaturanga ... the Cuban prodigy Jose Capablanca, was the son of a cavalry lieutenant, and said he had been captivated ...
"My idols in chess were Jose Capablanca and Boris Spassky. And when I managed to beat Spassky, it was the greatest of victories and, in a sense, defeating something inside me by beating my teacher ...
Yet chess began in 6th Century India as a 64-square board game, called Chaturanga ... the Cuban prodigy Jose Capablanca, was the son of a cavalry lieutenant, and said he had been captivated ...