Capablanca's Hundred Best Games of Chess by Harry Golombek (English) Paperback B

Description: Capablanca's Hundred Best Games of Chess by Harry Golombek Jose Capablanca was a phenomenon who burst onto the chess world and took top prize in the first ever elite tournament in which he participated. This was at San Sebastian - otherwise known as Donostia - in the Basque country of Spain in 1911. Capablancas style was serene - no position seemed to trouble him, and he crushed most of the established European grandmasters with seemingly little effort. Only against the mighty Lasker did he experience serious problems. Then in 1921 Capa - as he was known - obliterated Lasker in their world title match and took the championship without losing a single game. Other triumphs followed, such as London 1922, and Capablanca acquired the legend of an invincible superman when he went for 8 years without losing a game! His supreme moment was in New York 1927 - a quadruple round trial of strength between Capa himself Alekhine, Nimzowitsch and three other contenders for the crown. Capa whitewashed the field, creating a fresh masterpiece practically every day. Possibly this easy victory left him over-confident for later the same year he lost his world title to Alekhine. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Jose Capablanca was a phenomenon who burst onto the chess world and took top prize in the first ever elite tournament in which he participated. This was at San Sebastian - otherwise known as Donostia - in the Basque country of Spain in 1911. Capablancas style was serene - no position seemed to trouble him, and he crushed most of the established European grandmasters with seemingly little effort. Only against the mighty Lasker did he experience serious problems. Then in 1921 Capa - as he was known - obliterated Lasker in their world title match and took the championship without losing a single game. Other triumphs followed, such as London 1922, and Capablanca acquired the legend of an invincible superman when he went for 8 years without losing a game! His supreme moment was in New York 1927 - a quadruple round trial of strength between Capa himself Alekhine, Nimzowitsch and three other contenders for the crown. Capa whitewashed the field, creating a fresh masterpiece practically every day. Possibly this easy victory left him over-confident for later the same year he lost his world title to Alekhine. Author Biography Harry Golombek is a Grandmaster in Chess. Details ISBN184382129X Author Harry Golombek Short Title CAPABLANCAS HUNDRED BEST GAMES Pages 292 Language English ISBN-10 184382129X ISBN-13 9781843821298 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 794.152 Year 2004 Publication Date 2004-04-30 Residence US Birth 1911 Death 1995 Imprint Hardinge Simpole Publishing Country of Publication United Kingdom Place of Publication London DOI 10.1604/9781843821298 UK Release Date 2004-04-30 AU Release Date 2004-04-30 NZ Release Date 2004-04-30 Illustrations black & white illustrations Publisher Zeticula Ltd Edition Description Revised ed. Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:40289126;

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