He is my chess idol. I literally went from 1100 chess.com blitz rating to 1900+ in about 2 years watching famous games, but most of them were his. Zugzwang symphony, Phi beta Capa (against Alekhine), and others are just pure beauty. Yo have to be proud you have Capablanca's genes! :)
If all top 5 players throughout history were born 1990 the list would look like this: #1-Bobby Fischer 2900-2920 ELO #2-Magnus Carlsen 2882 ELO #3-Paul Morphy 2865 ELO #3-Raul Capablanca 2865 ELO #3- Gary Kasparov 2865 ELO
The narrative about alekhine refusing to play capablanca after he won the title was justified since he (capablanca) made it difficult for anyone to challenge him after he won the the title from lasker in 1921. Capablanca's demands were extraordinary so that very few players could come up with the money to play him, which enabled him to retain the title for longer period of time. After alekhine crushed capablanca in 1927, he gave capablanca a taste of his own medicine and refused to play that big ego ass capablanca. Alekhine was the better player anyway
Capablanca era Español.No lo olviden,aunque no quieran reconocerlo.Al nacer Cuba era España.Años después Cuba se independizó ;sus padres eran Españoles.
Su comentario es absurdo. Mis bisabuelos nacieron en Cuba durante esta era de Capablanca (1888). Sus padres eran Españoles, acaso no eran mis bisabuelos Cubanos?
@@coolcaiman9640 Está completamente Desubicado y Desfasado:Capablanca nació cuando Cuba era España,no de España y por lo tanto nació Español,así como los parientes de Ud.
@@juanmanueldelperalplata5495 Señor, Cuba siempre ha sido Cuba, nunca España. Por ejemplo, si hubiera nacido en Filipinas, fuera Filipino de decendencia Española; aunque era colonia de España tambien durante esta era.
@@coolcaiman9640 Eres un Ignorante redomado.España nunca tuvo colonias sino Provincias.Necesitas ilustrarte,en serio Lo que hoy es México era la Nueva España y todo el que naciera ahí,era Español,como ejemplo Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz,es decir NOVOHISPANA.Entiende:tu nacionalidad no te da tu ORIGEN.Todos los ancestros de Capablanca eran Españoles y el al nacer en territorio Español,era Español.Si todos tus ancestros son Mexicanos y naces en China,podrías decir que eres Chino???lo más que podrias decir es que podrías tener esa nacionalidad..Veo que No Tienes NIVEL
Capablanca was without doubt, probably the most naturally gifted chess players of all time.
so why was he beaten by alekhine?
Thank you. I had to really search for this documentary. Other videos tend to analyze his games. I wanted to know more about the man.
"In 1908 he left the university to concentrate on chess"
That's great move 🎩
Nice biography! Glad to see my great grandfather is still relevant in chess.
If he’s actually your great grandfather I swear to god
Really?
He is considered as one of the chess gods
He is my chess idol. I literally went from 1100 chess.com blitz rating to 1900+ in about 2 years watching famous games, but most of them were his.
Zugzwang symphony, Phi beta Capa (against Alekhine), and others are just pure beauty. Yo have to be proud you have Capablanca's genes! :)
A Very Good and Great GM and Citizen . Bravo and Well-done sir !
The information is great but the editing has room for improvements...
Great video man. what is the song in the intro called?
He was the best.
How did alekhine beat him then?
Capablanca. The best player ever
so why was he beaten by alekhine??????????????
@@scottwarren4998 so what... The best never lose? Who's the best for u??
@@joseperez8774 fischer
@@scottwarren4998 ok.. Fisher never lost ????
@@joseperez8774 not a world chmapionmatch in his prime?
If all top 5 players throughout history were born 1990 the list would look like this:
#1-Bobby Fischer 2900-2920 ELO
#2-Magnus Carlsen 2882 ELO
#3-Paul Morphy 2865 ELO
#3-Raul Capablanca 2865 ELO
#3- Gary Kasparov 2865 ELO
The narrative about alekhine refusing to play capablanca after he won the title was justified since he (capablanca) made it difficult for anyone to challenge him after he won the the title from lasker in 1921. Capablanca's demands were extraordinary so that very few players could come up with the money to play him, which enabled him to retain the title for longer period of time. After alekhine crushed capablanca in 1927, he gave capablanca a taste of his own medicine and refused to play that big ego ass capablanca. Alekhine was the better player anyway
Alekhine was a chicken. Capablanca was the world champion. So, The challenger named Alekhine should adapt to the fair rules Capablanca recommend.
Capablanca era Español.No lo olviden,aunque no quieran reconocerlo.Al nacer Cuba era España.Años después Cuba se independizó ;sus padres eran Españoles.
Su comentario es absurdo. Mis bisabuelos nacieron en Cuba durante esta era de Capablanca (1888). Sus padres eran Españoles, acaso no eran mis bisabuelos Cubanos?
@@coolcaiman9640 Está completamente Desubicado y Desfasado:Capablanca nació cuando Cuba era España,no de España y por lo tanto nació Español,así como los parientes de Ud.
@@juanmanueldelperalplata5495 Señor, Cuba siempre ha sido Cuba, nunca España. Por ejemplo, si hubiera nacido en Filipinas, fuera Filipino de decendencia Española; aunque era colonia de España tambien durante esta era.
@@coolcaiman9640 Eres un Ignorante redomado.España nunca tuvo colonias sino Provincias.Necesitas ilustrarte,en serio Lo que hoy es México era la Nueva España y todo el que naciera ahí,era Español,como ejemplo Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz,es decir NOVOHISPANA.Entiende:tu nacionalidad no te da tu ORIGEN.Todos los ancestros de Capablanca eran Españoles y el al nacer en territorio Español,era Español.Si todos tus ancestros son Mexicanos y naces en China,podrías decir que eres Chino???lo más que podrias decir es que podrías tener esa nacionalidad..Veo que No Tienes NIVEL
Downvoted for AI voice. Surely a human could have performed this job?