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Capablanca: The Chess Machine by Thomas Engqvist
The Life and Games of one of the 20th Century's Greatest Players
An enthralling chess biography of the celebrated player José Raúl Capablanca, documenting his greatest matches to give new insights to his tactical brilliance and incisive playing style.
This important book marks the life and games of a much-celebrated chess legend, and is vital to any chess player’s collection. Learn all about José Raúl Capablanca, his rigorous style and conceptual discoveries and how they exist in a modern context, and the moves that made him the best in the world.
Renowned Swedish chess author and chess master Thomas Engqvist plays through the best and most famous games of his chess idol José Raúl Capablanca (1888–1942). Capablanca is widely recognised as one of the greatest chess players of all time, whose reign as unbeaten World Champion from 1921 to 1927 is seen as a vital turning point between the old-fashioned Classical School of chess to the ‘Hypermodern’ period which is still influential to this day.
With thirteen chapters that deep-dive into some of Capablanca’s more famous and influential games, this book contains many illustrative chess boards so you can play through the games yourself, move by move, accompanied by Engqvist’s insightful commentary, as well as a selection of photos of Capablanca throughout his career for a more visual insight into his life.
About the Author
Thomas Engqvist is an International Master from Sweden. He has over 30 years’ experience as a chess coach and teacher. He has worked with players at world championship level in both junior and correspondence chess. He is the author of 300 Most Important Chess Positions and 300 Most Important Tactical Chess Positions, both published by Batsford.
ISBN: 9781837330584, Paperback, pages, Batsford Chess
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