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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chess player
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human ⓘ world chess champion ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cementerio de Colón, Havana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cerebral hemorrhage ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Cuba ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1888-11-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1942-03-08 ⓘ |
| defeatedForWorldTitle | Emanuel Lasker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | classical chess era ⓘ |
| familyName | Capablanca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor |
clarity of strategic ideas
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speed of play ⓘ technical endgame mastery ⓘ |
| fullName | José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | José Raúl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isConsideredOneOf |
greatest chess players of all time
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greatest world chess champions ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| lostWorldTitleTo | Alexander Alekhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
clear, simple playing style
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exceptional endgame skill ⓘ intuitive positional play ⓘ rarely losing games ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Chess Fundamentals
NERFINISHED
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My Chess Career NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
chess player
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diplomat ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cuba
NERFINISHED
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Havana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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United States of America ⓘ |
| playedInCity |
Havana
NERFINISHED
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Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedInCountry |
Cuba
NERFINISHED
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Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | World Chess Champion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| representedCountryInChess | Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
endgame-oriented
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positional ⓘ |
| worldChampionTitleEnd | 1927 ⓘ |
| worldChampionTitleStart | 1921 ⓘ |
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