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Jose Capablanca, 1927

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February 27 1927

Champion In Lighter MoodChampion In Lighter Mood 27 Feb 1927, Sun Pittsburgh Daily Post (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

Champion In Lighter Mood.
Prior to his return to New York recently, Jose R. Capablanca gave an exhibition against 25 opponents at Havana. There he played in a lighter mood and he enjoyed himself quite as much as the audience. One of the amateurs opposed to him received short shrift at the hand of the world champion in the following neat little game.

Jose Capablanca (white) vs. Amateur (black)
English Opening: Agincourt Defense

Jose Capablanca vs. Amateur, 1927

Descriptive
1. P-QB4 P-K3
2. P-KN3 N-KB3
3. B-N2 P-Q4
4. P-N3 P-B4
5. PxQP PxP
6. B-N2 N-B3
7. N-KB3 B-K2
8. O-O O-O
9. P-Q3 B-K3
10. QN-Q2 N-Q2
11. R-B P-B4
12. P-Q4 B-B3
13. P-K3 N-N5
14. QB-R3 NxP
15. R-B2 N-N5
16. BxN PxB
17. N-K Q-N3
18. N-Q3 QR-B
19. Q-B N-N
20. N-B5 Q-B3
21. R-B4 P-QN3
22. NxB QxN
23. BxP Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. c4 e6
2. g3 Nf6
3. Bg2 d5
4. b3 c5
5. cxd5 exd5
6. Bb2 Nc6
7. Nf3 Be7
8. 0-0 0-0
9. d3 Be6
10. Nbd2 Nd7
11. Rc1 f5
12. d4 Bf6
13. e3 Nb4
14. Ba3 Nxa2
15. Rc2 Nb4
16. Bxb4 cxb4
17. Ne1 Qb6
18. Nd3 Rc8
19. Qc1 Nb8
20. Nc5 Qc6
21. Rc4 b6
22. Nxe6 Qxe6
23. Bxd5 1-0

March 1927

March 1927, Rudolf Spielmann and Jose Capablanca in New York International Chess Tournament.

New York, 1927 Rudolf Spielmann and Jose Capablanca. The Polish photo repository dates this photo as March 1927 in Berlin(?). Chessgames provides only two possible tournaments that fit the provided attributes. March 1927, New York and 1928 Berlin.

March 09 1927

Jose Raul Capablanca vs Rudolf Spielmann

March 17 1927

Rudolf Spielmann vs Jose Raul Capablanca

September 16 1927

At the World Chess Tournament, (September 16-November 26) 1927, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Russian chess master Alexander Alekhine plays against the Cuban chess master Jose Raul Capablanca.
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Understanding Chess by William Lombardy Chess Duels, My Games with the World Champions, by Yasser Seirawan No Regrets: Fischer-Spassky 1992, by Yasser Seirawan Chess Fundamentals, by Jose Capablanca Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, by Bobby Fischer My 60 Memorable Games, by Bobby Fischer Bobby Fischer Games of Chess, by Bobby Fischer The Modern Chess Self Tutor, by David Bronstein Russians versus Fischer, by Mikhail Tal, Plisetsky, Taimanov, et al

'til the world understands why Robert J. Fischer criticised the U.S./British and Russian military industry imperial alliance and their own Israeli Apartheid. Sarah Wilkinson explains:
Bobby Fischer's True History
Bobby Fischer, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech
“What a sad story Fischer was,” typed a racist, pro-imperialist colonial troll who supports mega-corporation entities over human rights, police state policies & white supremacy.		 To which I replied: “Really? I think he [Bob Fischer] stood up to the broken system of corruption and raised awareness! Whether on the Palestinian/Israel-British-U.S. Imperial Apartheid scam, the Bush wars of ‘7 countries in 5 years,’ illegally, unconstitutionally which constituted mass xenocide or his run in with police brutality in Pasadena, California-- right here in the U.S., police run rampant over the Constitution of the U.S., on oath they swore to uphold, but when Americans don't know the law, and the cops either don't know or worse, “don't care” -- then I think that's pretty darn “sad”. I think Mr. Fischer held out and fought the good fight, steadfast til the day he died, and may he Rest In Peace.
Educate yourself about U.S./State Laws --
https://www.youtube.com/@AuditTheAudit/videos
After which the troll posted a string of profanities, confirming there was never any genuine sentiment of “compassion” for Mr. Fischer, rather an intent to inflict further defamatory remarks.

This ongoing work is a tribute to the life and accomplishments of Robert “Bobby” Fischer who passionately loved and studied chess history. May his life continue to inspire many other future generations of chess enthusiasts and kibitzers, alike.

Robert J. Fischer, Kid Chess Wizard 1956March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008

The photograph of Bobby Fischer (above) from the March 02, 1956 The Tampa Times was discovered by Sharon Mooney (Bobby Fischer Newspaper Archive editor) on February 01, 2018 while gathering research materials for this ongoing newspaper archive project. Along with lost games now being translated into Algebraic notation and extractions from over two centuries of newspapers, it is but one of the many lost treasures to be found in the pages of old newspapers since our social media presence was first established November 11, 2017.

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