Jose Capablanca, 1935

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1935

Cuban chess champion José Raúl Capablanca (center of the room) in a tournament at the Círculo Militar de Columbia, Havana, Cuba. Estimated 1935? The person next to him is the army medical captain Dr. Eduardo Ramírez (in uniform) who invited Capablanca and organized that tournament. Original b/w from University of Miami Library, Cuban Heritage Collection. Donor Silvia Casero.

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December 1935

Jose Raul Capablanca estimated 1935, (second from the left) Mikhail Botvinnik (seated, far right). Standing on the far right is Grigory Goldberg (Botvinnik's second in 1950s world championship tournament), at his right is Jakov Rochlin. Botvinnik’s wife Gayane and chess writer, Samuel Weinstein. Original b/w photo source, unknown. Source.

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December 13 1935

Jose Capablanca and Mikhail Botvinnik in the II Moscow International, 1935.

Original b/w source via mamm-mdf, Russia. For fair use, all credits must be kept intact. Color photo version created by the developer (me, yours truly) of https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/jose-raul-capablanca.html Jose Raul Capablanca vs Mikhail Botvinnik Moscow (1935), Moscow URS, rd 2, Feb-16 Gruenfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation (D90) 1/2-1/2 https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1031886

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December 13 1935

Capablanca arrives in Barcelona for a simul game against 40 members of the Catalan Chess Federation. (identification via @davidllada). December 13, 1935. Original b/w photo via Arxiu Municipal de Barcelona. For fair use, all credits must be kept intact. Color photo version created by the developer (me, yours truly) of https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/p/jose-raul-capablanca.html https://twitter.com/davidllada/status/1293154044719108096

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