Jose Capablanca was a phenomenon who burst onto the chess world and
took top prize in the first ever elite tournament in which he
participated. This was at San Sebastian - otherwise known as
Donostia - in the Basque country of Spain in 1911. Capablanca's
style was serene - no position seemed to trouble him, and he
crushed most of the established European grandmasters with
seemingly little effort. Only against the mighty Lasker did he
experience serious problems. Then in 1921 Capa - as he was known -
obliterated Lasker in their world title match and took the
championship without losing a single game. Other triumphs followed,
such as London 1922, and Capablanca acquired the legend of an
invincible superman when he went for 8 years without losing a game
His supreme moment was in New York 1927 - a quadruple round trial
of strength between Capa himself Alekhine, Nimzowitsch and three
other contenders for the crown. Capa whitewashed the field,
creating a fresh masterpiece practically every day. Possibly this
easy victory left him over-confident for later the same year he
lost his world title to Alekhine.
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