79 years ago: Capablanca beats Botvinnik

Jose Raul Capablanca (1888-1942), third World Champion, was a child prodigy and a legendary figure. The Cuban genius influenced many successors, from Botvinnik to Carlsen, with his positional understanding and endgame play. In this report by Prof. Nagesh Havanur we see him in a different role, as an astute chess psychologist. <a href="[Post:view_link]">It includes some amazing analysis.</a>

José Raúl Capablanca - Wikipedia

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Mikhail Botvinnik vs Jose Raul Capablanca - 1938

The Amazing Move // Mikhail Botvinnik vs Jose Raul Capablanca, AVRO 1938

Sorry Capablanca, this is Modern Chess, Tal vs Botvinnik 1960.

On this day in 1960, Mikhail Tal defeated Mikhail Botvinnik 12½-8½ in Moscow to become the 8th world chess champion! : r/chess

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José Raúl Capablanca Miscellanea by Edward Winter

Botvinnik — chess genius and hard worker