Capablanca in the United Kingdom - 1911 - 1920 Nimzo-Indian Grandmaster Siegbert Tarrasch

Grandmaster Siegbert Tarrasch

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Capablanca in the United Kingdom - 1911 - 1920 Nimzo-Indian Grandmaster Siegbert TarraschThis is the first of a projected two volume series and describes the four visits made by Capablanca to the UK in 1911, 1913, 1919 and 1920. On each visit Capablanca played simultaneous displays against local enthusiasts. The first two visits were relatively short and exhibitions were confined to London and Birmingham but in 1919, following his triumph at the Hastings Victory Congress, the Cuban went "on tour" and played in 36 displays in English,