Chess connoisseurs will probably be interested in our review devoted to famous chess players. Various ratings include many legendary personalities, mostly represented by world champions. However, we have chosen the best to talk about them in more detail.
Jose Raoul Capablanca
Jose Raoul Capablanca was born in Cuba in 1888. Chess was given to him from birth, because the boy started playing as early as age 4. It didn’t take long for Capablanca to become the champion of his country at the age of 13. After his victory in Cuba he beat the then famous American Frank Marshall. Jose-Raul then made a tour of Europe, where he also proved his superiority.
In 1921 Capablanca won the title of world champion, after which he continued to win all the tournaments in which he took part. He held the world championship for six years until he was beaten by Alexander Alekhine. After 1927 Capablanca performed with varying degrees of success and was never able to get revenge on Alekhine.
Capablanca was a genius of positional play. He practically never studied the theory of openings, which, according to various researchers, to a large extent determined the outcome of his career. In any case, the name of Jose-Raoul Capablanca has become one of the most famous in the history of the game of chess.
Robert Fischer
Robert Fischer is an American-born chess player born in 1943. At the age of 14, he won the title of U.S. champion, a year later won the title of international grandmaster, and went on to become a contender for the chess crown. Many specialists considered Fischer a mentally unhealthy man, a sociopath with a tendency to loneliness. It was said that Robert played like a robot.
Fischer’s road to world prominence began in 1970 when he defeated his opponents by a stunning 6-0 score. The final match was completed with a victory over the then world champion, Soviet grandmaster Boris Spassky. Three years later, Fischer put forward 63 points of conditions to FIDE for participation in the world championship. The 62 points were met, and the grandmaster refused to play, voluntarily giving the title to Karpov.
Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alekhine was born in 1892, and during his professional career he became a true chess king, leaving his life undefeated. Alexander first came to prominence in the 1920s as a contender for the chess crown. In 1927 Alekhine defeated Capablanca and won the prestigious title.
After World War II, the chess player was due to face Soviet grandmaster Mikhail Botvinnik, but the world champion died unexpectedly. One thing is certain – Alekhine had a unique talent for combinations and a terrific work ethic.