Fred Yates (chess player)
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Fred Dewhirst Yates was an English chess master who won the British Chess Championship on six occasions. He started a career in accountancy, but in 1909, abandoned it in favour of becoming a professio
Frederick Yates
José Raúl Capablanca
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José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera was a Cuban chess player who was the third world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. A chess prodigy, he was widely renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and speed o
Fred Yates (chess player)
…been different. Nevertheless, in his time, he defeated most of his illustrious adversaries, the most notable exceptions being Emanuel Lasker and José Raúl Capablanca. His victory against Alexander Alekhine at Karlsbad in 1923 won the brilliancy prize, and he took third at NCCU Premier Tournament at Liverpool where…
Capablanca in 1931
Capablanca playing chess with his father, José María Capablanca, in 1892
Capablanca in 1915
First Match game between Alekhine and Capablanca on 14 December 1913 in an exhibition in St. Petersburg