José Raúl Capablanca

José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera (November 19, 1888 - March 8, 1942) was a Cuban world-class chess player in the early to mid-twentieth century. He held the title of world chess champion from 1921 to 1927.

Draw death and changing the rules?

Capablanca predicted that chess would face major problems if the various top players, if they wanted to, draw every game. To prevent this from happening, Capablanca suggested a new variation on chess, called "Capablanca Chess", to be played on a 10x8 board. His idea was that the added pieces and board size would increase the complexity of chess and allow the strongest player more opportunities to turn the game in his favor. Note that he proposed this complicated variant while he was world champion, not as sour grapes after losing his title, as some critics asserted.

Related Topics:
Draw - Capablanca Chess - Sour grapes

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