April 27, 1921] Jose Raul Capablanca wins the world chess championship, defeating the former champion, Emanuel Lasker, 4 games to none, in a tournament played in Havana. : r/100yearsago

The World's Championship Chess Match Played At Havana Between Jose Rau – Postmarked from the Stars

Emanuel Lasker vs Jose Raul Capablanca (1921) Havana Knights

On this day in 1886, Wilhelm Steinitz defeated Johannes Zukertort 12½-7½ in New Orleans to win the first-ever official world chess championship! : r/ chess

José Raúl Capablanca World Chess Hall of Fame

April 27, 1921] Jose Raul Capablanca wins the world chess championship, defeating the former champion, Emanuel Lasker, 4 games to none, in a tournament played in Havana. : r/100yearsago

Chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer interviewed by Mike Wallace on '60 Minutes', shortly before playing for the world championship (1972) : r /ObscureMedia

100 Years Ago Today: Capablanca Vs Lasker 1921

Chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer interviewed by Mike Wallace on '60 Minutes', shortly before playing for the world championship (1972) : r /ObscureMedia

The World's Championship Chess Match Played At Havana Between Jose Rau – Postmarked from the Stars

The World's Championship Chess Match Played At Havana Between Jose Rau – Postmarked from the Stars

The World's Championship Chess Match Played

The World's Championship Chess Match Played At Havana Between Jose Rau – Postmarked from the Stars