Description
My Chess Career
by J. R. Capablanca
The 3rd World Chess Champion's own account of his chess career, from the earliest days through the Hastings "Victory Congress" in 1919. Capablanca has divided his development as a chess master into distinct phases, each illustrated by selected games, in which his powers have emerged ever more refined. Here is your chance to sit ringside as the greatest natural talent in chess history prepares for the ultimate fight - two years after My Chess Career was published Capablanca beat Lasker for the world title!
This best-selling chess autobiography has been painstakingly "translated" into interactive ChessBase format. You get 6 hyperlinked text documents containing Capablanca's autobiography, and even a photo of Capablanca himself! Most important, however, are the 35 games chosen and annotated by the great Cuban; deep and lucid commentary that grows more compelling with each reading. And what games they are! - every one an anthology piece. See for yourself why My Chess Career stands among the select few in chess literature.
NOTE: This interactive e-book is in ChessBase .cbv format. Requires ChessBase 6.0 or higher, Fritz, (any ChessBase engine software), or the free ChessBase Reader which can be downloaded at no cost.
System requirements: Minimum: Pentium 1 GHz, 512 MB RAM, Windows Vista or Windows XP (Service Pack 2)