October 12th Rare Autograph & Document Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/12/2023
ALS in French, signed “Capa,” 2 page, 5.5" x 8.50" Jan 31, 1936. With the corresponding envelope from 1936 that has his full signature on the reverse. This letter was written on board the T. E. L. Oriente Steamship from New York to Cuba. The letter is to his future wife "Olga" in New York. At first, Capablanca did not divorce his first wife, as he had not intended to remarry. Olga, Capablanca's second wife, wrote that she met him in the late spring of 1934; by late October the pair were deeply in love, and Capablanca recovered his ambition to prove he was the world's best player. The letter is dated just two weeks after Moscow 1935 where Capablanca finished fourth, 1 point behind the joint winners. In fine condition.
José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera (19 November 1888 – 8 March 1942) was a Cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. A chess prodigy, he is considered by many one of the greatest players of all time, widely renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and speed of play.
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Jose Raul Capablanca (Rare Chess Champion) ALS In English
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