195 annotated games, 55 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, indexes. This is the most complete and thorough biography of José Raul Capablanca, one of the greatest players in the history of chess. Beginning with his family background, birth, childhood and introduction to the game in Cuba, it examines his life and play as a young man; follows his evolution as a player and rise to prominence, first as challenger and then world champion; his loss of the title to Alekhine and his efforts to recapture the championship in the last years of his too-short life. Numerous games and diagrams complement the text, as do a wealth of photographs. More information can be found at mcfarlandbooks.com