Master Class Vol 4: Jose Raul Capablanca "Chess Sets for Family" tall wooden pieces

tall wooden pieces

Over the centuries

These exquisite Jacques style chessmen are hand polished

the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge

Board thickness: 1/2"

Master Class Vol 4: Jose Raul Capablanca "Chess Sets for Family" tall wooden piecesHe was a child prodigy and he is surrounded by legends. In his best times he was considered to be unbeatable and by many he was reckoned to be the greatest chess talent of all time: Jose Raul Capablanca, born 1888 in Havana. At the age of 13 he became Cuban champion; in 1909 he sensationally defeated Marshall by 8: 1 and was thus catapulted into the world elite. It was only after some time, since only sparse amounts of information made it across the