Capablanca: A Compendium of Games, Notes, Articles, Correspondence, Illustrations and Other Rare Archival Materials on the Cuban Genius Jose Capablanca, 1888-1942
"A monumental work." --Quarterly for Chess History"Monumental research work...extremely interesting." --Chess Mail"A gem. I think Capablanca would have chosen it as the best of all the books on him. It represents a tremendous amount of work. A wealth of material has been amassed with the precision and care of a devotee. It is also a beautifully produced tome, with that sober elegance so characteristic of Capablanca himself." --Olga Capablanca Clark"Undoubtedly one of the best chess books I have read." --GM Nigel Short"A magnificently researched work by the world's most renowned chess historian." --Yasser Seirawan, a three-time U.S. chess champion"Fascinating reading." -- British Chess Magazine"There are very few chess books published which have become classics...a masterpiece...you will marvel at [this book's] excellence...scrupulously detailed...the book is simply wonderful." -- Chess Life"A wonderful piece of scholarship." -- New in Chess"Everything written about, and written by the great Cuban, World Chess Literature has been assiduously rifled...unique selection of photographs." -- Chess Moves"Outstanding thorough research and accuracy." -- Chess