After he had been dethroned in 1927 by Alexander Alekhine, Jose Raul Capablanca pursued the new world champion for years without being granted a rematch.
ECONOMIST: World chess championship
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Her friends recalled that one of her regular partners at the club was Edward Lasker (1886-1981), a grandmaster who had himself played with Jose Capablanca, world champion in 1921-27, and one of the greatest of all masters.