In January this year I was very nice pleasure to give a talk at the Club Capablanca in Havana, accompanied by good friends and GMF Vilela MI Vivian Ramon, as well as journalist most famous Cuban chess XXI century, Jesus Bayolo, at the invitation of President of the traditional club, Roberto Montemayor. But in January, and February, March and April, it always feels the presence of Capablanca in Havana and there are those who show us something interesting memories of Havana chess genius. Although for years as early as 1911, a century ago, sometimes the young Capablanca had health problems caused by high pressure, which gave him problems since his big win in San Sebastian, and the press at the time and scoring to cause some simultaneous displays the interrupt, but with the natural boldness of youth disregarded a century ago and in his old age caused him some bad performances like that of Holland in 1938, when in his fifties was not suspected that you only have four years of life, some argue that his victory in 1927 in New York gave him too much confidence to beat Alekhine in his match in Buenos Aires. But if in 1911, in his youth, health showed signs of alarm, sixteen years later, it had to affect you, plus some lapses in discipline caused by female beauty to which we are exposed to all those who presume to possess southern temperament and that have been part of the mythology surrounding a personality as appealing and interesting as Don José Raúl Capablanca, "I love how many they may have to hospital" as a sentence Antonio Machado in his self-portrait. The case is interesting see the papers of the meeting with Alekhine in New York, at the hands of two opponents. It is curious that in Havana anyone noticing poor health ever champion, but if you feel bad, just a stroll through El Prado Habanero, to regain health, a couple of days nothing.
But in the annals of European chess magazines, between 1911 and 1938, one can see that it was not unusual that Capablanca had warning signs and many doctor friends was prevented. The world champions Alekhine, Capablanca, Tal and Petrosian died relatively young age, let alone Morphy, who did not even cross the threshold of fifty years. Both Alekhine, Tal, Petrosian and Morphy were affected morale and health by war, and although little is known about Capablanca's political participation in the years of Machado in Cuba, if there is evidence that was also affected, because as mentioned, saw his country in trouble and convulsions . Sometimes you think the GM Carlos Torre, who lived a young exile who then witnessed the first years of the Russian Revolution and the Mexican posrrevolución. "May you live in interesting times," says a Chinese proverb, but it is to affect health. "If I get lost in Andalusia or look for me in Cuba" was the recipe of Garcia Lorca that one wishes to follow, but although they are a source of health beautiful places, too have had their times dangerous, especially at five in the afternoon, as the genius suffering from Granada.
already in Mexico, on May 8, live in interesting times and will have to go, doing one side momentarily chess, although health suffers. The story makes appointments to be met.
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