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| '''Juan Corzo y Principe''' (] - ]) was a Cuban ] master, champion of ] immediatialy preceding ]. Born in ], Corzo emigrated to Cuba in 1887. He studied under ] and became Champion of the ] Chess Club. He is best know for losing to Capablanca (4-3, 6 draws) in 1901 during that great player's meteoric rise, when Capablanca was only 13, but Corzo was a force in Cuban chess in his own right. With Capablanca, he founded the National Chess Federation of Cuba, and was a longtime editor of Capablanca's Chess Magazine. | '''Juan Corzo y Principe''' (] - ]) was a Cuban ] master, champion of ] immediatialy preceding ]. Born in ], Corzo emigrated to Cuba in 1887. He studied under ] and became Champion of the ] Chess Club. He is best know for losing to Capablanca (4-3, 6 draws) in 1901 during that great player's meteoric rise, when Capablanca was only 13, but Corzo was a force in Cuban chess in his own right. With Capablanca, he founded the National Chess Federation of Cuba, and was a longtime editor of Capablanca's Chess Magazine. | ||
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Juan Corzo y Principe (1873 - 1941) was a Cuban chess master, champion of Cuba immediatialy preceding Capablanca. Born in Madrid, Corzo emigrated to Cuba in 1887. He studied under Pichardo and became Champion of the Havana Chess Club. He is best know for losing to Capablanca (4-3, 6 draws) in 1901 during that great player's meteoric rise, when Capablanca was only 13, but Corzo was a force in Cuban chess in his own right. With Capablanca, he founded the National Chess Federation of Cuba, and was a longtime editor of Capablanca's Chess Magazine.
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