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Alekhine vs Capablanca: The Rivalry

After their World Championship Match Alékhine and Capablanca only played together in the tournaments Nottingham 1936 and AVRO 1938, the latter to designate the challenger for the World Championship match against Alékhine.
They both played several other tournaments:
Alékhine: San Remo 1930, Bled 1931, Bern 1932, Zürich 1934, Montevideo 1938
Capablanca: Barcelona 1929, Karlsbad 1929, New York 1931, Moscow 1936
It is only logical for a player who receives an invitation to inquire about the other participants.
Of course a player has the right to decline an invitation and he does not even have to give any reason.
There is reason to believe that Alékhine evaded playing Capablanca.

After their World Championship Match Alékhine and Capablanca only played together in the tournaments Nottingham 1936 and AVRO 1938, the latter to designate the challenger for the World Championship match against Alékhine. They both played several other tournaments: Alékhine: San Remo 1930, Bled 1931, Bern 1932, Zürich 1934, Montevideo 1938 Capablanca: Barcelona 1929, Karlsbad 1929, New York 1931, Moscow 1936 It is only logical for a player who receives an invitation to inquire about the other participants. Of course a player has the right to decline an invitation and he does not even have to give any reason. There is reason to believe that Alékhine evaded playing Capablanca.

I once heard a story, but I do not know if it is authentic.
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1066901
A woman was waiting for Capablanca in his hotel room.
So Capablanca decides to blunder a piece on move 10 so he can resign.
Then Mrs. Capablanca turns up in the playing area.
So he had to continue his game.

I once heard a story, but I do not know if it is authentic. https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1066901 A woman was waiting for Capablanca in his hotel room. So Capablanca decides to blunder a piece on move 10 so he can resign. Then Mrs. Capablanca turns up in the playing area. So he had to continue his game.

Arguably the three greatest AMERICAN Chess players of all time visited Cuba and played there.

Paul Morphy, 1862 stopped there for a few Days in 1862

Harry Pillsbury went to play a simultaneous blindfold exhibition 1900. A young boy named Capablanca later remarked that HARRY PILLSBURY was one of the main reasons he decided to pursue chess.

Bobby Fischer went there (twice) and played simultaneous exhibitions in 1956 and 1966.

3 Americans who changed the game and who left at\just before their peak

Arguably the three greatest AMERICAN Chess players of all time visited Cuba and played there. Paul Morphy, 1862 stopped there for a few Days in 1862 Harry Pillsbury went to play a simultaneous blindfold exhibition 1900. A young boy named Capablanca later remarked that HARRY PILLSBURY was one of the main reasons he decided to pursue chess. Bobby Fischer went there (twice) and played simultaneous exhibitions in 1956 and 1966. 3 Americans who changed the game and who left at\just before their peak

#13
Thank you for the links.
This story shows Capablanca was womanizing during Carlsbad 1929, when he was married.
That makes it plausible he also was womanizing during his match with Alékhine.

#13 Thank you for the links. This story shows Capablanca was womanizing during Carlsbad 1929, when he was married. That makes it plausible he also was womanizing during his match with Alékhine.

#14
Pillsbury contracted syphilis during the Saint Petersburg 1895-1896 tournament.
That explains why he did so much better in the first half of that tournament than in the second half.

#14 Pillsbury contracted syphilis during the Saint Petersburg 1895-1896 tournament. That explains why he did so much better in the first half of that tournament than in the second half.

"In the 1924 New York tournament they played six games. Four were quick draws, one was a fighting draw and the other game was won by Capablanca."

That's not true. The New York 1924 was a DRR tournament and they played 2 games there which were both drawn. It was a famous tournament dominated by Lasker, while Capablanca and Alekhine both famously lost a game against Richard Reti in his brand new Reti opening.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_1924_chess_tournament

In the 1927 New York tournament which served as sort of a candidates tournament and which was dominated by Capablanca, they played 4 games, 3 were drawn and one was won by Capa.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_1927_chess_tournament

I think OP somehow counted the games of the 1927 tournament into the 1924 tournament.

"In the 1924 New York tournament they played six games. Four were quick draws, one was a fighting draw and the other game was won by Capablanca." That's not true. The New York 1924 was a DRR tournament and they played 2 games there which were both drawn. It was a famous tournament dominated by Lasker, while Capablanca and Alekhine both famously lost a game against Richard Reti in his brand new Reti opening. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_1924_chess_tournament In the 1927 New York tournament which served as sort of a candidates tournament and which was dominated by Capablanca, they played 4 games, 3 were drawn and one was won by Capa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_1927_chess_tournament I think OP somehow counted the games of the 1927 tournament into the 1924 tournament.

@Hagredion

Your correct. When I was I looking at their game record in chessgames.com I thought all those games were the same tournament as it had the same name 'New York' and were right next to each other (didn't notice the year) . I'll correct that and thank you for pointing out the error.

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/ezsearch.pl?search=alekhine+vs+capablanca.

@Hagredion Your correct. When I was I looking at their game record in chessgames.com I thought all those games were the same tournament as it had the same name 'New York' and were right next to each other (didn't notice the year) . I'll correct that and thank you for pointing out the error. https://www.chessgames.com/perl/ezsearch.pl?search=alekhine+vs+capablanca.

@RuyLopez1000 said in #18:

@Hagredion

Your correct. When I was I looking at their game record in chessgames.com I thought all those games were the same tournament as it had the same name 'New York' and were right next to each other (didn't notice the year) . I'll correct that and thank you for pointing out the error.

www.chessgames.com/perl/ezsearch.pl?search=alekhine+vs+capablanca.

@RuyLopez1000 I think you should mentioned that the 1924 tournament was still a Lasker vs Capablanca affair with Alekhine a distant third, while the 1927 edition with Capablanca cruising to 1st the rivalry was mostly between Alekhine and Nimzowitsch who was still trying to get a match against Capablanca as well. Nimzowitsch finished 1.5 points ahead of Alekhine in the Dresden 1926 tournament btw.

@RuyLopez1000 said in #18: > @Hagredion > > Your correct. When I was I looking at their game record in chessgames.com I thought all those games were the same tournament as it had the same name 'New York' and were right next to each other (didn't notice the year) . I'll correct that and thank you for pointing out the error. > > www.chessgames.com/perl/ezsearch.pl?search=alekhine+vs+capablanca. @RuyLopez1000 I think you should mentioned that the 1924 tournament was still a Lasker vs Capablanca affair with Alekhine a distant third, while the 1927 edition with Capablanca cruising to 1st the rivalry was mostly between Alekhine and Nimzowitsch who was still trying to get a match against Capablanca as well. Nimzowitsch finished 1.5 points ahead of Alekhine in the Dresden 1926 tournament btw.

@Hagredion said in #19:

@RuyLopez1000 I think you should mentioned that the 1924 tournament was still a Lasker vs Capablanca affair with Alekhine a distant third, while the 1927 edition with Capablanca cruising to 1st the rivalry was mostly between Alekhine and Nimzowitsch who was still trying to get a match against Capablanca as well.

I didn't mention tournament details as my focus was on the games between Alekhine and Capablanca as part of their rivalry.

@Hagredion said in #19: > @RuyLopez1000 I think you should mentioned that the 1924 tournament was still a Lasker vs Capablanca affair with Alekhine a distant third, while the 1927 edition with Capablanca cruising to 1st the rivalry was mostly between Alekhine and Nimzowitsch who was still trying to get a match against Capablanca as well. I didn't mention tournament details as my focus was on the games between Alekhine and Capablanca as part of their rivalry.