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José Raúl Capablanca, an Uncommon card
José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera was a Cuban chess player who was the third world chess champion from 1921 to 1927.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 86
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 186
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 130,000
Power 186 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
José Raúl Capablanca quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the José Raúl Capablanca card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Capablanca was born in 1888 in the ______ del Príncipe, Havana.
Answer
Castillo. Capablanca was born in 1888 in the Castillo del Príncipe, Havana. From the José Raúl Capablanca article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He beat Cuban champion Juan Corzo in a match on 17 November ____, two days before his 13th birthday.
Answer
1900s. He beat Cuban champion Juan Corzo in a match on 17 November 1901, two days before his 13th birthday. From the José Raúl Capablanca article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- A chess prodigy, he was widely renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and speed of play.
- Capablanca was born in 1888 in the Castillo del Príncipe, Havana.
- He beat Cuban champion Juan Corzo in a match on 17 November 1901, two days before his 13th birthday.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The José Raúl Capablanca article was read about 130,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 86 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, José Raúl Capablanca (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Anonymous Unknown author (Keystone-France), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
