CapablancaMovie
1925. José Raúl Capablanca, a famous Cuban chess player and employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, arrives in Moscow for an international chess tournament. The trip, taking place under Machado's dictatorship, casts doubt on his future in this position. The film shows Capablanca's dramatic matches with Lasker, Tartakower, and Bogolubov, his tragic love for Bolshoi Theatre ballerina Sasha Mozhaeva, and a simultaneous game in which he lost to the very young Mikhail Botvinnik.
About Capablanca
Capablanca is a 1987 drama movie directed by Manuel Herrera.
The production information lists production credits from Cuba, Soviet Union, an original language code of ES.
The credited cast includes Galina Belyaeva, César Évora Díaz, Eslinda Núñez, Adolfo Llauradó. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
