Juan Corzo

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Juan Corzo y Principe (1873 - 1941) was a Cuban chess master, champion of Cuba immediately 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 known for losing to Capablanca (4-3, 6 draws) in 1901 during that great player's meteoric rise, when Capablanca had just turned 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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NAME	Corzo, Juan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Juan Corzo y Principe
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Chess master
DATE OF BIRTH	1873
PLACE OF BIRTH	Madrid
DATE OF DEATH	1941
PLACE OF DEATH