This compendium provides an enormous amount of documentary data, usefully organized, much of it unseen since original (and often obscure) publication. Writings are by and about Capablanca; the minute details of his life and games proceed chronologically; the controversies of his career are especially well documented. The book has an index of games and positions, an index of openings, and a general index.
Renowned chess scholar and archivist Edward Winter is the editor of the periodical Chess Notes and the reference work Word Chess Champions. He lives in Geneva, Switzerland.
