Legend has it that the almighty Capablanca played with a chess expert in New York.

Momentarily forgetting he was invincible, Capablanca lost.

Given this unexpected result, viewers were stunned. How a world campeóndel had lost to a player very inferior?

- How many plays can you foresee on the board?, Lep reguntó a fan of Capablanca.

- At least ten, said the world champion.

- And how many plays can ustedpensar in advance?, Asked the winner of this particular meeting.

And he replied: - Just one. -

Here is a confusion: how a player can only think of one play adelantadouna, defeat another who can think ten?

Then the winner said: 'I think one move, but it is always the best!

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