Autograph letter signed.

Capablanca, Jose Raul, Cuban chess player who was world champion from 1921 to 1927 (1888-1942).

Verlag: Havana, Cuba, August 28, 1938

4to. 2 pp. On Hotel Packard letterhead. An autographed letter signed by "Raul" to "Ma chere Kikiriki": "Although I have had no news from you, I am writing to say that things have now changed much and that I do not know yet if I shall be able to leave on the 31st. I rather think not. Had I known 3 weeks ago what I know now I should have told you to come over. The first is here has been a crisis and the Gov. had no money. At first they did not admit it and we were told that it would be a matter of days. Now at last the whole thing has come out and it is all for the best. A number of secretaries were changed and the new Secretary of the Treasury has already placed the money for the Foreign Service. Thus I expect to get my money in the next few days. There is yet another point: a few days ago, Congress passed and the President sanctioned a law yielding me 5 thousand dollars for the purpose of arranging the Championship match. Tomorrow or Tuesday I shall see the Secretary of the Treasury about it and I shall then know where I stand. I cannot leave before these matters are settled and if I find that I shall yet have to remain here more than 2 weeks I shall then cable you to come over. If I find that I shall be able to leave within two weeks I shall then write to you to that effect…Our separation this time has been much longer than I expected, but it will be the last, and in any case it has helped to settle everything definitely I have no doubt your family and friends have been pestering you, but my answer is that they should not meddle…" This letter was most likely written to Olga Evgenyevna Choubaroff, a socialite and self-proclaimed Russian princess who married Capablanca a few months after this letter. His stress about finances and reconnecting with her reference his desire to marry her (seemingly over the wishes of her friends and family) and to make one last attempt to regain his chess title, which he did not. Capablanca and Choubaroff were married until his death in 1942. The letter is in excellent condition. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 92023

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Autograph letter signed.
Verlag: Havana, Cuba, August 28, 1938
Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers