What was the primary cause of Capablanca's death?
Heart attack
Brain hemorrhage
Pneumonia
Kidney failure
Answer
Brain hemorrhage claimed the life of José Raúl Capablanca, the Cuban chess prodigy, on March 8, 1942, at the age of 53. It occurred while he was at the Manhattan Chess Club, engaging in a simultaneous exhibition. Despite attempts at medical intervention, Capablanca sadly succumbed to the severity of the hemorrhage, leaving the chess world in profound grief.
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