1. World Championship match begins

    · Havana, Cuba

    World Championship match begins
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    Capablanca began his world championship match against Emanuel Lasker in Havana and became champion after Lasker's resignation. The surrounding source text establishes that the 1921 Lasker–Capablanca match was played in Havana; month precision is used because the card represents the match's opening period.

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