José Raúl Capablanca: José Raúl Capablanca. Actor: Chess Fever. A chess grandmaster and the World Chess Champion from 1921 to 1927, Capablanca appeared in Chess Fever (1925), which was filmed while he was in Moscow competing in an international tournament. As a chess player, he was known for his clear, logical style, and at his peak he was considered almost impossible to defeat. He once went 8 years without losing a single game....