José Raúl Capablanca defeated Boris Kostic in five consecutive decisive games in Havana. The match produced neither a Kostic win nor a draw: Capablanca’s score was a perfect 5–0.
A perfect score in Havana
Edo dates the match from 25 March to 5 April 1919 and records five points from five games for Capablanca.
Every played game was decisive and every result went the same way, making the final 5–0 score unusually absolute.
A complete match record
All 5 games are here. Games are listed in the round order of the source database.
The games here give Capablanca 5–0 (+5 −0 =0), the same as the match record in the Edo database.
Cross table
1 win · ½ draw · 0 loss — click a game number to replay it.