Cuban world chess champion Jose Raul Capablanca went unbeaten in top-level tournament and match play for roughly eight years, from 1916 to 1924, one of the longest such streaks in chess history.
Record no. MRB-2026-006307
Longest Unbeaten Streak by a World-Class Chess Player
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