Chess Fundamentals is a book by world chess champion José Raúl Capablanca featuring clear chess principles, backed by real master games. Capablanca teaches the logic and principles of good chess play providing good examples to illustrate concepts. The book is the great guide to the fundamentals of chess, it is simple to follow and it provides a wide variety of principles, from game openings to middle games to end games. It also features illustrated games of some of the greatest players.

José Raúl Capablanca (1888-1942) was a Cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. A chess prodigy, he is widely renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and speed of play.