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Rubinstein, Akiba

classical era

Akiba Rubinstein (1880-1961) was a Polish grandmaster widely considered one of the greatest players never to become World Champion, dominating the chess world from 1912-1914 ahead of reigning champion Emanuel Lasker. Renowned as an endgame virtuoso particularly in rook endings, he won five consecutive tournaments in 1912 and was scheduled to challenge Lasker for the world title before World War I cancelled the match.

Total Games

797

Wins

385

Draws

273

Losses

139

48.3% wins34.3% draws17.4% losses

Most Played Openings

D05 - Rubinstein Opening38D02 - Queen's Pawn Game: Anti-Torre27D27 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Furman Variation20C01 - French Defense: Exchange Variation20C48 - Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation19C49 - Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation19D40 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense17D30 - Queen's Gambit Declined14C77 - Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Jaffe Gambit14D37 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack14

Most Faced Opponents

Bogoljubow, Efim36 gamesMarshall, Frank James35 gamesSpielmann, Rudolf34 gamesMieses, Jacques28 gamesSalwe, Georg27 gamesTartakower, Saviely26 gamesNimzowitsch, Aaron22 gamesSchlechter, Carl21 gamesTarrasch, Siegbert20 gamesReti, Richard20 games

Featured Games

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Rubinstein, Akiba vs Nimzowitsch, Aaron

Bad Kissingen

1928

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Alekhine, Alexander vs Rubinstein, Akiba

The Hague

1921

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Alekhine, Alexander vs Rubinstein, Akiba

RUS-ch

1912

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1-0

Rubinstein, Akiba vs Alekhine, Alexander

Karlsbad

1911

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Nimzowitsch, Aaron vs Rubinstein, Akiba

Dresden

1926

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Capablanca, Jose Raul vs Rubinstein, Akiba

Berlin Tageblatt

1928

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Nimzowitsch, Aaron vs Rubinstein, Akiba

Semmering

1926

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Rubinstein, Akiba vs Lasker, Emanuel

Moscow

1925

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Rubinstein, Akiba vs Alekhine, Alexander

Vienna

1922

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Rubinstein, Akiba vs Nimzowitsch, Aaron

Berlin Tageblatt

1928

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Games (797)

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Rubinstein, Akiba vs Przepiorka, Dawid
0-1
Warszawa 1919 C30
Vidmar, Milan Sr vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Berlin 1918 D55
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Vidmar, Milan Sr
0-1
Berlin 1918 A52
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Schlechter, Carl
1/2-1/2
Berlin m 1918 E68
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Schlechter, Carl
1/2-1/2
Berlin m 1918 D52
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Tarrasch, Siegbert
1-0
Berlin2 1918 A43
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Schlechter, Carl
1-0
Berlin2 1918 A53
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Schlechter, Carl
1-0
Berlin m 1918 D11
Schlechter, Carl vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Berlin2 1918 C28
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Schlechter, Carl
1/2-1/2
Berlin 1918 A52
Schlechter, Carl vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Berlin m 1918 C77
Mieses, Jacques vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Berlin 1918 C22
Tarrasch, Siegbert vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Berlin2 1918 C54
Schlechter, Carl vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Berlin m 1918 C68
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Mieses, Jacques
0-1
Berlin 1918 A52
Schlechter, Carl vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Berlin 1918 C83
Schlechter, Carl vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Berlin m 1918 C28
Regedzinski, Teodor vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Lodz 1917 C80
Regedzinski, Teodor vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Lodz 1917 D60
Gottesdiener, I. vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Lodz 1917 D63
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Gunsberg, Isidor
1-0
St Petersburg prel 1914 B00
Janowsky, Dawid Markelowicz vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
St Petersburg prel 1914 D40
Bernstein, Ossip vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
St Petersburg prel 1914 C48
Blackburne, Joseph Henry vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
St Petersburg prel 1914 C01
Marshall, Frank James vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
St Petersburg prel 1914 D63
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Tarrasch, Siegbert
1/2-1/2
St Petersburg prel 1914 A29
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Marshall, Frank James
1-0
San Sebastian 1912 D13
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Breyer, Gyula
1-0
Bad Pistyan 1912 A34
Tarrasch, Siegbert vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
San Sebastian 1912 C48
Salwe, Georg vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Bad Pistyan 1912 C01
Levenfish, Grigory vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
RUS-ch 1912 C45
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Hromadka, Karel
1-0
Bad Pistyan 1912 D63
Teichmann, Richard vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
San Sebastian 1912 C48
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Lowcki, Moishe Leopoldowicz
0-1
DSB-18.Kongress 1912 A84
Carls, Carl Johan Margot vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
DSB-18.Kongress 1912 D04
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Von Freyman, Sergey
0-1
RUS-ch 1912 C12
Spielmann, Rudolf vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
San Sebastian 1912 C48
Tarrasch, Siegbert vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
DSB-18.Kongress 1912 C50
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Teichmann, Richard
1/2-1/2
San Sebastian 1912 D61
Alapin, Simon vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
RUS-ch 1912 B29
Levitsky, Stepan M vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
RUS-ch 1912 D00
Burn, Amos vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
DSB-18.Kongress 1912 C01
Forgacs, Leo vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
San Sebastian 1912 C11
Von Freyman, Sergey vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
RUS-ch 1912 A02
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Cohn, Erich
1/2-1/2
DSB-18.Kongress 1912 C01
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Alapin, Simon
1/2-1/2
Bad Pistyan 1912 D15
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Cohn, Erich
1-0
Bad Pistyan 1912 A28
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Balla, Zoltan
1-0
DSB-18.Kongress 1912 B45
Schlechter, Carl vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
DSB-18.Kongress 1912 D37
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Tarrasch, Siegbert
1/2-1/2
San Sebastian 1912 D33
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