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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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1-0

Capablanca, Jose Raul vs Rubinstein, Akiba

Berlin Tageblatt

1928

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1-0

Nimzowitsch, Aaron vs Rubinstein, Akiba

Semmering

1926

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0-1

Rubinstein, Akiba vs Lasker, Emanuel

Moscow

1925

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1-0

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 Schlechter, Carl
1-0
San Sebastian 1912 D41
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Marshall, Frank James
1-0
DSB-18.Kongress 1912 D33
Balla, Zoltan vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Bad Pistyan 1912 C01
Schlechter, Carl vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
San Sebastian 1912 C10
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Duras, Oldrich
0-1
DSB-18.Kongress 1912 D33
Lowcki, Moishe Leopoldowicz vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Bad Pistyan 1912 B40
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Breyer, Gyula
1-0
DSB-18.Kongress 1912 B07
Przepiorka, Dawid vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
DSB-18.Kongress 1912 B40
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Levenfish, Grigory
1-0
RUS-ch 1912 A85
Marshall, Frank James vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
San Sebastian 1912 D60
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Duras, Oldrich
1-0
San Sebastian 1912 D26
Mieses, Jacques vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
DSB-18.Kongress 1912 C24
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Treybal, Karel
1-0
DSB-18.Kongress 1912 D02
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Levitsky, Stepan M
1-0
DSB-18.Kongress 1912 D46
Barasz, Zsigmond vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Bad Pistyan 1912 C01
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Marshall, Frank James
1/2-1/2
Bad Pistyan 1912 D02
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Leonhardt, Paul Saladin
1-0
San Sebastian 1912 D33
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Levitsky, Stepan M
1-0
RUS-ch 1912 D06
Spielmann, Rudolf vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
DSB-18.Kongress 1912 B29
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Duras, Oldrich
1-0
Bad Pistyan 1912 A38
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Yates, Frederick
1-0
Bad Pistyan 1912 D63
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Sterk, Karoly
1-0
Bad Pistyan 1912 C10
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Bernstein, Ossip
1/2-1/2
RUS-ch 1912 D66
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Spielmann, Rudolf
0-1
San Sebastian 1912 A84
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Spielmann, Rudolf
0-1
Bad Pistyan 1912 A43
Teichmann, Richard vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
DSB-18.Kongress 1912 C80
Leonhardt, Paul Saladin vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Bad Pistyan 1912 C54
Bernstein, Ossip vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
RUS-ch 1912 C48
Duras, Oldrich vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
San Sebastian 1912 C79
Johner, Paul F vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Bad Pistyan 1912 C10
Schlechter, Carl vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Bad Pistyan 1912 C01
Leonhardt, Paul Saladin vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
San Sebastian 1912 C50
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Perlis, Julius
1/2-1/2
San Sebastian 1912 C10
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Barasz, Zsigmond
1-0
DSB-18.Kongress 1912 B07
Perlis, Julius vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
San Sebastian 1912 C77
Teichmann, Richard vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Bad Pistyan 1912 C10
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Burn, Amos
1/2-1/2
San Sebastian 1911 D06
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Janowsky, Dawid Markelowicz
1-0
San Sebastian 1911 E12
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Schlechter, Carl
1/2-1/2
Karlsbad 1911 D02
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Duras, Oldrich
1-0
Karlsbad 1911 A29
Rotlewi, Georg A vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Karlsbad 1911 D34
Vidmar, Milan Sr vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
San Sebastian 1911 D04
Burn, Amos vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Karlsbad 1911 C79
Suechting, Hugo vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Karlsbad 1911 C01
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Salwe, Georg
1-0
Karlsbad 1911 C30
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Dus Chotimirsky, Fedor Ivanovich
1/2-1/2
Karlsbad 1911 D15
Perlis, Julius vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Karlsbad 1911 C11
Marshall, Frank James vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Karlsbad 1911 D34
Jaffe, Charles vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Karlsbad 1911 D02
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Chajes, Oscar
1-0
Karlsbad 1911 D37
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