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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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Marshall, Frank James vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
San Sebastian 1911 D32
Leonhardt, Paul Saladin vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
San Sebastian 1911 C98
Kostic, Boris vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Karlsbad 1911 C45
Spielmann, Rudolf vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Karlsbad 1911 C49
Alapin, Simon vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Karlsbad 1911 D00
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Tartakower, Saviely
1/2-1/2
Karlsbad 1911 A90
Leonhardt, Paul Saladin vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Karlsbad 1911 C84
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Levenfish, Grigory
1-0
Karlsbad 1911 C14
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Rabinovich, Abram
1/2-1/2
Karlsbad 1911 A85
Maroczy, Geza vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
San Sebastian 1911 C01
Teichmann, Richard vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Karlsbad 1911 C90
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Johner, Paul F
1-0
Karlsbad 1911 D02
Fahrni, Hans vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Karlsbad 1911 A13
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Duras, Oldrich
1-0
San Sebastian 1911 D30
Spielmann, Rudolf vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
San Sebastian 1911 C10
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Vidmar, Milan Sr
1/2-1/2
Karlsbad 1911 D34
Tarrasch, Siegbert vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
San Sebastian 1911 C10
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Schlechter, Carl
1/2-1/2
San Sebastian 1911 D15
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Teichmann, Richard
1/2-1/2
San Sebastian 1911 D34
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Bernstein, Ossip
1/2-1/2
San Sebastian 1911 B01
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Cohn, Erich
1-0
Karlsbad 1911 A84
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Dus Chotimirsky, Fedor Ivanovich
0-1
St Petersburg 1909 D33
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Mieses, Jacques
1-0
St Petersburg 1909 D06
Mieses, Jacques vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
GER m 1909 C29
Tartakower, Saviely vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
St Petersburg 1909 C42
Spielmann, Rudolf vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
St Petersburg 1909 C90
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Von Freyman, Sergey
1-0
St Petersburg 1909 D27
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Salwe, Georg
1-0
St Petersburg 1909 D53
Vidmar, Milan Sr vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
St Petersburg 1909 D26
Teichmann, Richard vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
St Petersburg 1909 C01
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Salwe, Georg
1-0
Vilnius 1909 D33
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Perlis, Julius
1/2-1/2
St Petersburg 1909 D34
Duras, Oldrich vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
St Petersburg 1909 C77
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Mieses, Jacques
1-0
GER m 1909 D02
Mieses, Jacques vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
GER m 1909 C29
Mieses, Jacques vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
GER m 1909 C29
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Bernstein, Ossip
1/2-1/2
St Petersburg 1909 D53
Forgacs, Leo vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
St Petersburg 1909 C01
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Mieses, Jacques
1-0
GER m 1909 D06
Speijer, Abraham vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
St Petersburg 1909 D27
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Dus Chotimirsky, Fedor Ivanovich
1-0
Vilnius 1909 D30
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Mieses, Jacques
0-1
GER m 1909 D34
Cohn, Erich vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
St Petersburg 1909 D21
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Znosko Borovsky, Eugene
1-0
St Petersburg 1909 D55
Mieses, Jacques vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
GER m 1909 C29
Dus Chotimirsky, Fedor Ivanovich vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Vilnius 1909 D27
Mieses, Jacques vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
GER m 1909 C45
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Mieses, Jacques
1-0
GER m 1909 D06
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Schlechter, Carl
1-0
St Petersburg 1909 D67
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Mieses, Jacques
1-0
GER m 1909 D06
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