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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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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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Burn, Amos vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
St Petersburg 1909 C77
Marshall, Frank James vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Lodz mt 1908 D02
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Duras, Oldrich
1/2-1/2
Prague 1908 D40
Prokes, Ladislav vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Prague 1908 C90
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Spielmann, Rudolf
1-0
Vienna 1908 C00
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Marshall, Frank James
1-0
Lodz mt 1908 C49
Marshall, Frank James vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Lodz mt 1908 D32
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Salwe, Georg
1-0
Lodz mt 1908 D34
Marshall, Frank James vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Lodz mt 1908 D32
Salwe, Georg vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Prague 1908 C49
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Marshall, Frank James
1-0
Lodz mt 1908 A84
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Treybal, Frantisek
1-0
Prague 1908 C90
Swiderski, Rudolf vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Vienna 1908 D04
Marshall, Frank James vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Vienna 1908 D00
Von Bardeleben, Curt vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Prague 1908 B45
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Leonhardt, Paul Saladin
1-0
Prague 1908 D61
Dus Chotimirsky, Fedor Ivanovich vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Prague 1908 D40
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Rabinovich, Abram
1-0
Prague 1908 C42
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Leonhardt, Paul Saladin
0-1
Vienna 1908 D05
Marshall, Frank James vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Warsaw m 1908 D27
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Marshall, Frank James
1/2-1/2
Warsaw m 1908 D30
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Reti, Richard
1-0
Vienna 1908 D00
Schlechter, Carl vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Vienna 1908 C90
Marshall, Frank James vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Prague 1908 D00
Salwe, Georg vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Lodz mt 1908 C49
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Marshall, Frank James
1/2-1/2
Warsaw m 1908 D05
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Kvicala, Jan
1/2-1/2
Prague 1908 D33
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Von Bardeleben, Curt
1-0
Vienna 1908 D05
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Marshall, Frank James
1/2-1/2
Lodz mt 1908 C28
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Cohn, Erich
1-0
Vienna 1908 D02
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Spielmann, Rudolf
1-0
Prague 1908 A84
Berger, Johann Nepomuk vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Vienna 1908 D30
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Marshall, Frank James
0-1
Lodz mt 1908 D31
Tartakower, Saviely vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Vienna 1908 B44
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Duras, Oldrich
1-0
Vienna 1908 D04
Marshall, Frank James vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Warsaw m 1908 D27
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Marshall, Frank James
1-0
Warsaw m 1908 C49
Salwe, Georg vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Lodz mt 1908 C49
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Suechting, Hugo
1/2-1/2
Prague 1908 D25
Salwe, Georg vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Vienna 1908 C54
Salwe, Georg vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Lodz mt 1908 C49
Salwe, Georg vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Lodz mt 1908 C49
Alapin, Simon vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Prague 1908 C30
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Suechting, Hugo
1/2-1/2
Vienna 1908 D04
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Salwe, Georg
0-1
Lodz mt 1908 C50
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Schlechter, Carl
1/2-1/2
Prague 1908 D34
Mieses, Jacques vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Vienna 1908 C28
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Salwe, Georg
1-0
Lodz mt 1908 D33
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Marshall, Frank James
1-0
Warsaw m 1908 A84
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Maroczy, Geza
1/2-1/2
Vienna 1908 D40
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