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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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Rubinstein, Akiba vs Teichmann, Richard
1/2-1/2
Vienna 1908 D40
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Teichmann, Richard
1/2-1/2
Prague 1908 C91
Mieses, Jacques vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Prague 1908 C21
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Johner, Paul F
1-0
Vienna 1908 D30
Vidmar, Milan Sr vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Prague 1908 D40
Marshall, Frank James vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Lodz mt 1908 D34
Marshall, Frank James vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Warsaw m 1908 D27
Perlis, Julius vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Vienna 1908 B22
Maroczy, Geza vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Prague 1908 C01
Alapin, Simon vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Vienna 1908 C20
Marshall, Frank James vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Warsaw m 1908 D32
Janowsky, Dawid Markelowicz vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Prague 1908 D05
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Salwe, Georg
1/2-1/2
Lodz mt 1908 D40
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Metger, Johannes
1-0
Ostende-B 1907 D05
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Perlis, Julius
1/2-1/2
Ostende-B 1907 D05
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Olland, Adolf Georg
1-0
Karlsbad 1907 D02
Rotlewi, Georg A vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Lodz 1907 D37
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Schories, G.
1-0
Ostende-B 1907 C30
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Mund, A.
1-0
Lodz 1907 C33
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Rotlewi, Georg A
1-0
Lodz 1907 D28
Znosko Borovsky, Eugene vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Ostende-B 1907 C48
Lee, Francis vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Ostende-B 1907 D02
Przepiorka, Dawid vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Lodz 1907 C96
Van Vliet, Louis vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Ostende-B 1907 B01
Forgacs, Leo vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Ostende-B 1907 C98
Salwe, Georg vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Karlsbad 1907 C50
Goldfarb, J. vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Lodz 5' 1907 C22
Suechting, Hugo vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Ostende-B 1907 C00
Billecard, Moritz vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Ostende-B 1907 C41
Von Scheve, Theodor vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Ostende-B 1907 C79
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Cohn, Erich
1-0
Karlsbad 1907 D02
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Przepiorka, Dawid
1-0
Lodz 1907 D37
Salwe, Georg vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Lodz m 1907 D26
Johner, Paul F vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Karlsbad 1907 C91
Dus Chotimirsky, Fedor Ivanovich vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Lodz 1907 D02
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Jacob, Franz
1-0
Ostende-B 1907 D05
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Berger, Johann Nepomuk
1-0
Karlsbad 1907 D05
Rotlewi, Georg A vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Lodz1 1907 D40
John, Walter vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Ostende-B 1907 D05
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Dus Chotimirsky, Fedor Ivanovich
1-0
Karlsbad 1907 D02
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Duras, Oldrich
1-0
Ostende-B 1907 D10
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Tartakower, Saviely
1-0
Karlsbad 1907 D11
Teichmann, Richard vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Ostende-B 1907 D61
Daniuszewski, Dawid vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Lodz 1907 D55
Salwe, Georg vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Lodz m 1907 C50
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Swiderski, Rudolf
0-1
Ostende-B 1907 D61
Blackburne, Joseph Henry vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Ostende-B 1907 C77
Maroczy, Geza vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Karlsbad 1907 C10
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Mieses, Jacques
1/2-1/2
Ostende-B 1907 D32
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Cohn, Wilhelm
1-0
Ostende-B 1907 D32
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