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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

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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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Kuczynski, Robert vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Lodz 1907 C48
Spielmann, Rudolf vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Karlsbad 1907 C55
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Leonhardt, Paul Saladin
1/2-1/2
Karlsbad 1907 D05
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Mieses, Jacques
1/2-1/2
Karlsbad 1907 D05
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Salwe, Georg
1-0
Lodz m 1907 D32
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Leonhardt, Paul Saladin
1/2-1/2
Ostende-B 1907 D04
Wolf, Heinrich vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Karlsbad 1907 C10
Chigorin, Mikhail vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Karlsbad 1907 C01
Bernstein, Ossip vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Ostende-B 1907 C98
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Marco, Georg
1/2-1/2
Ostende-B 1907 D61
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Mortimer, James
1-0
Ostende-B 1907 D05
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Schlechter, Carl
1/2-1/2
Karlsbad 1907 D40
Shoosmith, Hector William vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Ostende-B 1907 D05
Cohn, Erich vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Ostende-B 1907 D40
Marshall, Frank James vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Karlsbad 1907 D32
Daniuszewski, Dawid vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Lodz 5' 1907 C60
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Salwe, Georg
1-0
Ostende-B 1907 D02
Janowsky, Dawid Markelowicz vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Karlsbad 1907 C49
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Teichmann, Richard
1-0
Karlsbad 1907 D55
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Spielmann, Rudolf
1/2-1/2
Ostende-B 1907 A85
Duras, Oldrich vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Karlsbad 1907 C49
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Salwe, Georg
1-0
Lodz m 1907 C30
Vidmar, Milan Sr vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Karlsbad 1907 D40
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Tartakower, Saviely
1/2-1/2
Ostende-B 1907 A43
Salwe, Georg vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Lodz 1906 C50
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Perlis, Julius
1/2-1/2
Ostend 1906 D02
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Bernstein, Ossip
1-0
Ostend 1906 D32
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Schlechter, Carl
0-1
Ostend 1906 D00
Marshall, Frank James vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Ostend 1906 D61
Teichmann, Richard vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Ostend 1906 D60
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Janowsky, Dawid Markelowicz
0-1
Ostend 1906 D27
Flamberg, Aleksander Dawidow vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Lodz 1906 C87
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Chigorin, Mikhail
1-0
Lodz 1906 D05
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Balla, Zoltan
1/2-1/2
Ostend 1906 D05
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Burn, Amos
1-0
Ostend 1906 D37
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Flamberg, Aleksander Dawidow
1/2-1/2
Lodz 1906 D05
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Znosko Borovsky, Eugene
1/2-1/2
Ostend 1906 D02
Chigorin, Mikhail vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Lodz 1906 C11
Salwe, Georg vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Lodz 1906 C50
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Chigorin, Mikhail
1-0
Lodz 1906 D07
Janowsky, Dawid Markelowicz vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Ostend 1906 D02
Oskam, Gerard vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Ostend 1906 C01
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Salwe, Georg
1-0
Lodz 1906 C30
Bernstein, Ossip vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Ostend 1906 D37
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Flamberg, Aleksander Dawidow
1-0
Lodz 1906 D63
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Znosko Borovsky, Eugene
1/2-1/2
St Petersburg 1905 D05
Mieses, Jacques vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Lodz m 1905 C21
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Petzold, Kurt
1-0
Hauptturnier A 1905 D46
Romanovsky, Alexander Arsenievi vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
St Petersburg 1905 C84
Benima, Fred vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Hauptturnier A 1905 D61
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