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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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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 Alekhine, Alexander
1-0
Karlsbad 1911 D15
Nimzowitsch, Aaron vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Karlsbad 1911 C02
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Lasker, Emanuel
1-0
St Petersburg 1909 D32
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Nimzowitsch, Aaron
0-1
Karlsbad 1907 D32
Nimzowitsch, Aaron vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Ostende-B 1907 B01
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Mikenas, Vladas
1-0
Prague ol 1931 D45
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Golmayo de la Torriente, Manuel
1/2-1/2
Prague ol 1931 D05
Johner, Hans vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Prague ol 1931 D26
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Bogoljubow, Efim
1-0
Prague ol 1931 D31
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Stahlberg, Gideon
1/2-1/2
Prague ol 1931 D02
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Rosselli del Turco, Stefano
1-0
Prague ol 1931 D45
Vidmar, Milan Sr vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Prague ol 1931 D27
Matisons, Hermanis vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Prague ol 1931 C29
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Krakowski, M.
0-1
Lodz sim 1931 C77
Kashdan, Isaac vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Prague ol 1931 D61
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Daniuszewski, Dawid
0-1
Lodz sim 1931 D45
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Regedzinski, Teodor
0-1
Lodz sim 1931 D31
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Christoffersen, HC.
1-0
Prague ol 1931 A46
Sultan Khan, Mir vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Prague ol 1931 D02
Flohr, Salo vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Prague ol 1931 D27
Ahues, Carl Oscar vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
San Remo 1930 C75
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Colle, Edgar
1-0
Liege 1930 E40
Ahues, Carl Oscar vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Hamburg ol 1930 C90
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Vidmar, Milan Sr
1-0
San Remo 1930 D45
Bogoljubow, Efim vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
San Remo 1930 D65
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Araiza Munoz, Jose Joaquin
1-0
San Remo 1930 D05
Monticelli, Mario vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
San Remo 1930 A30
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Maroczy, Geza
1-0
Hamburg ol 1930 E42
Sultan Khan, Mir vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Scarborough 1930 C77
Menchik, Vera vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Scarborough 1930 D21
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Winter, William
1-0
Scarborough 1930 E43
Colle, Edgar vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Scarborough 1930 D05
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Sultan Khan, Mir
1/2-1/2
Liege 1930 A47
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Michell, Reginald Pryce
1-0
Scarborough 1930 E46
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Gruenfeld, Ernst
1/2-1/2
Scarborough 1930 A34
Pleci, Isaias vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Liege 1930 C79
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Tartakower, Saviely
1-0
San Remo 1930 D07
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Spielmann, Rudolf
0-1
San Remo 1930 D05
Thomas, George Alan vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Liege 1930 C86
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Przepiorka, Dawid
1-0
Liege 1930 A47
Colle, Edgar vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
San Remo 1930 D05
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Romi, Massimiliano
1-0
San Remo 1930 D31
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Kashdan, Isaac
1/2-1/2
Hamburg ol 1930 E44
Maroczy, Geza vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
San Remo 1930 C48
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Sultan Khan, Mir
1-0
Hamburg ol 1930 A46
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Weenink, Henri Gerard
0-1
Liege 1930 D36
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Yates, Frederick
1/2-1/2
Scarborough 1930 E51
Landau, Salo vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
NLD m2 1930 D29
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Landau, Salo
1-0
NLD m2 1930 E44
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Lafora, C.
1-0
Hamburg ol 1930 D45
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