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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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1-0

Alekhine, Alexander vs Rubinstein, Akiba

The Hague

1921

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0-1

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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1-0

Nimzowitsch, Aaron vs Rubinstein, Akiba

Dresden

1926

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1-0

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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1-0

Rubinstein, Akiba vs Nimzowitsch, Aaron

Berlin Tageblatt

1928

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Games (797)

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Thomas, George Alan vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Karlsbad 1929 D60
Havasi, Kornel vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Budapest 1929 D65
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Geiger, H.
1-0
Rogaska Slatina 1929 A47
Brinckmann, Alfred vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Rogaska Slatina 1929 C73
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Flohr, Salo
1-0
Rogaska Slatina 1929 A80
Menchik, Vera vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Karlsbad 1929 A31
Prokes, Ladislav vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Budapest 1929 D00
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Monticelli, Mario
1-0
Budapest 1929 D05
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Steiner, Endre
1-0
Budapest 1929 E35
Vajda, Arpad vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Budapest 1929 D36
Canal, Esteban vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Karlsbad 1929 A30
Brinckmann, Alfred vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Budapest 1929 C48
Vidmar, Milan Sr vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Karlsbad 1929 D30
Gilg, Karl vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Karlsbad 1929 D63
Tartakower, Saviely vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Budapest 1929 C50
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Treybal, Karel
1-0
Karlsbad 1929 C75
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Van den Bosch, Johannes
1-0
Budapest 1929 D74
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Mieses, Jacques
1-0
Bad Kissingen 1928 A43
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Spielmann, Rudolf
0-1
Berlin Tageblatt 1928 A46
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Tartakower, Saviely
1-0
Berlin Tageblatt 1928 A84
Marshall, Frank James vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Bad Kissingen 1928 D31
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Marshall, Frank James
1/2-1/2
Berlin Tageblatt 1928 A32
Marshall, Frank James vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Berlin Tageblatt 1928 D52
Bogoljubow, Efim vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Bad Kissingen 1928 D29
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Tarrasch, Siegbert
1/2-1/2
Bad Kissingen 1928 E38
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Tartakower, Saviely
1-0
Bad Kissingen 1928 A52
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Reti, Richard
1-0
Berlin Tageblatt 1928 D52
Tartakower, Saviely vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Berlin Tageblatt 1928 D61
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Yates, Frederick
1/2-1/2
Bad Kissingen 1928 E46
Reti, Richard vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Bad Kissingen 1928 D20
Reti, Richard vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Berlin Tageblatt 1928 D27
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Spielmann, Rudolf
1/2-1/2
Bad Kissingen 1928 E14
Spielmann, Rudolf vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Berlin Tageblatt 1928 C86
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Tarrasch, Siegbert
1-0
Berlin Tageblatt+ 1928 D06
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Daniuszewski, Dawid
1-0
POL-ch 1927 A52
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Regedzinski, Teodor
1-0
POL-ch 1927 A33
Friedmann, Henryk vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
POL-ch 1927 D24
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Hirschbein
1-0
POL-ch 1927 D64
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Chwojnik, M.
1-0
POL-ch 1927 E32
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Lowcki, Moishe Leopoldowicz
1-0
POL-ch 1927 A46
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Kleczynski, J.
0-1
POL-ch 1927 A80
Makarczyk, Kazimierz vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
POL-ch 1927 C48
Tartakower, Saviely vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
POL-ch 1927 A06
Kremer, L. vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
POL-ch 1927 A06
Tarrasch, Siegbert vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Semmering 1926 D52
Von Gottschall, Hermann vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Hannover 1926 C49
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Bluemich, Max
1-0
Dresden 1926 E62
Spielmann, Rudolf vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Berlin 1926 C47
Johner, Paul F vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Dresden 1926 D21
Saemisch, Fritz vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Hannover 1926 C27
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