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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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Rubinstein, Akiba vs List, Paul
1-0
Berlin 1926 E38
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Rosselli del Turco, Stefano
1-0
Semmering 1926 E44
Treybal, Karel vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Semmering 1926 C50
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Gruenfeld, Ernst
1-0
Semmering 1926 D28
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Vidmar, Milan Sr
1/2-1/2
Semmering 1926 E11
Tartakower, Saviely vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Dresden 1926 A05
Von Holzhausen, Walther vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Berlin 1926 C50
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Ahues, Carl Oscar
1-0
Berlin 1926 E39
Gilg, Karl vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Semmering 1926 D46
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Janowsky, Dawid Markelowicz
0-1
Semmering 1926 D28
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Spielmann, Rudolf
1-0
Semmering 1926 D30
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Duhm, A.
1-0
Hannover 1926 D58
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Bluemich, Max
1-0
Dresden 1926 E62
Tarrasch, Siegbert vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Semmering 1926 D52
Yates, Frederick vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Dresden 1926 B02
Johner, Paul F vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Berlin 1926 D60
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Gruenfeld, Ernst
1/2-1/2
Berlin 1926 A47
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Steiner, Lajos
1-0
Dresden 1926 E91
Saemisch, Fritz vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Hannover 1926 C27
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Antze, O.
1-0
Hannover 1926 E34
Kmoch, Hans vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Semmering 1926 D30
Saemisch, Fritz vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Dresden 1926 D02
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Mieses, Jacques
1-0
Hannover 1926 A28
Von Gottschall, Hermann vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Hannover 1926 C49
Colle, Edgar vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Berlin 1926 D05
Bogoljubow, Efim vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Berlin 1926 C98
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Saemisch, Fritz
1/2-1/2
Berlin 1926 E38
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Davidson, Jacques
1/2-1/2
Semmering 1926 A46
Johner, Paul F vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Dresden 1926 D21
Tartakower, Saviely vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Semmering 1926 C68
Yates, Frederick vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Semmering 1926 B02
Yates, Frederick vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Budapest 1926 C77
Nagy, Geza vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Budapest 1926 C01
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Takacs, Alexander
1-0
Budapest 1926 D65
Prokes, Ladislav vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Budapest 1926 C11
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Vajda, Arpad
1-0
Budapest 1926 D45
Matisons, Hermanis vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Budapest 1926 C48
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Kmoch, Hans
1/2-1/2
Budapest 1926 A47
Gruenfeld, Ernst vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Budapest 1926 D67
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Steiner, Endre
1-0
Budapest 1926 A53
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Havasi, Kornel
1-0
Budapest 1926 E14
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Znosko Borovsky, Eugene
1-0
Budapest 1926 A47
Colle, Edgar vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Budapest 1926 D05
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Reti, Richard
1/2-1/2
Budapest 1926 D06
Monticelli, Mario vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Budapest 1926 C79
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Tartakower, Saviely
1/2-1/2
Budapest 1926 A84
Ilyin Zhenevsky, Alexander vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1925 C90
Thomas, George Alan vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Baden-Baden 1925 C98
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Reti, Richard
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1925 A47
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Gothilf, Solomon Borisovich
1-0
Moscow 1925 D15
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