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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 Gothilf, Solomon Borisovich
1-0
Moscow 1925 D15
Haida, August Konrad vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Marienbad 1925 D04
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Tartakower, Saviely
1-0
Marienbad 1925 D27
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Torre Repetto, Carlos
1/2-1/2
Marienbad 1925 D06
Becker, Albert vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
DSB-24.Kongress 1925 D27
Reti, Richard vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Marienbad 1925 A00
Marshall, Frank James vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Baden-Baden 1925 D00
Colle, Edgar vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Baden-Baden 1925 C77
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Gruenfeld, Ernst
1/2-1/2
DSB-24.Kongress 1925 A50
Bogoljubow, Efim vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Baden-Baden 1925 C98
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Spielmann, Rudolf
0-1
Moscow 1925 B05
Yates, Frederick vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Baden-Baden 1925 C91
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Tarrasch, Siegbert
1/2-1/2
Baden-Baden 1925 D10
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Moritz, Bruno
1-0
DSB-24.Kongress 1925 E38
Thomas, George Alan vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Baden-Baden 1925 C98
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Torre Repetto, Carlos
1-0
Baden-Baden 1925 D94
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Bohatirchuk, Fedor Parfenovich
0-1
Moscow 1925 A85
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Te Kolste, Jan Willem
1-0
Baden-Baden 1925 B38
Yates, Frederick vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Moscow 1925 C90
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Saemisch, Fritz
1-0
DSB-24.Kongress 1925 A20
Michell, Reginald Pryce vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Marienbad 1925 C90
Bogoljubow, Efim vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1925 C28
Ilyin Zhenevsky, Alexander vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1925 C90
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Rabinovich, Ilya Leontievich
0-1
Moscow 1925 E44
Torre Repetto, Carlos vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1925 D52
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Bluemich, Max
1-0
DSB-24.Kongress 1925 E72
Wagner, Heinrich vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
DSB-24.Kongress 1925 C79
Reti, Richard vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Baden-Baden 1925 A34
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Treybal, Karel
1-0
Baden-Baden 1925 D05
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Von Gottschall, Hermann
0-1
DSB-24.Kongress 1925 D69
Romanovsky, Peter Arsenievich vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Moscow 1925 C90
Spielmann, Rudolf vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Baden-Baden 1925 C48
Verlinsky, Boris vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Moscow 1925 A09
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Levenfish, Grigory
1-0
Moscow 1925 A90
Bogoljubow, Efim vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
DSB-24.Kongress 1925 C98
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Saemisch, Fritz
1-0
Marienbad 1925 E18
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Thomas, George Alan
1-0
Marienbad 1925 D53
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Tarrasch, Siegbert
1/2-1/2
DSB-24.Kongress 1925 A20
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Carls, Carl Johan Margot
1-0
Baden-Baden 1925 E72
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Janowsky, Dawid Markelowicz
1-0
Marienbad 1925 E32
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Saemisch, Fritz
1/2-1/2
Baden-Baden 1925 A84
Tartakower, Saviely vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Moscow 1925 C28
Mieses, Jacques vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Baden-Baden 1925 C45
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Spielmann, Rudolf
1-0
Marienbad 1925 B38
Reti, Richard vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
DSB-24.Kongress 1925 A36
Gruenfeld, Ernst vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Marienbad 1925 D30
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Tartakower, Saviely
0-1
Baden-Baden 1925 D27
Marshall, Frank James vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Moscow 1925 D36
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Gruenfeld, Ernst
1-0
Moscow 1925 A40
Yates, Frederick vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Marienbad 1925 C91
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