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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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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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Gruenfeld, Ernst vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Marienbad 1925 D30
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Tartakower, Saviely
0-1
Baden-Baden 1925 D27
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Moritz, Bruno
1-0
DSB-24.Kongress 1925 E38
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Gruenfeld, Ernst
1-0
Moscow 1925 A40
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Von Gottschall, Hermann
0-1
DSB-24.Kongress 1925 D69
Opocensky, Karel vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Marienbad 1925 D27
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Przepiorka, Dawid
1/2-1/2
Meran 1924 C01
Johner, Paul F vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Berlin 1924 D27
Miliani, Luigi vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Meran 1924 C54
Mieses, Jacques vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Berlin 1924 C47
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Koltanowski, George
1-0
Meran 1924 D15
Takacs, Sandor vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Meran 1924 A09
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Mieses, Jacques
1/2-1/2
Berlin 1924 A81
Patay, B. vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Meran 1924 D04
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Rosselli del Turco, Stefano
1-0
Meran 1924 C30
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Steiner, Endre
1-0
Meran 1924 D95
Spielmann, Rudolf vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Meran 1924 C79
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Teichmann, Richard
0-1
Berlin 1924 C32
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Tarrasch, Siegbert
1/2-1/2
Meran 1924 C36
Teichmann, Richard vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Berlin 1924 D41
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Johner, Paul F
1-0
Berlin 1924 A28
Opocensky, Karel vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Meran 1924 C48
Gruenfeld, Ernst vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Meran 1924 D48
Maroczy, Geza vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Karlsbad 1923 C49
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Hromadka, Karel
1-0
Maehrisch Ostrau 1923 C30
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Walter, Max
1/2-1/2
Maehrisch Ostrau 1923 B01
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Spielmann, Rudolf
1-0
Karlsbad 1923 D33
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Gruenfeld, Ernst
1/2-1/2
Karlsbad 1923 D94
Treybal, Karel vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Karlsbad 1923 C79
Selezniev, Alexey Sergeevich vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Maehrisch Ostrau 1923 D13
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Reti, Richard
1/2-1/2
Maehrisch Ostrau 1923 A53
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Chajes, Oscar
1/2-1/2
Karlsbad 1923 A55
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Bogoljubow, Efim
0-1
Karlsbad 1923 A81
Bernstein, Jacob vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Karlsbad 1923 D03
Tartakower, Saviely vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Karlsbad 1923 A34
Tartakower, Saviely vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Maehrisch Ostrau 1923 C45
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Pokorny, Amos
1/2-1/2
Maehrisch Ostrau 1923 D20
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Saemisch, Fritz
1-0
Karlsbad 1923 D64
Thomas, George Alan vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Karlsbad 1923 C77
Reti, Richard vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Karlsbad 1923 A07
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Wolf, Heinrich
1/2-1/2
Maehrisch Ostrau 1923 B56
Teichmann, Richard vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Karlsbad 1923 D47
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Tarrasch, Siegbert
1-0
Karlsbad 1923 D34
Bogoljubow, Efim vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Maehrisch Ostrau 1923 C98
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Wolf, Heinrich
0-1
Karlsbad 1923 D27
Spielmann, Rudolf vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Maehrisch Ostrau 1923 C77
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Gruenfeld, Ernst
1/2-1/2
Maehrisch Ostrau 1923 D78
Yates, Frederick vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Karlsbad 1923 C79
Tarrasch, Siegbert vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Maehrisch Ostrau 1923 C49
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Vukovic, Vladimir
1-0
Vienna 1922 C15
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