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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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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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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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Rubinstein, Akiba vs Nimzowitsch, Aaron

Berlin Tageblatt

1928

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Games (797)

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Saemisch, Fritz vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Vienna 1922 D02
Wolf, Heinrich vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Teplitz-Schoenau 1922 C49
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Mieses, Jacques
1-0
Teplitz-Schoenau 1922 A81
Wahltuch, Victor L vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
London 1922 A46
Kostic, Boris vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Teplitz-Schoenau 1922 D37
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Takacs, Sandor
1-0
Vienna 1922 E32
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Vukovic, Vladimir
1-0
Vienna 1922 C15
Tarrasch, Siegbert vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Hastings Six-Masters 1922 C49
Koenig, Imre vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Vienna 1922 C49
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Yates, Frederick
1/2-1/2
Hastings Six-Masters 1922 C36
Reti, Richard vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Teplitz-Schoenau 1922 B01
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Tarrasch, Siegbert
1-0
Hastings Six-Masters 1922 A84
Gruenfeld, Ernst vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Vienna 1922 D65
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Gruenfeld, Ernst
1/2-1/2
Teplitz-Schoenau 1922 E28
Johner, Paul F vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Teplitz-Schoenau 1922 D30
Morrison, John Stuart vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
London 1922 D40
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Tartakower, Saviely
0-1
Teplitz-Schoenau 1922 E10
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Reti, Richard
1/2-1/2
London 1922 E68
Spielmann, Rudolf vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Teplitz-Schoenau 1922 C47
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Tartakower, Saviely
1-0
London 1922 D02
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Marotti, Davide
1-0
London 1922 B38
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Bogoljubow, Efim
1-0
Vienna 1922 D94
Wolf, Heinrich vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Vienna 1922 C73
Yates, Frederick vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Hastings Six-Masters 1922 C91
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Tarrasch, Siegbert
1-0
Teplitz-Schoenau 1922 D34
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Tartakower, Saviely
1/2-1/2
Vienna 1922 D75
Znosko Borovsky, Eugene vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
London 1922 B84
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Spielmann, Rudolf
1-0
Vienna 1922 A57
Thomas, George Alan vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Hastings Six-Masters 1922 C77
Bogoljubow, Efim vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
London 1922 B43
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Kmoch, Hans
1-0
Vienna 1922 A90
Treybal, Karel vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Teplitz-Schoenau 1922 C84
Maroczy, Geza vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Vienna 1922 C49
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Maroczy, Geza
1-0
London 1922 E20
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Thomas, George Alan
1/2-1/2
Hastings Six-Masters 1922 E72
Reti, Richard vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Vienna 1922 C86
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Saemisch, Fritz
1/2-1/2
Teplitz-Schoenau 1922 D02
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Bogoljubow, Efim
1-0
Hastings Six-Masters 1922 D10
Atkins, Henry Ernst vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
London 1922 D60
Yates, Frederick vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
London 1922 C79
Bogoljubow, Efim vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Hastings Six-Masters 1922 C49
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Maroczy, Geza
1-0
Teplitz-Schoenau 1922 A85
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Vidmar, Milan Sr
1-0
London 1922 D55
Watson, Charles Gilbert vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
London 1922 A46
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Teichmann, Richard
1-0
Teplitz-Schoenau 1922 E22
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Kostic, Boris
1-0
The Hague 1921 C36
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Bogoljubow, Efim
0-1
Triberg 1921 D46
Bogoljubow, Efim vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Triberg 1921 C79
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Spielmann, Rudolf
1-0
Triberg 1921 D55
Tartakower, Saviely vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
The Hague 1921 C51
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