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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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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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Mieses, Jacques vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
The Hague 1921 B23
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Davidson, Jacques
1-0
The Hague 1921 B13
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Marco, Georg
1-0
The Hague 1921 C30
Bogoljubow, Efim vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Triberg 1921 D37
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Bogoljubow, Efim
1-0
Triberg 1921 D46
Spielmann, Rudolf vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Triberg 1921 C30
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Maroczy, Geza
1/2-1/2
The Hague 1921 D05
Bogoljubow, Efim vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Triberg 1921 D37
Selezniev, Alexey Sergeevich vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Triberg 1921 D63
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Selezniev, Alexey Sergeevich
1-0
Triberg 1921 B08
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Spielmann, Rudolf
1-0
Triberg 1921 A43
Yates, Frederick vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
The Hague 1921 B29
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Bogoljubow, Efim
1/2-1/2
Stockholm/Gothenburg m 1920 E16
Marco, Georg vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Gothenburg 1920 C44
Breyer, Gyula vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Gothenburg 1920 D04
Tartakower, Saviely vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Gothenburg 1920 C50
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Tarrasch, Siegbert
1-0
Gothenburg 1920 A84
Bogoljubow, Efim vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Stockholm/Gothenburg m 1920 D30
Reti, Richard vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Gothenburg 1920 B29
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Bogoljubow, Efim
1/2-1/2
Stockholm/Gothenburg m 1920 D00
Bogoljubow, Efim vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Stockholm/Gothenburg m 1920 C48
Bogoljubow, Efim vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Stockholm/Gothenburg m 1920 C84
Spielmann, Rudolf vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Gothenburg 1920 B29
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Selezniev, Alexey Sergeevich
1-0
Gothenburg 1920 A32
Moller, Jorgen vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Gothenburg 1920 C84
Bogoljubow, Efim vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Stockholm/Gothenburg m 1920 C48
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Maroczy, Geza
1-0
Gothenburg 1920 D63
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Bogoljubow, Efim
0-1
Gothenburg 1920 E18
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Mieses, Jacques
0-1
Gothenburg 1920 A83
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Bogoljubow, Efim
1-0
Stockholm/Gothenburg m 1920 D05
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Bogoljubow, Efim
1-0
Stockholm/Gothenburg m 1920 E20
Bogoljubow, Efim vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Stockholm/Gothenburg m 1920 C48
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Kostic, Boris
1-0
Gothenburg 1920 D05
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Bogoljubow, Efim
0-1
Stockholm/Gothenburg m 1920 D05
Bogoljubow, Efim vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1/2-1/2
Stockholm/Gothenburg m 1920 C83
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Bogoljubow, Efim
1-0
Stockholm/Gothenburg m 1920 D02
Spielmann, Rudolf vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Stockholm 1919 C80
Reti, Richard vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Stockholm 1919 C33
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Spielmann, Rudolf
0-1
Stockholm 1919 A44
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Bogoljubow, Efim
1-0
Stockholm 1919 A46
Bogoljubow, Efim vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Stockholm 1919 C57
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Bogoljubow, Efim
0-1
Stockholm 1919 A46
Przepiorka, Dawid vs Rubinstein, Akiba
0-1
Warszawa 1919 C79
Reti, Richard vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Stockholm 1919 C33
Spielmann, Rudolf vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Stockholm 1919 C45
Bogoljubow, Efim vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Stockholm 1919 D60
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Reti, Richard
1-0
Stockholm 1919 E90
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Spielmann, Rudolf
1/2-1/2
Stockholm 1919 D06
Szwarcman, L. vs Rubinstein, Akiba
1-0
Warszawa 1919 C73
Rubinstein, Akiba vs Reti, Richard
1/2-1/2
Stockholm 1919 E62
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