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Akiba Rubinstein
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Akiba Rubinstein

🇵🇱 PLBorn 1880

Akiba Rubinstein was a Polish chess grandmaster, among the strongest players never to contest a world championship match. His endgame technique set the standard for a century; his 1907 win over Rotlewi is known simply as Rubinstein's Immortal.

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Rotlewi
Rubinstein

Rubinstein's Immortal

Lodz · 1907.12.26
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