Akiba Rubinstein

Chess Player

1882 – 1961

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Who was Akiba Rubinstein?

Akiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein was a Polish chess Grandmaster at the beginning of the 20th century. He was scheduled to play a match with Emanuel Lasker for the World Chess Championship in 1914, but it was cancelled because of the outbreak of World War I. In his youth, he astonished the chess world, defeating many famous players, including José Capablanca and Carl Schlechter. His later life, however, was plagued by mental illness.

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Born
Dec 12, 1882
Stawiski
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
  • Poles
Died
Mar 15, 1961
Antwerp

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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