Rubinstein, Akiba
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1903 |
22 |
2491 | (44) | 31 |
| 1904 |
15 |
2518 | (42) | 14 |
| 1905 |
9 |
2554 | (38) | 20 |
| 1906 |
4 |
2599 | (28) | 66 |
| 1907 |
2 |
2634 | (26) | 80 |
| 1908 |
3 |
2632 | (26) | 80 |
| 1909 |
3 |
2650 | (31) | 51 |
| 1910 |
3 |
2660 | (36) | 31 |
| 1911 |
3 |
2668 | (30) | 53 |
| 1912 |
3 |
2666 | (28) | 72 |
| 1913 |
3 |
2637 | (44) | 0 |
| 1914 |
4 |
2607 | (46) | 10 |
| 1915 |
4 |
2596 | (50) | 0 |
| 1916 |
4 |
2584 | (47) | 15 |
| 1917 |
4 |
2583 | (45) | 10 |
| 1918 |
7 |
2555 | (39) | 18 |
| 1919 |
9 |
2553 | (35) | 26 |
| 1920 |
5 |
2585 | (33) | 32 |
| 1921 |
4 |
2604 | (34) | 30 |
| 1922 |
5 |
2611 | (29) | 54 |
| 1923 |
15 |
2543 | (30) | 39 |
| 1924 |
12 |
2558 | (33) | 30 |
| 1925 |
7 |
2586 | (26) | 70 |
| 1926 |
7 |
2574 | (28) | 57 |
| 1927 |
8 |
2562 | (35) | 17 |
| 1928 |
8 |
2556 | (32) | 30 |
| 1929 |
7 |
2570 | (28) | 56 |
| 1930 |
9 |
2553 | (29) | 59 |
| 1931 |
15 |
2504 | (38) | 27 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Rubinstein, Akiba Kiwelowicz |
| Born: 12 Oct. 1882 |
| Died: 15 Mar. 1961 |
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| Notes: |
| Feenstra Kuiper and Alberti give birth on 12-12-1882. Golombek, Gaige and Donaldson and Minev give birth on 12-10-1882 (new style). Donaldson and Minev (p.384) discuss other dates that have appeared in the literature. Feenstra Kuiper, Golombek and Alberti give death on 14-03-1961. Gaige gives death on 15-03-1961. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 315 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 336 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 401 |
| Donaldson and Minev, Life and Games of Rubinstein, Vol. 1 |
| Donaldson and Minev, Life and Games of Rubinstein, Vol. 2 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 283, 305 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 93 |
| Forster, Negele and Tischbierek, Emanuel Lasker, Vol.I, page 177 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 364 |
| Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 280 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 489, 579 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 287 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 346 |
| Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 141, 485 |
| Soltis, Soviet Chess, page 6 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 227 |
| Winter, Chess Facts and Fables, page 114 |
| Web |
| Alberti, Marco A. [Akiba Kivelovic Rubinstein] |
| Sarah. [Rubinstein by Bobrov] |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dal 1900 al 1944] |
| Winter, Edward. [Capablanca on San Sebastián, 1912] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 5250. Rubinstein's later years] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Rubinstein, A.K. - Salwe, G.H.S. 1903 |
(f) |
7 | - | 7 |
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| Rubinstein, A.K. - Salwe, G.H.S. 1904 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 4.5 |
|
| Rubinstein, A.K. - Mieses, J. 1906 |
(f) |
3 | - | 0 |
|
| Rubinstein, A.K. - Salwe, G.H.S. 1907 |
(f) |
16 | - | 6 |
|
| Rubinstein, A.K. - Marshall, F.J. 1908 |
(f) |
4.5 | - | 3.5 |
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| Rubinstein, A.K. - Teichmann, R. 1908 |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 2.5 |
|
| Rubinstein, A.K. - Mieses, J. 1909 |
(f) |
6 | - | 4 |
|
| Rubinstein, A.K. - Alekhine, A.A. 1910 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Rubinstein, A.K. - Flamberg, A.D. 1910 |
(f) |
4.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Rubinstein, A.K. - Schlechter, C.A.H. 1918 |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 2.5 |
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| Rubinstein, A.K. - Bogoljubow, E.D. 1920 |
(f) |
6.5 | - | 5.5 |
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| Rubinstein, A.K. - Hakansson, A. 1920 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Owesson, B. - Rubinstein, A.K. 1920 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Rubinstein, A.K. - Kagan, B. 1922 |
(f) |
1 | - | 1 |
|
| Rubinstein, A.K. - Beihoff, G.J. 1928 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Rubinstein, A.K. - Phillips, H.M. 1928 |
(f) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Rubinstein, A.K. - Tenner, O. 1928 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Rubinstein, A.K. - Kashdan, I.I. 1928 |
(f) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Rubinstein, A.K. - Steiner, H. 1928 |
(f) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Rubinstein, A.K. - Kupchik, A. 1928 |
(f) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Rubinstein, A.K. - Landau, S. (1) 1930 |
(f) |
2.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Rubinstein, A.K. - van den Bosch, J.H.O. 1930 |
(f) |
3 | - | 0 |
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Tournament data
| Kiev 1903 |
3rd Russian National Tournament |
10.5 | / | 17 |
| | | |
| Lodz 1904 |
Lodz Handicap |
18 | / | 21 |
| | | |
| Lodz 1905 |
Lodz Training Tournament |
2.5 | / | 4 |
| | | |
| Barmen 1905 (3) |
Barmen Tournament - Hauptturnier A |
12 | / | 15 |
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Rubinstein, A.K. - Duras, O. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Saint Petersburg 1906 (1) |
4th All Russian Tournament |
10 | / | 14 |
| | | |
| Lodz 1906 (1) |
Lodz Tournament |
6.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Ostend 1906 (1) |
Ostend Tournament - First Stage, Section A - Section B |
5.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Ostend 1906 (4) |
Ostend Tournament - Second Stage, Section B - Section D |
4 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| Ostend 1906 (6) |
Ostend Tournament - Third Stage, Section B - Section C |
3 | / | 4 |
| | | |
| Ostend 1906 (8) |
Ostend Tournament - Fourth Stage, Section B |
1.5 | / | 3 |
| | | |
| Ostend 1906 (11) |
Ostend Tournament - Fifth Stage |
5 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| Lodz 1906 (2) |
Lodz Tournament |
7 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Ostend 1907 (3) |
Ostend Master Tournament |
19.5 | / | 28 |
| | | |
| Carlsbad 1907 |
Carlsbad Tournament |
15 | / | 20 |
| | | |
| Lodz 1907 |
Lodz Tournament |
8 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Lodz 1908 (1) |
5th All-Russian Tournament |
10 | / | 12 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1908 |
Vienna Tournament |
13 | / | 19 |
| | | |
| Prague 1908 (1) |
Prague Master Tournament |
12.5 | / | 19 |
| | | |
| Lodz 1908 (2) |
Dreikampf |
9.5 | / | 16 |
| | | |
| Saint Petersburg 1909 (1) |
Chigorin Memorial Tournament |
14.5 | / | 18 |
| | | |
| Vilnius 1909 |
Vilnius Tournament |
10.5 | / | 15 |
| | | |
| Warsaw 1909 |
Warsaw Handicap Tournament |
7.5 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| Warsaw 1910 (1) |
Warsaw City Championship |
8.5 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Warsaw 1910 (2) |
Warsaw Tournament |
13.5 | / | 15 |
| | | |
| San Sebastian 1911 (1) |
San Sebastian Master Tournament |
9 | / | 14 |
| | | |
| Carlsbad 1911 |
Carlsbad Tournament |
17 | / | 25 |
| | | |
| Warsaw 1911 |
Warsaw City Championship |
13 | / | 14 |
| | | |
| San Sebastian 1912 (1) |
San Sebastian Tournament |
12.5 | / | 19 |
| | | |
| Pistyan 1912 |
Pistyan Tournament |
14 | / | 17 |
| | | |
| Breslau 1912 (1) |
18th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
12 | / | 17 |
| | | |
| Vilnius 1912 (1) |
Russian National Tournament - Meisterturnier |
13 | / | 19 |
| | | |
| Saint Petersburg 1914 (2) |
Saint Petersburg Tournament - Preliminary |
5 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Warsaw 1916 |
Warsaw City Championship |
9 | / | 12 |
| | | |
|
Rubinstein, A.K. - Lowcki, M.L. |
2.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Warsaw 1917 |
Warsaw Tournament |
9 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Berlin 1918 (1) |
Berlin Tournament |
1 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| Berlin 1918 (2) |
Berlin Tournament |
4 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| Warsaw 1919 |
Warsaw Tournament |
8.5 | / | 14 |
| | | |
| Stockholm 1919 (3) |
Stockholm Tournament |
6 | / | 12 |
| | | |
| Stockholm 1920 (1) |
Stockholm Handicap Tournament |
| | | | | | |
|
Rubinstein, A.K. - Bogoljubow, E.D. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
|
Rubinstein, A.K. - Spielmann, R. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Rotterdam 1920 |
Rotterdam Tournament |
2.5 | / | 3 |
| | | |
| Goteborg 1920 (1) |
Göteborg Tournament - Section A |
9 | / | 13 |
| | | |
| Goteborg 1921 |
Goteborg Winter Tournament |
9 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| The Hague 1921 (1) |
The Hague Tournament |
6.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Triberg 1921 (2) |
Triberg Tournament |
8 | / | 12 |
| | | |
| London, England 1922 (1) |
British Chess Federation Congress - Master Tournament |
10.5 | / | 15 |
| | | |
| Hastings 1922 |
Hastings Tournament |
7 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Teplitz-Schönau 1922 (1) |
1st Congress of the German Chess Federation in Czechoslovakia - Master Tournament |
8 | / | 13 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1922 (1) |
Austrian Chess Association Congress - Master Tournament |
11.5 | / | 14 |
| | | |
| Hastings 1923 (1) |
3rd Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament |
6.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Carlsbad 1923 |
Carlsbad Tournament |
7.5 | / | 17 |
| | | |
| Moravska Ostrava 1923 |
Mahrisch Ostrau Master Tournament |
5.5 | / | 13 |
| | | |
| Merano 1924 (1) |
Merano Congress - Master Tournament |
8 | / | 13 |
| | | |
| Southport 1924 (2) |
17th British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open Tournament |
11 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Berlin 1924 (3) |
Berlin Tournament |
3.5 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| London, England 1925 (2) |
London Tournament |
3 | / | 4 |
| | | |
| Baden-Baden 1925 |
Baden-Baden Tournament |
14.5 | / | 20 |
| | | |
| Marienbad 1925 |
Marienbad Tournament |
11 | / | 15 |
| | | |
| Breslau 1925 (1) |
24th German Chess Federation Congress - Master Tournament |
7 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Moscow 1925 (3) |
Moscow Tournament |
9.5 | / | 20 |
| | | |
| Semmering 1926 |
Semmering Tournament |
10 | / | 17 |
| | | |
| Dresden 1926 (2) |
Dresden Chess Club 50 Year Jubilee Congress |
6.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Budapest 1926 (1) |
FIDE Congress - Master Tournament |
9 | / | 15 |
| | | |
| Hanover 1926 |
Hanover Chess Club 50 Year Jubilee Congress |
6 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| Berlin 1926 (1) |
Berlin Tournament |
6 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Lodz 1927 |
2nd Polish Championship |
11.5 | / | 14 |
| | | |
| Warsaw 1927 (2) |
Warsaw Tournament |
1 | / | 3 |
| | | |
| Bad Kissingen 1928 (1) |
11th Bavarian Chess Federation Congress - Master Tournament |
6.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Berlin 1928 (9) |
Berlin Tournament |
6 | / | 13 |
| | | |
| Ramsgate 1929 (1) |
22nd Kent County Chess Association Congress - British vs Foreigners |
5 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| Carlsbad 1929 |
Carlsbad Tournament |
13.5 | / | 21 |
| | | |
| Budapest 1929 (1) |
Budapest Tournament |
9.5 | / | 13 |
| | | |
| Rogaska Slatina 1929 |
Rogaska Slatina Tournament |
11.5 | / | 15 |
| | | |
| San Remo 1930 |
San Remo Tournament |
10 | / | 15 |
| | | |
| Scarborough 1930 (1) |
23rd British Chess Federation Congress - Master Tournament |
7 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Hamburg 1930 (2) |
3rd Olympiad |
14 | / | 16 |
| | | |
| Liege 1930 (1) |
Liege Tournament |
5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Prague 1931 (5) |
4th Olympiad |
9.5 | / | 16 |
| | | |
| Antwerp 1931 (1) |
Foreigners - Belgium Team Tournament |
5 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| Rotterdam 1931 (2) |
Rotterdam Tournament - Group 1 |
2 | / | 6 |
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| Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025 |
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