Akiba Rubinstein and Polish Chess 2/3

Polish Chess History 3/3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sqG-MedeLc

This segment covers the career of Akiva Rubinstein up to the First World War.

Written by Jessica Fischer
Narrated by Richard Dewoskin

Invaluable research assistance from my chessgames.com friends Larry Crawford, Chancho, Annie Kappel, A.J. Goldsby, David Moody, and Scott Thompson.

Primary web sources:

Anita Sikora: "Akiva Rubinstein" http://rubina.yfw24.de/

Tomasz Lissowski: "Vistula miesięcznik szachowy" http://www.astercity.net/~vistula/

A.J. Goldsby: Rotlewi-Rubinstein
http://www.geocities.com/lifemasteraj/rotle-rubin_1.html

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Akiba Rubinstein
• chess
• Alekhine
• Lasker
• Capablanca
• Nimzowitsch
• Poland
• szachy

[iBishopEsquire]

Jessica f. Is wonderful

[keypusher]

this is wonderful. Thank you!

[79cristoff]

Akiba was a giant of classical school!

[Catsfaith]

Nice continuation on Polish Chess History.

Keeping the viewers interest is shown much here thanks to how this is presented. Many thanks for providing this for the rest of us!

[Neueregel]

Rd2 fantastic move. Akiba was a precursor to Tal's wild game

[mayeuwe]

Was Lasker afraid to play Rubinstein?

[flohrsalo]

The Oxford Companion To Chess says that the Rubinstein-Capablanca Match of 1909 was canceled because Rubinstein couldn't raise enough sponsorhip money.