In the spring of 1908, after Vienna (1908) wherein both masters had participated, Akiba Rubinstein and Richard Teichmann contested a 6 games match between May 2 and May 9 in Vienna, Austria.
John Donaldson and Nikolay Minev comment: <One of the least publicized duels between world class players of the pre-World War I era ...> and <A pity, as what has been preserved suggests that it was a great match.> 1 As a consequence, only three complete game scores and one fragment have been found.
1 2 3 4 5 6
Rubinstein 0 1 = 1 0 1 3.5
Teichmann 1 0 = 0 1 0 2.5
Rubinstein had White in the even-numbered games.Missing games:
Round 1: Teichmann-Rubinstein 1-0 (51 moves)
Round 5: Teichmann-Rubinstein 1-0 (33 moves)
Incomplete game score:
Round 2: Rubinstein-Teichmann 1-0 (22 moves)
With White winning every game, the 3rd game proved decisive as it was the only exception - Rubinstein held the draw. After winning the last game, he won the match overall.
Sources: Pages 136-139 of J Donaldson & N Minev, The Life & Games of Akiva Rubinstein - Volume 1: Uncrowned King, 2nd edition, 2006, Russell Enterprises, Inc., Milford, CT, USA;
Pages 403-404 of J Donaldson & N Minev, The Life & Games of Akiva Rubinstein - Volume 2: The Later Years, 2nd edition, 2011, Russell Enterprises, Inc., Milford, CT, USA
1 page 136 of Volume 1
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