Frederick D Yates vs Akiba Rubinstein (1926)

Frederick D Yates vs Akiba Rubinstein
Dresden (1926) · Alekhine Defense: Normal Variation (B02) · 0-1

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Jul-22-07		Karpova: Rubinstein knew how to make use of his pawns! In the final position Black threatens Qd4+ 43.c3 Rhh3 would be nice

Mar-31-08		whiteshark: Worthwhile this is one out of two games where Rubinstein played the Alekhine Defence. The other one is Yates vs Rubinstein, 1926

Mar-31-08		euripides: <whiteshark> thanks for pointing this interesting pair out. Rubinstein's relation to 'hypermodernism' in general is quite tricky. He was sometimes considered a 'classical' player in contrast to the hypermoderns, but this is too simple. When Nimzowitsch played his famous game in the e5 French against Salwe, where he opens up the black squares and then blockades them with his pieces, Rubinstein was playing rather similar games against the QGD Tarrasch. The current game, in addition to 1...Nf6, shows another 'hypermodern' feature of Rubinstein's play; his dexterity with the fianchettoed bishop - also seen in his variations against the Tarrasch QGD and his Queen's Pawn variation, and also (if my memory is right) in his classical gainst Rotlewi.

Mar-31-08		whiteshark: <euripides> 1) Indeed, very interesting thoughts regarding Rubinstein's line vs QGD Tarrasch. Nimzowitsch's "My system" is having a small chapter regarding 'hanging pawns' where he is referring to Rubinstein vs Nimzowitsch, 1907 . Did Rubinstein created above mentioned line only after this defeat ?? 2) It looks to me as if Rubinstein didn't have any self-promotioning skills (in contrast to Nimzowitsch). It's such a shame for us chess lovers!

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