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Akiba Rubinstein vs Ossip Bernstein
3rd All-Russian Masters, Kiev (1903), Kiev, UKR (Russian Empire), rd 15, Oct-03
Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation (C45)  ·  0-1

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May-04-08  maxxowar: 25.f4?

25.Qh3 defends very well.
Consider then 25...Rge6 26.Bc1! (26.Qxh1?? Nd2+ 27.Rxd2 Rxe1#).

Aug-08-10
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  jessicafischerqueen: From <Karpova>:

"0-1 The winner of a game is the one who has made the next to last blunder" (Tartakover) is a fitting description. Both players were still very young."

Apr-25-11  bolek88: 26.Qxd5 Rf3+
Apr-26-11  Pygeum Lycopene: After 26.Qb5 it took some time to find the win for black. 26...Rf3 27.gf - Ng3 28.Kf2 - Qh2m. If they had played this out it would be perfect puzzle material. we've lost so many puzzles due to resignations!
May-06-18
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  fredthebear: The kingside pins are significant in this game.
Jul-25-19
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  gezafan: Rubinstein misses the tactics. Nice play by Bernstein.
Jul-25-19  Boomie:


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25. f4?? is perhaps the worst move Rubinstein would ever make. Simply 25. Qh3 forcing the queen trade, leaves white a piece to the good.

Later in his career, Rubinstein would win with slight endgame advantages, such as the isolated a-pawn here. Black never had the advantage and his piece sac was a desperate attempt that miraculously worked.

Jan-07-20  MordimerChess: What a game! Blunder vs Counter Blunder!

Two young bucks in their first tournament. Both of them made great careers, Rubinstein - top level, spectacular but shorter, maybe 25 years; Bernstein - slightly worse, but more consistent and solid, impressive over 50 years of chess. During the tournament legendary Mikhail Chigorin were often coming to their table to enjoy the games. He predicted great career to both.

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