Georg Rotlewi vs Akiba Rubinstein (1907) Rubinstein's Immortal

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Georg Rotlewi vs Akiba Rubinstein
"Rubinstein's Immortal" (game of the day Jan-06-2009)
5th All-Russian Masters, Lodz (1907), Lodz POL, rd 6, Dec-26
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation (D32) · 0-1

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Aug-23-02		refutor: if 22.h3, another brilliant combination was possible : 22. ... Rxc3!! 23.Bxc3 Bxe4 24.Qxe4 Qg3 25.hxg3 Qh4# or 23.Qxg4 Qxg4 24.hxg4 Bxe4 25.Bxc3 Rd3 26.Kh2 Rxc3 23.gxh4 is forced since white is mated after 23.Bxc3 Bxe4+

Jan-12-03		loud: Is 23Bxb7 an alternative ? White could resists for a while.

Jan-12-03		refutor: still looks like trouble after 23. ... Rxg3. what does White have in response? 24.Rf3 Rxf3 25.Bxf3 Nf2+ 26.Kg1 and it's just a matter of time from there 24.Rac1 Rh3 25.Rc2 Nf2+ and it looks like trouble there too... i don't see a way out for white after 23.Bxb7 Rxg3 but i could be wrong ;)

Mar-16-03		Bears092: after Rxc3, Bxb7 is the only move that avoids a forced mate...

Mar-17-03		Bionic Brain: Yes, but as refutor says, 23...Rxg3 wins for Black.

Aug-05-03		PVS: This game has it all: the bishop pair in long range action, a dashing queen sacrifice, a key but subtle error (10.Qd2), a not so subtle error (11.Bd3) and a great kingside attack initiated on 20...Ng4.

Aug-05-03		ughaibu: It's interesting that in this case the symmetry of the position seems to work against white as eventually the tempo will be lost by moving the bishop or the exchange on d5 will be forced(?)

Aug-05-03		Ashley: Both 10.cxd and 10.Qc2 are preferable to 10.Qd2.

Aug-05-03		Snow Man: Rubinstein is a bad mutha chugga...

Aug-05-03		refutor: chessgames.com...technically this is a tarrasch defense, not a D02

Aug-05-03		Sneaky: Viva Akiba!

Aug-05-03		Calli: The very first chess book I bought was the Dover edition of Kmoch's 100 Best Rubinstein games. I was awestruck by the quality of the games. What does Black have if White continues with bringing the rooks to the center, 17.Rfd1 Rac8 18.Rac1 etc. Looks equal to me. In other words, isn't Whites's f4, e4, e5 responsible for the loss. Playing the pawns before protecting the center files enabled Akiba's great combo, IMHO.

Nov-15-03		Dick Brain: It surprises to me to see games where a seemingly strong f4 move soon leads to a decisive king-side weekness. White plays f4 in almost every sicilian defense game and certainly doesn't often get into an early mating attack. I remember that Karpov once pushed an f pawn against Kasparov and very soon payed for it.

Nov-16-03		Shadout Mapes: 19.e5 has been targeted as a mistake. Rotlewi said he was trying to close the b8-h2 diagnol, but in doing so he opened up the long diangol.

Nov-16-03		Benjamin Lau: The funnier thing is that although Rotlewi apparently played 19. e5? to block the dark bishop, Rubinstein's 19... Bb6+ wins a tempo and puts the bishop back into play anyway.

Nov-18-03		TheKing789: This game illustrates the great mind of akiba rubenstien. (i wish i could see things like that)

Nov-18-03		Shadout Mapes: Botvinnik said this was the first game to be played in the "modern style," and I agree. Most games played back then (almost a houndred years ago) were swashbuckling combinations with complications aplenty (Lasker, Pillsbury, Alekhine, etc.) but this combination is so incredibly forcing and precise, it reminds me of players like Keres and Tal. This game is also similar to the Polugaevesky - Nez game.

Nov-18-03		ughaibu: I cant imagine why Botvinnik would've said that. This game has no middlegame so it's difficult to discuss it's style in such terms. Lasker certainly played "modern style" chess earlier than this.

Nov-18-03		brazos: what about 21. Bxh7+ followed by taking the knight... i guess that loses to rook to d2.. where can this game be saved!!

Nov-29-03		Bitzovich: By move 15 white is already two tempi behind... pretty sad. Qd2 was inferior, ROtlewi later had to move it to e2

Dec-01-03		Catfriend: My favorite game! Excellent opening by Rubinstein, only the slightest mistake of Rotlewi - and the goose is cooked! Amasing final

Dec-19-03		morphyvsfischer: the losing move was 10 Qd2? This was a complete waste of time. 11 Bd3? was bad. 17f4 was probably ?. 23Rd2!! was absolutely brilliant, while 25 Rh3! shouldn't go unnoticed either

Jan-01-04		Hidden Skillz: man what a finish no way out..lmao

Feb-28-04		kevin86: Black follows a sacrifice with an even better one!!! Attack at its finest!

Mar-06-04		Prophylaxis: Does anyone know if this game received a brilliancy prize for Rubinstein?

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