The Great Akiba! | Rubinstein vs Capablanca | San Sebastian (1911)

[@danielgautreau161]

Who defeated Emmanuel Lasker, Capablanca, and Alekhine the first time he played each of them? Rubinstein.

[@trevorrogers95]

Akiba is a beast!

[@Isthatthegrimreaper170]

He could've been the one to take down Lasker If not for that damned world war

[@danielgautreau161]

@@Isthatthegrimreaper170 Yes. There might have been a match. And I think Akiba, still at his peak, would have been the favorite.

[@Ok17252]

Its sad that he couldnt be world champion because you needed money for that back then

[@CallOn84]

Rubinstein in his prime was fucking deadly

[@paperstars9078]

After watching that old immortal game video I really feel like this channel has come a long way

[@ricknoto3689]

I couldn’t agree more. I am addicted to watching old chess games

[@NestanSvensk]

Rubenstein really looks like a villain in that photo

[@cretudavid8622]

He looks like a samurai 😄a bad one

[@vgeorge97]

Back of professor quirells head

[@Vmac1394]

He looks strange because I've never seen someone from that time period with a buzz cut.

[@skiperinoagadmaterino446]

Vast knowledge 0:00 First move 2:57 Find next move 10:25 / 17:20

[@123DOMIBOY]

Hehe

[@123DOMIBOY]

Thanks

[@stepankotek]

Thanks, I would welcome it with every video. I like stories, but sometimes I skip it.

[@tarico4436]

Also..... spoiler alert....... the great agad gives away who wins in the first 2:56.

[@mrvibe2406]

Thank you, skiperino, for providing us this knowledge before every video, we really appreciate it! Thank you!

[@szymonkonradsacher7937]

I'm really looking forward to Akiba Rubinstein saga!

[@klaudiusmarcelus]

Akiba really was a monster at this time. I allso Hope we will have an Akiba Rubinstein Saga . ;)

[@michaeljanapin9528]

#suggestion Akiba Rubinstein Saga

[@rootcodee.m8529]

Yes we want akiba saga

[@Lambokid_]

"And it was in this position that Jose Raul Capablanca resigned the game.. Yes you heard me correctly, it was in this position that Jose Raul Capablanca for the first time....." I enjoy your commentary man, keep it up🙌

[@rarabbara]

Sadly i always end up just enjoying the show

[@arturdebicki8983]

By the way - in polish articles describing Akiba's bio (also in polish wiki) one can read, that the person who noticed young Akiba Rubinstein and his chess talent was Chaim Janowski, Dawid Janowski younger brother:-)

[@agadmator]

Nice. Thank you!

[@an9em0n]

Had chills, goosebumps and a mini stroke when i heard "Here Capablanca resigned the game". A BEAutiful game combined with such amazing storytelling and a wonderful analysis. Thanks for everything Agad

[@IgnatzKolisch]

This is a magnificent masterpiece by Rubinstein. Very nice summary coverage!

[@chenyarockxx]

Who Is In Your Profile picture?

[@vikramsrinivasan8176]

Surprisingly I haven't watched the Rubenstein's game in description before. Just liked it. The 2 bishops in the corner were monsters. Now we understand the value of claiming the centre with pawns in modern games.

[@Vinod.2020-k4z]

I am still in shock. What an amazing game this was. wow

[@droceretik]

Did you really believe that Capablanca never lost a game?

[@Suho1004]

@@droceretik I think the point is that it is an amazing game, not that he thought Capablanca never lost. I, too, was amazed at Rubinstein's skill.

[@jootpepet]

Amazing flawless game by Rubenstein! He saw lines that even Capablanca didn't see. I, too, thought there was no way to stop that "a" pawn. Very impressive.

[@Hans-nr4im]

What a game! Gotta check out more of Rubinstein's games. That was amazing.

[@davidcopson5800]

Go Straight for Rotlevi V Rubinstein to get the full flavour of Akiba's tactical genius.

[@Disek666]

That's the game I was waiting for. So sad that Akiba's health stopped his career. Rubinstein deserved his match in 1914 - so sad it never happened :/

[@TSgitaar]

Rubinstein really was a monster! Very interesting game. Thank you Agadmator, I'm loving this saga.

[@EmperorBun]

At 1:50 Agad hits us with the "BUT, the problem with..." and I was expecting a winning line before I realized we were still discussing tournament organization lol

[@adventuresofdavid]

Fantastic twist him losing ...i knew it all along....little signs you give....thanks Antonio for this historic chess channel. ...

[@shyamdas6231]

You have successfully reignited my love for chess. Thanks!

[@alexandruepuran]

Everything on this table, guns and knives included...what a match...

[@vikramsrinivasan8176]

Why Chess is so interesting? When I saw some unplayable moves of my colleagues I thought Chess was damn difficult coupled with repeated defeats by engine. After watching Agadmator's videos I find there is a whole new world in those 64 squares!!!

[@HantonSacu]

truly a beautiful game. And thank you the most, agadmator, for bring this in to light in the most approachable fashion. *Shia LaBeouf claping*

[@germansanchez5640]

Thank you for showing Capablanca and Morphy games!!

[@100neshama]

What an incredible edge of the seat game between two of the greatest ever, made comprehensible by the great agadmator. Hats off sir!

[@machineFa8]

We definitely need a Akiba Rubinstein saga after this game, what a game...

[@alikarakchi4941]

I think Rubinstein had an idea of resigning at one moment but good thing he didn’t

[@johnanderson6690]

What a game and what a saga! It feels like a comic with made up names José Raúl Capablanca (with an american accent) and Akiba Rubistein (with german pronounciation, the name sounds Japanese) playing a tournament of chess in the eve of WWI. I like how you present the oponents, like a gladiator match.

[@dalefarris1658]

It's a great game. Enjoyable analysis is additive, and most informative.

[@Enigmaprince]

Wow thanks Agadmator for sharing this outstanding match. I never knew about Akiba. This is one of the most techinal chess game I have ever seen and very educational too

[@schwindsichtigaderechte5293]

Wow, that was an intense game with some outstanding moves! There were many teaching moments right there!

[@danno1800]

That was amazing! Thanks for the excellent analysis and history.

[@blazerhodonii5747]

Great tactics to exchange opponent's light squared bishop and then attacking a weak pawn. I like the most the Rubistein move Kg2 where he protects the bishop with his king, since black has no longer light squared bishop, white's king is safe (fianchetto idea is keeping a bishop to protect castled king).

[@kgx29]

Yes! More Rubinstein games please.

[@GlorifiedTruth]

Awesome video and a perfect example of what makes this such a great channel. I was actually on pins and needles that Capa was going to pull a fast one and win it in the end.

[@tylerschannel]

i think Capablanca missed the in between move bishop captures e5 and did not see it until Akiba played queen c1, because as i calculated the moves it was the move i missed too and most people will miss it as you would think you have to recapture the queen .....

[@oliverangermuller9827]

Great game that shows how hard it was to beat Capablanca. Interestingly in the tournament of St.Petersburg in 1909 Rubinstein won a beautiful game against Lasker also with the move Qc1.

[@khairallahkris]

In this position Jose Raul Capablanca resigned the game this sentense just broke my hear

[@jessejordache1869]

Playing the Tarrasch Defense against Akiba Rubenstein is like... playing the Tarrasch Defense against Anatoly Karpov. Bad idea, Capablanca and Kasparov.

[@Vicnotinho]

this video made my day better. thanks u for showing such marevelous game really enjoyed. i like how capablanca wasnt lazy to analyze his games only to calculate midgame

[@maxnullifidian]

I think this may be one of the most instructive games I've seen! Wonderful!

[@k14128707]

what a masterpiece by Rubinstein .... i enjoyed this end game so much

[@prijevodividra]

I really want to see akiba rubenstein saga, what a masterpiece this man creates

[@Socrates...]

I love the effort you put into these videos , thanks

[@dylanmartin7604]

Im loving how all of these pause moments in your videos I am getting correct, half of the time I am getting the sequence correct to!

[@markrlondon]

Jose must have read a book about the theory of resigning in chess.

[@droceretik]

ha, rib tickler........

[@jembodo]

+1 for Akiba Rubinstein saga!

[@davidgriffiths5902]

The check was easy to spot (as it seems the only move that could possibly delay the A pawn) but the difficulty is seeing the check coming up before commiting to the prior moves. Looking far ahead is like looking down a telescope with ever narrower field of vision. Something moves in periphery and we might not see it...

[@nikola9670]

Thank you agadmator for this amazing game!

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Wow what a Great Game from both players Rubinstein off the charts with his play Fantastic play from Casablanca as well Immortal Endgame thanks Agadmator

[@MrVvulf]

In case anyone needs another reason to like Rubenstein - Boris Gelfand has named Rubinstein as his favorite player, and once said, "what I like in chess ... comes from Akiba."

[@jjdttn]

I owe a vast amount of my chess knowledge to Agadmator. Thank you

[@gastonmelo6473]

Thanks for sharing your vast knowlodge with us!!

[@ABCChessAnalysis]

I like openings of Capablanca. Greetings from Antarctica! Nice video, hope you will cover more Rubinstein games

[@ABCChessAnalysis]

@SoaraPerformance some kind, I'm his chess engine with IQ 200 :P

[@mam1nsin]

Great chess channel abc.

[@blaze1148]

@SoaraPerformance ....cheeky bitch.

[@arayapokey]

Loving this series, and a Rubinstein series would be awesome.

[@OhhFocal]

very bright player. one of my favorite's

[@mikepatrick1904]

Antonio: "Capablanca goes down a pawn." Me: crying

[@itbeHootie]

I'm glad you showed a loss. Capablanca is human and as great as he was, he too, lost at times. Great series so far!

[@MrEmanuel1223]

this was great enjoyed it thoroughly,thank you

[@IronDizaster]

At 11:23 why not take with the rook? It defends the Bishop and White's Bishop cannot take the pawn on e6 because it's defended by the black queen

[@Max-mm7vp]

This Capablanca saga is honestly better than the saiyan, frieza, cell and buu saga combined😂🔥nice work and keep it up agad

[@rohanbhagat8190]

I think that it's at least undisputedly better than the Saiyaman saga 🤢

[@karthiselva5787]

mastered ultra instant goku is stronger than capablanca :]

[@elleon161]

Yes, the Rubisnstein saga. Thanks.

[@TheAngelOfDeath01]

That quote... he Rubinstein sure didn't care who he played... he just played against the colour of the pieces! Such overpowering confidence!

[@pranayc09]

For some reason I initially read this as The Great Ariba and my mind immediately went to Speedy Gonzalez

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

How silly of you... Speedy Gonzalez only plays blitz games.

[@tarico4436]

That's racist.

[@insanebro4476]

TAR ICO ...how?

[@pranayc09]

@@tarico4436 how is remembering a memorable childhood cartoon is racist? Lol.

[@georgeray649]

A magnificent game but I still love watching Capablanca games

[@darpan4639]

I am watching your videos from this year,your analysis is very good! I have seen your analysis video of famous Marshall attack.I have watched analysis about this game 15 years back in chess magazine,chess mate.At the end ,after capablanca servived early devastating attack,oppont was throwing anything towards capablanca pieces,I feel little beat of smile 😂😂

[@burrri]

GLORIOUS Rubinstein moment

[@RS-ct2vq]

rubinstein was a monster he pioneered a disgusting amount of opening theory as well!

[@michaelnemo4593]

Looking forward to the Akiba saga.

[@fist9957]

Keep up with daily uploads of Capablanca saga btw great game that shows nobody is impeccable

[@jobkimani3517]

the chess.com website says that my style of play is most similar to raul Capablanca, and that is why I am here... Really enjoying this saga.

[@johnwarner3968]

Amazing game and a wonderful finish. I believe Rubinstein would have been world championship if not for the world war. I read Akiba later became insane. A sorrowful tale, similar to Morphy. Thank you 🙏!

[@TheDiceMatrix]

Great game. Great video. Agcelsior!

[@saratkumar2009]

What a Concert it was; n Master Akiba outplayed Master Capa; Thanks Master AGAD

[@AronFigaro]

I would love to see Rubenstein's history, he was a great player whose life I know surprisingly little about.

[@mrvibe2406]

Hey aged! We are all waiting for the akiba saga!!!

[@dhavalshah4496]

On the same theme there is game between lavon vs anand in 2013 Tata steel, where Anand mentioned he got the idea of two bishops racking across the board !

[@anturanggatantra2137]

One of this day Rubinstein saga will have to start

[@Hyperion94]

Waouhhh... Akiba the Great !! Thanks for your vidéo Akibad mator.

[@chopincookies]

After 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3, it is the Zukertort variation of the Queen’s pawn opening…. and to me it is one of the most beautiful opening there is, peculiarly here in the hand of Akiba Rubinstein.

[@johnmarcuslee8815]

Thanks to your effort 😊 what a passionate person 😊

[@Tobi-pn2xs]

No dislikes :O GO AGAD!!!

[@richardsleep2045]

So That's the famous Rubenstein. Capa is human afetr all! Great story.

[@tia7753]

The Capablanca saga continues!

[@karolpominski]

God, Polish players were so strong back then, AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR RUBINSTEIN SAGA

[@Juhiss93]

Insane like to dislike ratio. You are an exellent youtuber

[@sanfords]

#suggestion I'd love to see a Nimzovitch saga.

[@markgittens1]

And rotlewi versus Rubinstein, 1907, is an immortal chess masterpiece!

[@pratiksonnad1184]

I am a simple man, I see a knight taking a pawn I click.

[@riadsaid5234]

What a game first time ever I see Casablanca loose a game

[@allistairelliott]

Great game. Any of the current top players would be pleased to own this game.

[@francescorea2680]

What an insane player, amazing game

[@kojiattwood]

I believe the Nabokov novel "The Defence" (and subsequent movie, "the Luzhin Defence") is loosely based on Rubinstein

[@Maraon96]

As a Pole I feel extremely PROUD now :D ^_^ (also because I stopped the video i found all of the moves) and also I can't wait for this Rubinstein saga, but 'till then maybe some lonely episodes with him? thanks agadmator for this one, greetings from Poland ^_^

[@droceretik]

So, the Jews claim Rubinstein as there own and now Poles. How about Rubinstein is responsible for his chess ability not his religious or national heritage?

[@bobbyplace2525]

droceretik lets not bid ourseves here... suffice to say we used to have Akiba Rubinstein Memorial in Poland. One can be both Pole and a Jew (for example J.Tuwim, B. Lesmian and The Pianist). More over ones identity can „fluctuate” depending on ones whim :) So... F Chopin considered himself Polish eventhou his Papa was French. Long story short: leave somebody for us Poles to be proud of lolzzz

[@jacekszulc1682]

He was a polish citizen. Before Poland regained independence, during St.Ptetersburg tournament in 1909, he was asked to represent Russia but he refused and used instead the name of the city he lived in. Łódź. There were many polish-jewish chess players from Warsaw, Łódź and Lwów. Polish-jewish players represented Poland during chess olympics.

[@kirenn1000]

Who all know that The Great Akiba defeated both Lasker and Capablanca with the same move Qc1!!

[@reestacio8482]

yes!!! Akiba rubinstein saga soon please

[@AbdulKalam-be5xg]

Akiba in his prime is something else

[@mr.barnes2630]

Fun fact: He started playing chess when he was 16.

[@kingpatil2882]

Who

[@mr.barnes2630]

@@kingpatil2882 Rubinstein.

[@kingpatil2882]

Edward Karim oh thanks bruh, 9 months later reply, did you had any kid??😂

[@mr.barnes2630]

@@kingpatil2882 Yes, Son.

[@kingpatil2882]

Edward Karim cool

[@VinothKumar-zh7wx]

After the last Rook h6 check King a8 is the best move, at least for a draw.

[@marksmith3947]

Qc1 was also Rubinstein's killer move against Lasker in 1909

[@gfweis]

I'm wondering if the excellent photo of Casablanca here has been colorized (I've seen it in other places in both in color and in black and white), or if it is simply one of the early color portraits. I believe color photography became commercialized in 1907. Casablanca, born in 1888, looks fairly young here.