The Spanish Game You Must See | Alekhine vs Rubinstein: Vilnius1912

Alexander Alekhine vs Akiba Rubinstein
Vilnius All-Russian Masters 1912, Vilna (Vilnius) RUE, rd 5, Aug-23
Spanish Game: Open Variations. Classical Defense (C83) · 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Nbd2 Nc5 11. Bc2 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Qe1 Ne6 14. Nh2 Bg6 15.
Bxg6 fxg6 16. Nb3 g5 17. Be3 O-O 18. Nf3 Qd7 19. Qd2 Rxf3 20. gxf3 Nxe5 21. Qe2
Rf8 22. Nd2 Ng6 23. Rfe1 Bd6 24. f4 Nexf4 25. Qf1 Nxh3+ 26. Kh1 g4 27. Qe2 Qf5
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[@LukeBastin]

One of the best examples I've seen of piece coordination in a long time. Thank you for sharing.

[@KW-vm5fc]

It's funny that this game is featured today...just a few days ago, I watched a few games by Rubinstein on chessgames after your Rubinstein-Lasker aired and this was one of them! :-) Good game and good decision by you to show it.

[@p.jhodeflea789]

Remarkable game. I liked particulary fxg6!! What a positional understanding !

[@briankarcher4418]

I've never seen Alekhine so thoroughly demolished.

[@lukacalov1988]

Me 2 bur to be fair Alekhine in 1912 wasnt even close to his prime

[@styhcic]

Rubinstein - genius! Should have been world chess champion - if not for Lasker’s shenanigans...

[@pumamaqui8571]

What a game!! Rubinstein is a monster.

[@anthonygrimaldi61]

It is amazing how Rubenstein makes all of this seem "natural."

[@iamwadt]

Gosh. I love Rubenstein like I love neiman. They try to shut us/them down with poverty/slander/censorship. But indomitable spirit never dies. Alekhine was a wizard for sure. Also thanks mato I watch your videos over and again more than anything on KZbin. My favorite game ever is Schlecter vs steinitz

[@TSgitaar]

Rubinstein at his peak was incredibly strong.

[@danielgautreau161]

Answer to the Q: Who beat Immanuel Lasker, Capablanca, & Alekhine the 1st time he played each of them?

[@larsenvillaranda5862]

Nice video, thanks Mato!

[@johnfouhy2484]

I think Alekhine was only 19 here. Bobby Fischer wrote of Alekhine "In his twenties, he was an atrocious chessplayer, and didn’t mature until he was well into his thirties."

[@MrEmanuel1223]

well done thank you

[@user-hd4jg8ms7x]

Did you pause what did you find.. my favorite phrase 😃😃

[@MordimersChessChannel]

Boom, another Rubinstein game. The 1912 year was called "Rubinstein's Year", he won 5 big chess tournaments and should play Lasker for the world champion title. Never happened :(

[@fporretto]

I. A. Horowitz wrote that Lasker filled his schedule with matches against weaker players, including Janowski and Marshall, in part to avoid having to play a championship match with Rubinstein. Otherwise Rubinstein would have had a good chance to win the title, as he was at the peak of his powers.

[@danielgautreau161]

@@fporretto And then WWI occurred.

[@fporretto]

@@danielgautreau161 Yeah, that was something of a bump in the road. (:-)

[@gerardfeisvuc1241]

what a lesson.. nice material mato :)

[@johnrider2108]

Alekhine was outgunned

[@betulaobscura]

Nice game!

[@user-ts2co4ov5h]

GREAT game . Thx Mato...Alekhine was only 20 at this time, no where near his peak, while RUBINSTEIN was at his peak winning I believe 5 super tournaments in a row that year... Lasker , the world champion, wouldn't give him a match and avoided playing him then world war 1 happened.... of course lifetime Rubenstein has a minus score vs Alekhine....RUBINSTEIN at his peak was a very dangerous player and famous for his handling of Rook. Endgames....he has a famous win vs Lasker in Rook endings in 1909 if my memory serves me correctly....Thx Again great teacher Mato

[@MatoJelic]

Thank you for the comment

[@thomaskember4628]

When I started studying chess, I bought the two books of Alekhine’s games. Playing through the games I thought that Alekhine could never be beaten. I had no idea there were games like this one.

[@MatoJelic]

When I was a junior I had a Capablanca book and I thought the same about him. Authors of these books show only the winning games of our heros. That is normal.

[@davidcopson5800]

@@MatoJelic True. Later Fischer was prepared to show some of his losing games but they were fabulous games nonetheless.

[@amrmoawad8847]

Thomas Kember that not make great Alexander Alekhien normal!!!! He was the greatest ... I saw one game resigned after 8 or 9 move just ... that happened but this is few time .. day off ... maybe... but he the greatest.. he was only champ dead as a world chess champion.. but no one like that Lasker- Casablanca- max ewey- botvinik- sky’s love- Tal-betrosian- Spassky- Fisher- carpools-Kasparov- and all

[@amrmoawad8847]

Max ewey not sky love sorry

[@amrmoawad8847]

MatoJelic in San Petersburg Alekhine beat him in 28 move and in The Hague beat him checkmating and all match between both Alekhine beat him 8/4 and no players beat Akiba like Alekhine

[@gigas81]

Alekhine: "whats up chess people? my hands are warmed up!!! who is ready to lose?" Rubenstein: "whats going on everyone? who do I play next?" Alekhine: "aw crap Rubenstein aka The Problem is here....ugh"

[@alirezahasanee6024]

Masterpiece

[@christophergolfer]

Alekhine is my favourite player to watch

[@amrmoawad8847]

Yes he was the best ... ever... I suggesting read his book ( my best game) from Alekhien it is have impossible games from the great Alexander Alekien

[@vincenzopaura4005]

Good game, very istructive.

[@hddm3]

Awsome

[@doncar9]

A great game and a shame Rubinstein never got a shot at the world championship.

[@davidcopson5800]

True.

[@yawmeatmuslem]

good mato

[@thenick3216]

Alexander Alekhine was 19-years old when this game was played.

[@Enigmaprince]

5:48 at the guess move I thought he would play bishop f4. I dont know if that line is winning too :)

[@michaelallport5816]

Mato, please comment on the "counterplay" aspects of this game.

[@alexchristopher221]

I agree. Alekhine's jaw must have dropped on RxNf3.

[@vitakyo982]

Beating Alekhine is not an easy task .

[@jimgag2]

VITA kyo That’s an understatement

[@davidcopson5800]

@@jimgag2 For sure.

[@user-ts2co4ov5h]

Alekhine was only 20 at that time and no where near his peak of 1927 -1935

[@sharifulislam-pd3sj]

Alekhine love to play in complex position. But in this game he don't play like him self.

[@fep_ptcp883]

Akiba wasn't messing around...

[@amrmoawad8847]

They facing many but Alekhien beat Rubenstien 8 time .... Rubenstien beat Alekhien 4 time ....no body beat Rubenstien as Alekhien..... great Alexander Alekhien

[@balazsio]

Didn't see that one is coming

[@danielgautreau161]

Alekhine didn't think RxN was a threat. Neither did I.

[@chriswhite6610]

Rubinstein strongest player never to have been world champion, best end game player ever for me.

[@KillberZomL4D42494]

Ah 1912, that's the year after 1911.

[@jandvadams]

Correct. And right before 1913, thank goodness. That would have been a disaster.

[@charlesbland1073]

An Alekhine loss is special!!!