CHESS PLAYER
Akiba Rubinstein
1880 - 1961

Akiba Rubinstein
Akiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein (1 December 1880 – 14 March 1961) was a Polish chess player. He is considered to have been one of the greatest players never to have become World Chess Champion. Rubinstein was granted the title International Grandmaster in 1950, at its inauguration. In his youth, he defeated top players José Raúl Capablanca and Carl Schlechter and was scheduled to play a match with Emanuel Lasker for the World Chess Championship in 1914, but it was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War I. He was unable to re-create consistently the same form after the war, and his later life was plagued by mental illness. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Akiba Rubinstein is the 27th most popular chess player (down from 24th in 2019), the 252nd most popular biography from Poland (down from 247th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Polish Chess Player.
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Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Akiba Rubinstein ranks 27 out of 461. Before him are Viktor Korchnoi, Ruy López de Segura, Samuel Reshevsky, Siegbert Tarrasch, Judit Polgár, and Vera Menchik. After him are Johannes Zukertort, Luis Ramírez de Lucena, Mikhail Chigorin, Richard Réti, Miguel Najdorf, and David Bronstein.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsViktor Korchnoi
1931 - 2016
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 21
Ruy López de Segura
1530 - 1580
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 22
Samuel Reshevsky
1911 - 1992
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 23
Siegbert Tarrasch
1862 - 1934
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 24
Judit Polgár
1976 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 25
Vera Menchik
1906 - 1944
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 26
Akiba Rubinstein
1880 - 1961
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 27
Johannes Zukertort
1842 - 1888
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 28
Luis Ramírez de Lucena
1475 - 1530
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 29
Mikhail Chigorin
1850 - 1908
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 30
Richard Réti
1889 - 1929
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 31
Miguel Najdorf
1910 - 1997
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 32
David Bronstein
1924 - 2006
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 33
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1880, Akiba Rubinstein ranks 42. Before him are Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Elizabeth Christ Trump, Álvaro Obregón, Sarah Knauss, Giuseppe Moscati, and Andrei Bely. After him are Lionel Logue, Otto Meissner, Archie Hahn, Adam Czerniaków, Mack Sennett, and María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias. Among people deceased in 1961, Akiba Rubinstein ranks 26. Before him are Kurt Meyer, Adnan Menderes, Dashiell Hammett, Sergio Osmeña, Luigi Einaudi, and Paul Landowski. After him are Blaise Cendrars, Wolfgang von Trips, Arthur Drewry, Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria, Jeff Chandler, and Paul Wittgenstein.
Others Born in 1880
Go to all RankingsMilan Rastislav Štefánik
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1919
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 36
Elizabeth Christ Trump
BUSINESSPERSON
1880 - 1966
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 37
Álvaro Obregón
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1928
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 38
Sarah Knauss
CELEBRITY
1880 - 1999
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 39
Giuseppe Moscati
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1880 - 1927
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 40
Andrei Bely
WRITER
1880 - 1934
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 41
Akiba Rubinstein
CHESS PLAYER
1880 - 1961
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 42
Lionel Logue
ACTOR
1880 - 1953
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 43
Otto Meissner
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1953
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 44
Archie Hahn
ATHLETE
1880 - 1955
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 45
Adam Czerniaków
ENGINEER
1880 - 1942
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 46
Mack Sennett
ACTOR
1880 - 1960
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 47
María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1904
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 48
Others Deceased in 1961
Go to all RankingsKurt Meyer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1910 - 1961
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 20
Adnan Menderes
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1961
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 21
Dashiell Hammett
WRITER
1894 - 1961
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 22
Sergio Osmeña
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1961
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 23
Luigi Einaudi
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1961
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 24
Paul Landowski
SCULPTOR
1875 - 1961
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 25
Akiba Rubinstein
CHESS PLAYER
1880 - 1961
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 26
Blaise Cendrars
WRITER
1887 - 1961
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 27
Wolfgang von Trips
RACING DRIVER
1928 - 1961
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 28
Arthur Drewry
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1961
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 29
Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria
COMPANION
1876 - 1961
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 30
Jeff Chandler
ACTOR
1918 - 1961
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 31
Paul Wittgenstein
MUSICIAN
1887 - 1961
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 32
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Akiba Rubinstein ranks 252 out of 1,694. Before him are Alexander von Falkenhausen (1878), Johanna Schopenhauer (1766), Ignacy Łukasiewicz (1822), Otto von Below (1857), Hans Modrow (1928), and Elisabeth Volkenrath (1919). After him are Tadeusz Mazowiecki (1927), Itzhak Stern (1901), Johannes Zukertort (1842), Hagen Kleinert (1941), Moritz Moszkowski (1854), and Nikolai Myaskovsky (1881).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsAlexander von Falkenhausen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1966
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 246
Johanna Schopenhauer
WRITER
1766 - 1838
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 247
Ignacy Łukasiewicz
CHEMIST
1822 - 1882
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 248
Otto von Below
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1857 - 1944
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 249
Hans Modrow
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2023
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 250
Elisabeth Volkenrath
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1945
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 251
Akiba Rubinstein
CHESS PLAYER
1880 - 1961
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 252
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
WRITER
1927 - 2013
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 253
Itzhak Stern
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1901 - 1969
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 254
Johannes Zukertort
CHESS PLAYER
1842 - 1888
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 255
Hagen Kleinert
PHYSICIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 256
Moritz Moszkowski
COMPOSER
1854 - 1925
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 257
Nikolai Myaskovsky
COMPOSER
1881 - 1950
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 258
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Poland
Among chess players born in Poland, Akiba Rubinstein ranks 5. Before him are Emanuel Lasker (1868), Adolf Anderssen (1818), Samuel Reshevsky (1911), and Siegbert Tarrasch (1862). After him are Johannes Zukertort (1842), Miguel Najdorf (1910), Szymon Winawer (1838), Edward Lasker (1885), Grigory Levenfish (1889), Daniel Harrwitz (1823), and Valery Salov (1964).
Emanuel Lasker
1868 - 1941
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 1
Adolf Anderssen
1818 - 1879
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 2
Samuel Reshevsky
1911 - 1992
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 3
Siegbert Tarrasch
1862 - 1934
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 4
Akiba Rubinstein
1880 - 1961
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 5
Johannes Zukertort
1842 - 1888
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 6
Miguel Najdorf
1910 - 1997
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 7
Szymon Winawer
1838 - 1919
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 8
Edward Lasker
1885 - 1981
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 9
Grigory Levenfish
1889 - 1961
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 10
Daniel Harrwitz
1823 - 1884
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 11
Valery Salov
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 12