E13: Akiba’s Fervour

<p>This episode we hear about a young man who in just six months&#8217; time went from losing regularly at his local club to being, some say, the best chess player in his country. &#160;It&#8217;s the story of Akiba Rubinstein.<br><br/><br><br/><br><br/>We&#8217;re studying Rubinstein vs. Gersh Rotlewi, Lodz (1907). &#160;You can check out the full annotation here: <a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1119679" class="linkified" target="_blank">https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1119679</a></p><br/><p><br><br/>Resources:</p><br/><ul><br/> <li>Game analysis: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtItayItxb8"><u>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtItayItxb8</u><br><br/><br><br/></a></li><br/> <li>Opening study (Tarrasch Defense): &#160;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esjT83wWr78"><u>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esjT83wWr78</u><br><br/><br><br/></a></li><br/> <li>Article on Rubinstein&#8217;s later years: <a href="https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/rubinstein1.html"><u>https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/rubinstein1.html</u><br><br/><br><br/></a></li><br/></ul><br/><p>Support the show:</p><br/><ul><br/> <li>Sign up for the newsletter: <a href="https://audiblechess.substack.com/welcome"><u>https://audiblechess.substack.com/welcome</u></a><u> </u><a href="https://audiblechess.substack.com/welcome"><u>&#160;<br><br/></u></a></li><br/> <li>Become an official Patron: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/audiblechess"><u>www.patreon.com/audiblechess</u> <br><br/></a></li><br/> <li>To make a one-time contribution, you can buy me a coffee: <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/davidzok"><u>https://www.buymeacoffee.com/davidzok<br><br/></u></a><br><br/></li><br/></ul><br/><br/>--- <br/><br/>Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/audiblechess/message" class="linkified" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/audiblechess/message</a> <br/><br/>Get on the email list at <a href="https://audiblechess.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">audiblechess.substack.com</a>