InfoPersons, originating from Poland
Akiba Rubinstein
Born: December 1, 1880 in Stawiski, Congress Poland. Died: March 14, 1961 in Antwerp.
Akiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein 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.
In his youth, he defeated top players José Raúl Capablanca (Cuba) 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. After his retirement from the chess tournament, Rubinstein played friendly games, including against Miguel Najdorf.
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