[Event "Mahrisch Ostrau"] [Site "Mahrisch Ostrau"] [Round "0"] [White "Tarrasch"] [Black "Rubinstein"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C49"] [Opening "Four Knights: 4.Bb5 Bb4"] {29. RUBINSTEIN (1882-1958) The style of the Polish Grandmaster Rubinstein forms a bridge between Steinitz and the present day. He had a splendid grasp of the requirements of a position and was an exceptionally fine attacker when occasion demanded. However, in the field of the endgame many consider that his achievements will never be equalled. In Rook endings in particular his play was simply phenomenal. Yet his play also had its deficiencies. Tactially he was more fallible, as his games agains the great tactician Spielmann showed. For that matter there was nothing fanciful about any of his play, especially in the opening stages, where it tended rather towards monotony} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 11. h3 $1 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. d5 (13. Nh4 h6 14. Bc4 { Wolf-Rubinstein, Teplitz-Schonau, 1922}) 13... c6 14. Bc4 $2 (14. Bf1) 14... Rc8 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Bd3 Ne6 17. Bc1 Nc5 18. Nd2 (18. Ba3 Nxd3 (18... Ncxe4 19. Bxe4 Nxe4 20. Rxe4 Bxe4 21. Bxd6 Qd8 22. Bxf8 Qxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Bxf3 24. Rd3 e4 $19 {Kmoch})) 18... h5 $1 19. Ba3 Ne6 20. Nc4 c5 {Practically forced} (20... Rfd8 21. Nxe5) 21. Bc1 {Trying to find "greener pastures} 21... hxg4 22. hxg4 Nh7 $1 23. Kg2 Nhg5 24. f3 Rcd8 25. Nb2 d5 $2 { This timely central strike seizes the initiative} (25... -- 26. Bc4) 26. exd5 Rxd5 27. c4 Rd4 $1 28. Be3 (28. Rxe5 Qf6 29. Re1 Nf4+ 30. Bxf4 Rxf4 $40) 28... Rd6 29. Qe2 e4 $1 30. fxe4 Nxe4 31. Qf3 N4g5 32. Qg3 Qb7+ 33. Kf1 Rb6 34. Na4 Bxd3+ 35. cxd3 f5 $1 {Prying open the f-file for a decisive attack on the King} 36. Bxg5 fxg4+ 37. Kg1 (37. Ke2 Nd4+ 38. Kd2 Rb2+ $1 39. Kc1 Ne2+ $19) 37... Nxg5 38. Nxb6 Nf3+ 39. Kf2 Nxe1+ 40. Kxe1 (40. Ke2 Re8+ 41. Kd2 Nf3+) 40... Qh1+ 41. Kd2 Qxa1 0-1