Akiba Rubinstein is a famous figure in the in the history of chess. At
his peak, he was arguably the strongest player in the World, and only
the outbreak of World War I deprived him of the opportunity to challenge
his main rival Emanuel Lasker for the World Championship title.
Rubinstein was an exceptionally talented player whose legacy includes
many truly brilliant games. He helped to develop several chess openings
and is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest endgame players of
all time. In this book, Grandmaster Zenón Franco selects and examines
his favourite Rubinstein games, and demonstrates how we can all learn
and improve our chess by studying Rubinstein's masterpieces.