Rotlewi versus Rubinstein

Rotlewi versus Rubinstein is a game of chess played between Gersz Rotlewi and Akiba Rubinstein in Łódź, Poland in 1907. It features a brilliant sacrifice by Rubinstein to win the game (of a queen and rook for two minor pieces), in an example of an overload.

Garry Kasparov described the game as "Rubinstein's truly 'immortal' game" and "his most famous creation".

White: Gersz Rotlewi   Black: Akiba Rubinstein   Opening: Tarrasch Defense, Symmetrical Variation (ECO D32)
Łódź, Poland, December 1907

[Notes are based on The Big Book of Chess by Eric Schiller, and other referenced works.]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. a3 a6 8. b4 Bd6 9. Bb2 0-0 10. Qd2?

10... Qe7!

11. Bd3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Bd3 Rd8 14. Qe2 Bb7 15. 0-0 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5

17. f4 Bc7 18. e4 Rac8 19. e5 Bb6+ 20. Kh1 Ng4

21. Be4 Qh4 22. g3 (see diagram) Rxc3!!

23. gxh4

23... Rd2!! (see diagram)

24. Qxd2 Bxe4+ 25. Qg2 Rh3!

0–1

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