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Learn from the legend : Positional and Endgame Maestro GM Akiba Rubinstein!

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12 Instructive games with Video Analysis  & 200 Interactive Exercises 
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Introduction

Akiba Rubinstein was a legendary Polish Grandmaster and a model player for anyone who wants to learn Positional Chess and improve their Endgame Skills. In this course -
  • You will learn from 12 of Akiba's best games through video analysis!
  • I have always believed in active learning. So, I have created 200 Interactive exercises for you. I am sure you will improve your overall chess strength once you solve them!

What's included in this course?

Chapter 1 - Positional Play

In this chapter, we go through the 5 best Positional Games of Akiba Rubinstein and learn from them.
Playing against the IQP - Game no. 1, Akiba vs Salwe, 1907
Game No. 1 Revision
The Great Simplifying operation! - Game no. 2, Duras vs Akiba, 1909
Game no. 2 Revision
Tightening the screws, slowly! - Game no. 3, Alapin vs Akiba, Carlsbad 1911
Game no. 3 Revision
Superb Piece Co-ordination! - Game no. 4, Akiba vs Maroczy, Gothenburg 1920
Game no. 4 Revision
Dominating an Open File! - Game No. 5, Akiba vs Boguljubow, Vienna 1922
Game no. 5 Revision

Chapter 2 - Deep Strategy

Rubinstein was well known for his deep strategic play right from the start of the game to the end. In this chapter, let us learn this technique with the help of the 3 best deep strategic games of Akiba!
Dark Square dominance! - Game no. 6, Akiba vs Salwe, Lodz 1908
Game no. 6 Revision
Knight Stability in Action! - Game no. 7, Akiba vs Duras, Carlsbad 1911
Game no. 7 Revision
A revolutionary recapture! - Game no. 8, Alekhine vs Akiba, Vilnius 1912
Game no. 8 Revision

Chapter 3 - Attacking Play

Rubinstein was well known for his positional play, but if he got attacking he did not shy away from sacrifices to checkmate the opponent's King! In this chapter, we see Rubinstein's attacking skills in action with the help of the 2 best attacking games by Akiba!
Witness the "Immortal Game" - Game no. 9, Rotlewi vs Akiba, Lodz 1907
Game no. 9 Revision
The famous "Rubinstein Attack" - Game no. 10, Akiba vs Teichmann, Vienna 1908
Game no. 10 Revision

Chapter 4 - Endgame Play

In this chapter, we will witness Akiba's endgame prowess with the help of 2 instructive endgame masterpieces!
The Clever Provocation! - Game no. 11, Akiba vs Schlechter, San Sebastian 1912
Game No. 11 Revision
The Famous Pawn Endgame! - Game no. 12, Cohn vs Akiba, St Petersburg 1909
Game no. 12 Revision

Interactive Exercises from the best games of Rubinstein!

In this section, you will find tons of interactive exercises from the games of Rubinstein! In crucial moments, I will ask you to find the best move or guess the move that Rubinstein played!
This contains strategic, tactical, positional and endgame exercises.
Game no. 13 - Marshall vs Akiba, Carlsbad 1907
Game no. 14 - Akiba vs Tarrasch, Gothenburg 1920
Game no. 15 - Tarrasch vs Rubinstein, Maehrisch Ostrau, 1923
Game no. 16 - Wolf vs Rubinstein, Teplitz 1922
Game no. 17 - Rubinstein vs Nimzowitsch, Berlin 1928
Game no. 18 - Janowski vs Akiba, Carlsbad 1907
Game no. 19 - Akiba vs Capablanca, San Sebastian 1911
Game no. 20 - Akiba vs Znosko Borovsky, St Petersburg 1909
Game no. 21 - Akiba vs Hromadka, 1923
Game no. 22 - Akiba vs Mieses, St Petersburg 1909
Game no. 23 - Tarrasch vs Rubinstein, San Sebastian 1912
Game no. 24 - Spielmann vs Akiba, San Sebastian 1912
Game no. 25 - Belsitzmann vs Akiba, Warsaw 1917
Game no. 26 - Reti vs Akiba, Gothenburg 1920
Game no. 27 - Turco vs Akiba, Baden-Baden 1925
Game no. 28 - Akiba vs Alekhine, Carlsbad 1911
Game no. 29 - Schlechter vs Akiba, San Sebastian 1912
Game no. 30 - Matisons vs Akiba, Carlsbad 1929

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Improve your Positional Chess and Endgame Play by studying the games of Rubinstein through videos and interactive analysis created by GM Swapnil
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Hey Champions, GM Swapnil here!

I am Grandmaster Swapnil Dhopade, a professional Chess Coach and author of multiple chess courses and books.
I coached the Indian Women's Chess team and was also the coach of one of the youngest GM's in the world Raunak Sadhwani!
My famous works include - 
Lifetime Repertoires Benko Gambit video course for Chessable & Playing the Petroff book for Quality Chess!

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