#8 · Rubinstein's Immortal

Lodz · 1907 · vs Georg Rotlewi
You are Akiba Rubinstein.
1880–1961 · The Endgame Artist · Meet the Legend

Łódź, 1907. Both sides have aimed everything at the enemy king, but it is your move — and you are Akiba Rubinstein. What follows is the most beautiful queen sacrifice ever accepted out of sheer helplessness: every capture loses, every refusal loses, and the final position is a painting.

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