Donaldson/Minev: The Life & Games of Akiva Rubinstein - Volume 1: Uncrowned King Taktik NOTE: This is not a

NOTE: This is not a high-level theoretical work

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Donaldson/Minev: The Life & Games of Akiva Rubinstein - Volume 1: Uncrowned King Taktik NOTE: This is not aThe Man Who Would Be King Akiva Rubinstein occupies a unique position in chess history. One of the greatest artists ever to sit down at a chessboard, Rubinstein was also the strongest player never to get a shot at the title of world champion. The Life & Games of Akiva Rubinstein, Volume 1: Uncrowned King focuses on the years 1882 1920, covering Rubinstein's rise from a modest upbringing to his emergence as Emanuel Lasker's chief challenger in the last