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"Rubinstein's Immortal"

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George Rotlewi vs Akiba Rubinstein, Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation, Lodz, 1907

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8
c8 black rook
d8 black rook
g8 black king
b7 black bishop
f7 black pawn
g7 black pawn
h7 black pawn
a6 black pawn
b6 black bishop
f6 black pawn
b5 black pawn
e5 white pawn
b4 white pawn
e4 white bishop
f4 white pawn
g4 black knight
h4 black queen
a3 white pawn
c3 white knight
g3 white pawn
b2 white bishop
e2 white queen
h2 white pawn
a1 white rook
f1 white rook
h1 white king
8
77
66
55
44
33
22
11
abcdefgh
Black move- What does he do here?
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8
d8 black rook
g8 black king
b7 black bishop
f7 black pawn
g7 black pawn
h7 black pawn
a6 black pawn
b6 black bishop
f6 black pawn
b5 black pawn
e5 white pawn
b4 white pawn
e4 white bishop
f4 white pawn
g4 black knight
h4 black queen
a3 white pawn
c3 black rook
g3 white pawn
b2 white bishop
e2 white queen
h2 white pawn
a1 white rook
f1 white rook
h1 white king
8
77
66
55
44
33
22
11
abcdefgh
Not this!!!
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8
d8 black rook
g8 black king
b7 black bishop
f7 black pawn
g7 black pawn
h7 black pawn
a6 black pawn
b6 black bishop
f6 black pawn
b5 black pawn
e5 white pawn
b4 white pawn
e4 white bishop
f4 white pawn
g4 black knight
h4 white pawn
a3 white pawn
c3 black rook
b2 white bishop
e2 white queen
h2 white pawn
a1 white rook
f1 white rook
h1 white king
8
77
66
55
44
33
22
11
abcdefgh
Goodbye queen
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8
g8 black king
b7 black bishop
f7 black pawn
g7 black pawn
h7 black pawn
a6 black pawn
b6 black bishop
f6 black pawn
b5 black pawn
e5 white pawn
b4 white pawn
e4 white bishop
f4 white pawn
g4 black knight
h4 white pawn
a3 white pawn
c3 black rook
b2 white bishop
d2 black rook
e2 white queen
h2 white pawn
a1 white rook
f1 white rook
h1 white king
8
77
66
55
44
33
22
11
abcdefgh
And now offering an unprotected rook?
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8
g8 black king
b7 black bishop
f7 black pawn
g7 black pawn
h7 black pawn
a6 black pawn
b6 black bishop
f6 black pawn
b5 black pawn
e5 white pawn
b4 white pawn
e4 white bishop
f4 white pawn
g4 black knight
h4 white pawn
a3 white pawn
c3 black rook
b2 white bishop
d2 white queen
h2 white pawn
a1 white rook
f1 white rook
h1 white king
8
77
66
55
44
33
22
11
abcdefgh
Will gladly accept, thank you very much
abcdefgh
8
g8 black king
f7 black pawn
g7 black pawn
h7 black pawn
a6 black pawn
b6 black bishop
f6 black pawn
b5 black pawn
e5 white pawn
b4 white pawn
e4 black bishop
f4 white pawn
g4 black knight
h4 white pawn
a3 white pawn
c3 black rook
b2 white bishop
d2 white queen
h2 white pawn
a1 white rook
f1 white rook
h1 white king
8
77
66
55
44
33
22
11
abcdefgh
oops
abcdefgh
8
g8 black king
f7 black pawn
g7 black pawn
h7 black pawn
a6 black pawn
b6 black bishop
f6 black pawn
b5 black pawn
e5 white pawn
b4 white pawn
e4 black bishop
f4 white pawn
g4 black knight
h4 white pawn
a3 white pawn
c3 black rook
b2 white bishop
g2 white queen
h2 white pawn
a1 white rook
f1 white rook
h1 white king
8
77
66
55
44
33
22
11
abcdefgh
The only alternative is Kg1, Rg3, Qg2, Rxg2- checkmate
abcdefgh
8
g8 black king
f7 black pawn
g7 black pawn
h7 black pawn
a6 black pawn
b6 black bishop
f6 black pawn
b5 black pawn
e5 white pawn
b4 white pawn
e4 black bishop
f4 white pawn
g4 black knight
h4 white pawn
a3 white pawn
h3 black rook
b2 white bishop
g2 white queen
h2 white pawn
a1 white rook
f1 white rook
h1 white king
8
77
66
55
44
33
22
11
abcdefgh
Elegance