Rotlewi versus Rubinstein
Rotlewi versus Rubinstein is a game of chess played between Gersz Rotlewi and Akiba Rubinstein in Łódź, Poland on 26 December, 1907. It features a brilliant queen and rook sacrifice by Rubinstein to force mate.
The game was dubbed Rubinstein's Immortal Game by Hans Kmoch. Garry Kasparov described the game as "Rubinstein's truly 'immortal' game" and "his most famous creation".The game
White: Gersz Rotlewi Black: Akiba Rubinstein Opening: Tarrasch Defense, Symmetrical Variation
Łódź, Poland, December 1907
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 Rxc3
23. gxh4
23... Rd2!!
24. Qxd2 Bxe4+ 25. Qg2 Rh3!
