Ilya Rabinovich
Notable Games

Ilya Rabinovich

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Notable Games

  • 1914 Alekhine, Alexander vsRabinovich, Ilya Leontievich 0-1 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense 49 moves St Petersburg exh St Petersburg 1914, an exhibition game against the future World Champion Alexander Alekhine in the Ruy Lopez. 18...Nxf4 takes the f-pawn, 25.Qxb6 axb6 exchanges queens, 36...Rxa2 wins a pawn, 48...Kxe6 takes the knight, and 49...Kd7 ends the game in 49 moves.
  • 1916 Bogoljubov, Efim vsRabinovich, Ilya Leontievich 0-1 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense 57 moves Triberg Interned Russians-07 Triberg 1916, the internees' tournament he won, against Efim Bogoljubov in the Ruy Lopez. 16.Nxf6+ Qxf6 17.Qxf6 Nxf6 exchanges queens, 33...Nxf4 wins a pawn, 55...Nxh6 picks up a bishop, and 57...Bb5 ends the game in 57 moves.
  • 1924.09.09 Rabinovich, Ilya Leontievich vsLevenfish, Grigory 1-0 Alekhine Defense 49 moves URS-ch03 Final 3rd USSR Championship, Moscow 1924, round 13, against Grigory Levenfish in the Alekhine Defense. 14.Bxf7 takes a pawn, 27.Qxc5+ Nxc5 28.Bxd5 wins a knight, 36.Rxb7 and 39.Rxa7 collect the queenside pawns, and 49.Bxg6 ends the game in 49 moves.
  • 1925.04.20 Rabinovich, Ilya Leontievich vsBogoljubov, Efim 1-0 Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Main Line 29 moves Baden-Baden International Baden-Baden 1925, round four, against Efim Bogoljubov in the Queen's Gambit Declined. 8.c5 and 9.b4 gain space on the queenside, 25.Ne7+ Kf8 26.Nxc8 wins the bishop with a knight fork, and 29.Nxa4 ends the game in 29 moves.
  • 1925.11.23 Rubinstein, Akiba vsRabinovich, Ilya Leontievich 0-1 Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation 32 moves Moscow International-01 Moscow 1925, round 11, against Akiba Rubinstein in the Nimzo-Indian. 16...b5 opens the queenside, 22...Qb6+ and 25...Rc4 bring the queen and rook into play, 28...Rc2 reaches the second rank, and 32...Ba6 ends the game in 32 moves.
  • 1932.09.18 Rabinovich, Ilya Leontievich vsIlyin Zhenevsky, Alexander 1-0 French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch Gambit 30 moves Leningrad-ch09 Leningrad Championship 1932, round six, against Alexander Ilyin-Zhenevsky in the French Defense. 23.Bxf6 gxf6 24.Nd5 exd5 gives up two pieces, 26.Qxg5 wins a knight back, and 30.Qe6+ ends the game in 30 moves.
  • 1934.08.29 Euwe, Max vsRabinovich, Ilya Leontievich 0-1 Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line 36 moves Leningrad with Euwe and Kmoch Leningrad 1934, round ten, against the future World Champion Max Euwe in the Queen's Gambit Declined. 12...Qb4+ 13.Nd2 Qxb3 exchanges queens, 19...fxe4 and 20...Rxe4 win a pawn, 34...Rg2+ brings the rook to the king, and 36...Re2 ends the game in 36 moves.
  • 1934.12.15 Rabinovich, Ilya Leontievich vsSavitsky, Leonid 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation 12 moves URS-ch09 Final 9th USSR Championship, Leningrad 1934, round seven, against Leonid Savitsky in the Exchange Ruy Lopez. 9.e5 Qg6 and 11.Nf4 Qf5 chase the black queen, and 12.g4 ends the game in 12 moves.
  • 1934.12.26 Belavenets, Sergey Vesevolodovi vsRabinovich, Ilya Leontievich 0-1 Benoni Defense: Old Benoni 37 moves URS-ch09 Final 9th USSR Championship, Leningrad 1934, round 15, against Sergey Belavenets in the Old Benoni. 16...b5 17.axb5 Ra7 18.b6 Qxb6 opens the queenside, 22...f5 and 33...f4 advance the f-pawn, and 37...Qh3 ends the game in 37 moves.
  • 1935.01.01 Ilyin Zhenevsky, Alexander vsRabinovich, Ilya Leontievich 0-1 Ruy Lopez: Closed 69 moves URS-ch09 Final 9th USSR Championship, Leningrad 1935, round 19, against Alexander Ilyin-Zhenevsky in the Closed Ruy Lopez. 34...Nc2 forks the rooks and 35...Nxa3 takes one, 44...Rxb3 and 45...Rxe4 win two pawns, 54.Rxb2 Rxb2 leaves a rook against a knight, and 69...Ke3 ends the game.
  • 1935.03.05 Rabinovich, Ilya Leontievich vsSpielmann, Rudolf 1-0 Indian Defense: West Indian Defense 53 moves Moscow International-02 Moscow 1935, round 13, against Rudolf Spielmann. 14.c5 and 15.c6 push the c-pawn, 36.Qxb4 axb4 exchanges queens, 51.exf5 leaves a rook against a bishop, and 53.a5 ends the game in 53 moves.
  • 1935.03.07 Rabinovich, Ilya Leontievich vsMenchik, Vera 1-0 Indian Defense: West Indian Defense 39 moves Moscow International-02 Moscow 1935, round 15, against the reigning Women's World Champion Vera Menchik. 17.f4 and 28.h5 advance on the kingside, 34.Qxf6 gxh5 35.Rxh5 breaks into the king's position, and 39.Kxg2 ends the game in 39 moves.
  • 1938.06.05 Botvinnik, Mikhail vsRabinovich, Ilya Leontievich 0-1 Catalan Opening: Closed, Main Line 34 moves URS-ch11 Semifinal USSR Championship semifinal, Leningrad 1938, round 13, against the future World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik in the Closed Catalan. 19...Rf6 and 20...Rh6 bring the rook to the h-file, 21...Rxh3 takes a pawn, 28...Rxf2+ 29.Rxf2 Ne3+ 30.Ke2 Nxc2 wins the queen, and 34...Bxc5 ends the game in 34 moves.
  • 1939.01.10 Rabinovich, Ilya Leontievich vsGoglidze, Victor Arsentievich 1-0 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Classical Defense 23 moves Leningrad & Moscow Leningrad-Moscow 1939, round six, against Victor Goglidze in the Nimzo-Indian. 18.Nf5, 20.Bb2 and 22.Qg5 build up against the king, and 23.Qh6 ends the game in 23 moves: taking the queen with the g-pawn allows mate by the knight on h6.
  • 1940 Rabinovich, Ilya Leontievich vsFurman, Semen Abramovich 1-0 Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation 53 moves Leningrad-ch15 Leningrad Championship 1940, which he won, against Semen Furman in the Exchange Caro-Kann. 27.Rxe6 wins a pawn, 35.Rxa7 wins another, 41.c5, 43.c6 and 46.c7 push the c-pawn, and 53.Kh4 ends the game in 53 moves.
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