Rubinstein Memorial

The Rubinstein Memorial is an annual chess tournament held in Polanica-Zdrój, Poland in honour of the chess legend Akiba Rubinstein. Rubinstein died in 1961 and the tournament had its first edition in 1963.

The tournament built a strong reputation all the way until the 1990s (peaking in 1998, when Karpov, Gelfand and Shirov among others participated), before declining throughout the 2000s. The 60th anniversary (2024) was marked by a significantly stronger field compared to previous years, featuring top-tier players including Duda, Keymer, and Wojtaszek.

The tournament usually consists of several tournaments in different rating or age groups. The main tournament is usually a closed round-robin tournament, while the other tournaments are open Swiss system tournaments.

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