Rubinstein - Spielmann, Pistyan, 1912

The Bad Pistyan International Chess Tournament, held in a small medieval resort in Slovakia, was one of the strongest tournaments ever. In round six, Akiba Rubinstein and Rudolf Spielmann played the Old Benoni.

Commonly believed to have been strongest player never to play for the World Chess Championship, Akiba Rubinstein's family expected him to become a rabbi, but he turned to chess at a young age; after WWI he played inconsistently, possibly because of a severe social anxiety which worsened over time. The prodigy Rudolf Spielmann's aggressive play, frequently featuring gambits, earned him the nickname "The Master of Attack."

Edward Lasker annotated the game in 1915.