José Rubinstein

Simón José Rubinstein (21 January 1940 – 24 May 1997) was an Argentine chess master.[1]

Not to be confused with Austrian chess player Simon Rubinstein.

He won the Tucumán provincial championships in 1959[2][3] and with a perfect score in 1961;[4][5] took 6th in the Argentine Chess Championship in 1961;[6][7] took 6th at the 1962 masters tournament at the Kimberley club in Mar del Plata (Héctor Rossetto won);[6][8] and took 5th at Mar del Plata 1962 (Torneo Latino-americano, Raimundo García won).[6][9] He won a game against Bobby Fischer in a simultaneous exhibition at San Miguel de Tucumán in 1971.[10][11]

Legacy

The chess club Ajedrez Martelli celebrates, since 1999, a tournament in memory of Rubinstein.[12][13]

References
  1. Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 364, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
  2. "Torneo Mayor 1959". Ajedrez historico. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  3. "EN AJEDREZ AUN NO HUBO MEJORAMIENTO TECNICO". Ajedrez historico. Retrieved 5 May 2022. Reproduction of a 1959 La Gaceta article.
  4. "Torneo Mayor F.T.A. 1961". Ajedrez historico. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  5. "Torneo Mayor 1961: José Rubinstein obtiene el 100% de los puntos". Ajedrez historico. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  6. Di Felice, Gino (2013). Chess Results, 1961-1963. McFarland. pp. 27, 193. ISBN 9781476603728.
  7. "Campeonato Argentino 1961 – Final". Ajedrez historico. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  8. "Torneo Magistral Club Kimberley". Ajedrez historico. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  9. BrasilBase :: Torneios :: Mar del Plata 1962
  10. Chirino, Carlos (19 May 2020). "El día que "Bobby" Fischer perdió una partida de ajedrez en Tucumán". La Gaceta (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2020-12-12. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  11. "Robert James Fischer vs Jose Rubinstein (1971)". Chessgames. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  12. "El XXI Torneo José Rubinstein entra en zona de definición – Ajedrez Martelli" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  13. "XXI ABIERTO JOSE RUBINSTEIN -Ajedrez Martelli- – Chess Club". Chess.com. Retrieved 2022-05-11.


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