Karl Ruben Explained

Karl Ruben (4 August 1903 – 28 October 1938)[1] was a Danish chess master.[2]

He won a match against Johannes Pedersen (1.5–0.5) at Aalborg 1927,[3] tied for 2nd-3rd in Danish Championship at Vordingborg 1927 (Erik Andersen won), shared 2nd at Copenhagen 1927 (Politiken, Géza Maróczy won),[4] tied for 5-6th at Copenhagen 1928 (Aron Nimzowitsch won), tied for 7-9th at Svendborg 1930 (DEN-ch, Andersen won),[5] and won a simultan game against Alexander Alekhine at Copenhagen 1930.[6]

Ruben played four times for Denmark in Chess Olympiads in 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, and won team silver medal at London 1927.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Annals of the Danish Club of Chess Problems, 1938. 2020-03-09.
  2. http://www.chesslive.de/scripts/server.dll?
  3. Web site: Welcome to the Chessmetrics site. https://web.archive.org/web/20060414132700/http://www.chessmetrics.com/. dead. April 14, 2006. www.chessmetrics.com.
  4. Web site: Viking Chess . 2008-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070906210311/http://www.vikingskak.dk/English/profiles/AronNimzowitsch.htm . 2007-09-06 . dead .
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 2007-07-04 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070704030849/http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf . 2007-07-04 . Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01
  6. Web site: Alexander Alekhine vs Karl Ruben (1930).
  7. http://www.olimpbase.org OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess

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