Karl Ruben (4 August 1903 – 28 October 1938) was a Danish
chess
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master.
He won a match against Johannes Pedersen (1.5–0.5) at Aalborg 1927, tied for 2nd-3rd in
Danish Championship at Vordingborg 1927 (
Erik Andersen won), shared 2nd at Copenhagen 1927 (''Politiken'',
Géza Maróczy
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won),
tied for 5-6th at Copenhagen 1928 (
Aron Nimzowitsch
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won), tied for 7-9th at Svendborg 1930 (DEN-ch, Andersen won), and won a simultan game against
Alexander Alekhine
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at Copenhagen 1930.
Ruben played four times for Denmark in
Chess Olympiads
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in 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, and won team silver medal at London 1927.
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1903 births
1938 deaths
Danish Jews
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