ROBERT HUEBNER (born Nov-06-1948, died Jan-05-2025, 76 years old) Germany [what is this?] Dr. Robert Huebner was born in Cologne in 1948. He is widely considered to be the greatest German player since Emanuel Lasker. At age sixteen, he tied for first in the European Championship. At eighteen, Huebner was the joint winner of the West German Championship. In 1971, he received the International Grandmaster title after qualifying for the World Championship Candidates at Palma de Mallorca Interzonal (1970), where he tied for second place. The candidates match with Petrosian took place in Seville, Spain - Petrosian - Huebner Candidates Quarterfinal (1971). The first six games of the match ended in draws, with Petrosian winning the seventh. With three games remaining in the best-of-ten encounter, Huebner forfeited the match, citing problems with excessive heat and noise. Huebner also qualified in 1980. By defeating Adorjan and Portisch, he reached the finals. The candidates final with Korchnoi was a best-of-sixteen match that took place in Merano. Huebner was ahead by a point after six rounds, but lost games seven and eight. The following two games were adjourned, after which Huebner asked for a postponement. After some controversy, he ended up leaving Merano and forfeited the match. By reaching the finals, though, he secured a Candidates spot for the third time. In the next cycle, contested in 1983, he played the 62-year-old former world champion, Smyslov. The encounter took place in the Austrian spa and resort city of Velden. After 14 games, the match was tied. On April 20, the match was decided by the spin of a roulette wheel at Casino Velden. The first spin landed on 0 (green), necessitating a second spin. The second spin landed on 3, a red number, making Smyslov the winner. Widespread dissatisfaction with the randomness of this result led to further games at faster time controls being considered as an alternative tiebreaker. Huebner's last FIDE rating was 2574, and his last FIDE-rated game was in March 2020. His elder brother was Wolfgang Huebner. Wikipedia article: Robert Hübner Last updated: 2025-01-05 21:11:40

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page 1 of 76; games 1-25 of 1,879  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Huebner vs F Vogelmann   ½-½ 56 1961 GER-ch TT (final) C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 2. Eichner vs Huebner   1-0 65 1961 GER-ch TT (final) B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 3. Huebner vs J Bichlmeier   1-0 46 1961 GER-ch TT (final) B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern 4. Huebner vs E Eichhorn   1-0 37 1964 Niemeyer Juniors B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 5. R Hartoch vs Huebner   ½-½ 41 1964 Niemeyer Juniors C10 French 6. Huebner vs L Cederquist   ½-½ 31 1964 Niemeyer Juniors B07 Pirc 7. P van Herck vs Huebner   0-1 41 1964 Niemeyer Juniors B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. Huebner vs R A Harris   1-0 34 1964 Niemeyer Juniors B20 Sicilian 9. Huebner vs J Sloth   ½-½ 35 1964 Niemeyer Juniors B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 10. E Scholl vs Huebner   ½-½ 51 1964 Niemeyer Juniors C16 French, Winawer 11. Huebner vs S Noorda   1-0 43 1964 Niemeyer Juniors C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) 12. G Antunac vs Huebner   0-1 52 1964 Niemeyer Juniors C41 Philidor Defense 13. Huebner vs S Noorda   1-0 29 1964 Niemeyer Juniors 1964/65 C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 14. R Verstraeten vs Huebner   ½-½ 52 1964 Niemeyer Juniors 1964/65 B42 Sicilian, Kan 15. C Woodcock vs Huebner   ½-½ 30 1964 Niemeyer Juniors 1964/65 C03 French, Tarrasch 16. Huebner vs J Kolbak   1-0 77 1964 Niemeyer Juniors 1964/65 B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 17. Huebner vs F Hoelzl   1-0 29 1964 Niemeyer Juniors 1964/65 B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 18. Huebner vs Y Bleiman   1-0 39 1965 Niemeyer Juniors 1964/65 B16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation 19. H Ree vs Huebner   ½-½ 15 1965 Niemeyer Juniors 1964/65 C41 Philidor Defense 20. Huebner vs H Glauser   ½-½ 42 1965 Niemeyer Juniors 1964/65 C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed 21. P De Haseth vs Huebner 0-1 42 1965 Niemeyer Juniors 1964/65 C10 French 22. Huebner vs J Sibe   1-0 41 1965 Niemeyer Juniors 1964/65 B32 Sicilian 23. S Algera vs Huebner   0-1 33 1965 Niemeyer Juniors 1964/65 A07 King's Indian Attack 24. O Martius vs Huebner   ½-½ 29 1965 FRG CupT B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 25. Huebner vs L Schmid   ½-½ 52 1965 FRG CupT C15 French, Winawer  page 1 of 76; games 1-25 of 1,879

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 11 OF 13 ·  Later Kibitzing> Nov-20-23    perfidious: In Huebner vis-a-vis Yusupov, the good doctor gets my vote. Nov-20-23    MissScarlett: Was Tartakower the strongest French player since Alekhine? Nov-20-23    perfidious: Maybe before him. Nov-20-23    nok: I'm thinking of someone, but he died Junge. . Nov-20-23    perfidious: It would seem that dying <Junge> made him quite unable to become <Der Alte>. Nov-22-23    fredthebear: Please read my prior post above carefully. Then be aware that Keymer, Vincent Keymer is currently rated 2737 Classic which is good for 14th in the world at age 19. The all-knowing perfidious should have bothered to check that before running off at the mouth again, but such above is <typical of his ultra-lazy posting method.> Thank you to Caissanist for taking an interest in updating player biographies. Nov-22-23    plang: In my opinion 2640 in 1981 > 2737 in 2023 Nov-22-23    Caissanist: <fredthebear> Thank you for the kind words! I will update the bio within a week or so. Huebner seems to be a pretty interesting character, more so than I expected. Btw, all the German bios say something like "best German player since Lasker" seemingly as a matter of course. There doesn't seem to be any serious disagreement about that within Germany. I have no doubt that virtually all of <perfidious>'s posts on the Rogoff page are trash, since pretty much everyone's are; this is a terrible site for discussing pretty much anything unrelated to chess and the people who play it. Maybe they should build a site called <AngryChessPlayersVent> or something. Nov-22-23    stone free or die: Please don't feed the bears. Nov-22-23    Caissanist: Btw, I checked the FIDE rating list and Keymer is currently rated 29th overall, 26th among actives: https://ratings.fide.com/profile/12.... We'll see how the kid develops. Nov-22-23    fredthebear: If you can attribute this "best German player since Lasker" to someone credible, then it's more than fair to post. Let's not short-change the man if he earned it. (Four candidates matches is nothing to sneeze at.) There's also Bogo-, Pachman, Uhlman, etc. FWIW, I'm guessing that GM Jan Gustafsson of Chess24.com might be the most recognized German player these days. Nov-22-23    stone free or die: FWIW - Jussupow was once Keymer's trainer. Nov-22-23    fredthebear: Artur was a fine player, coach and writer without a doubt. I think he was born in Russia, but played for Germany many years. Nov-22-23    stone free or die: He moved to Germany in 1991. Not sure exactly when he switched federations. Nov-22-23    stone free or die: It was more due to personal safety - given it was just after getting shot in a robbery at his home. Nov-22-23    fredthebear: Uncertain, bloody, fearful, horrific times too (more religious persecution). Things were not so happy not far away in Yugoslavia then: https://www.historycrunch.com/slobo... Nov-22-23    stone free or die: What's the Yugoslavian tie-in? (I mean besides chronologically?) Nov-22-23    stone free or die: FWIW - I requested that this post, Robert Huebner (kibitz #272), be deleted under the <Rogoff rule>(*). Alas, the admins seem errant thus far, perhaps due to other obligations? * * * * * (*) What's done one <Rogoff>, stays on <Rogoff>. . Nov-22-23    perfidious: I requested the excision of Robert Huebner, an earlier post in similar vein. Contrary to what he and <MissS> believe--though the latter now understands otherwise, I do not now, nor have I ever had moderator privileges, though if that day were to ever come, I would exercise them with great care. Nov-22-23    stone free or die: Oops - (*) What's done on <Rogoff>, stays on <Rogoff>. Nov-26-23    fredthebear: Would that be still more self-promotion or yet unseen self-moderation of these types of needless, unethical, never-ending anti-guideline personal attacks ?? <Nov-19-23 Kenneth Rogoff perfidious: <blathering catamite, heart attack giver>, same as his hero strongmen, can only envision one end for those who oppose him--their destruction. Nov-17-23 Kenneth Rogoff perfidious: <CIO>, that is an easier task than the all but insuperable one of trying to suss out humanity in <bumptious catamite>. Nov-16-23 Kenneth Rogoff perfidious: <....lefties are true followers at heart. Sheep.> A topic more than familiar to you in your role as <big catamite>.> And Hans Niemann will become an arbiter for the St. Louis Chess Club !! Nov-26-23    offramp: Who does what now? Nov-26-23    stone free or die: It's not what now, it's what's next? Various versions of the "name to be named" veiled threat... <a seafod spoild yz4th rank smelln zleg end feet rottin on zandbar hot sun a. 'Nomen nominandum' a.k.a 'the name to be named' missed biozone free death. .> Game Collection: Queen Hunger Games II <a zsfod z4 mod z freexp zanzibark z stoned is a perd a. 'Nomen nominandum' a.k.a 'the name to be named'> Game Collection: 2nd place isn't so bad unless there's only 2 Qu <a sfod z4 mod z free zanzibar z stone perd a. 'Nomen nominandum' a.k.a 'the name to be named'> Game Collection: Sveshnikovs c3 sicilian <NN nana axp zsfod z4 mod z freek zanzibark z stoner isa perd a. 'Nomen nominandum' a.k.a 'the name to be named'> Game Collection: NN Needs Fred Wilson, Murray Chandler, John Bain Sure there's more... Nov-26-23    perfidious: Fred Wilson is an okay guy, actually; when I visited New York in the 1990s, I would look him up and throw some business his way. Nov-26-23    stone free or die: Nice to know we can name at least one good Fred! Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 13) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 11 OF 13 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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