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Robert Hübner (born 1948) is a German chess grandmaster, chess writer, and papyrologist. He was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s.

Robert Hübner (born November 6, 1948) is a German chess grandmaster (1971), chess writer, and papyrologist. He was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s.

Between 1971 and 1991 (loss to Jan Timman), Hübner played in four Candidates Tournaments for the World Championship.

He reached third place in the FIDE world ranking list in 1980.

He served as a second to Nigel Short in the 1993 world championship match against Garry Kasparov.

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Ulf Andersson vs Robert Huebner 1981 rook endgame: the mistake here is Rd8 right?

Click here for engine re position below 8/3r4/1kp2p1p/ppRp2pP/3PP1P1/3K1P2/PP6/8 w - - 0 1 From hanging pawns in The Principle of Two Weaknesses in the Endgame at 9:02 (the game is discussed from 0:00 until 12:20). The way Rd8 is described makes me…
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