He made it to the Candidates Final and grabbed the lead in a duel with Korchnoi. Moreover, at his peak in 1981, Huebner was very close to reaching the title match with Karpov. Huebner and Korchnoi in Hoogovens 1984 Photo: Fotocollectie Anefo Few people remember nowadays that Huebner has qualified for the Candidates many times, from the second-place tie in Palma de Mallorca in 1970 (the young Robert, not even a GM yet, put in an excellent performance and punched his ticket to the Candidates with a round to spare, finishing behind the older Robert), to Manila 1990, where he very confidently qualified competing with a mighty new wave of chess talents. Meanwhile, he is a great chess player and a remarkable person. Robert Huebner, a legendary German grandmaster, turned 75 today.Īrguably the most mysterious of the top players, he has almost always been in the shadows.
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