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Robert Hübner
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German chess player, chess writer, and papyrologist (1948–2025)
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Robert Hübner was a chess player, writer, papyrologist, and historian, born in Cologne on 6 November 1948, and a citizen of Germany. He held the titles of Grandmaster and International Master, competed for Germany, and reached an Elo rating of 2640. He was a member of the Deutscher Schachbund and took part in the 18th, 20th, 23rd, and 25th Chess Olympiads.
Hübner was educated at the University of Cologne and spoke German, English, and Finnish. He received the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt and wrote works including Materialien zu Fischers Partien and Der Weltmeisterschaftskampf Lasker-Steinitz 1894. He died in Cologne on 5 January 2025, of stomach cancer, of natural causes.
Synthesized by Vinony from 26 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Crossref. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Materialien zu Fischers Partien
- Der Weltmeisterschaftskampf Lasker-Steinitz 1894
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1972-12-04
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 95,803x
- Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 56,565x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 46,853x
- Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 39,807x
- The PHQ-9
· 2001 · cited 39,523x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1948-11-06 ) 6 November 1948, Cologne , Germany
- Died
- 5 January 2025 (2025-01-05) (aged 76), Cologne, Germany
- Country
- Germany
- Title
- Grandmaster (1971)
- Peak rating
- 2640 (July 1981)
- Peak ranking
- No. 3 (July 1981)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Family name
- Hübner
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Cologne
- Place of death
- Cologne
- Occupation
- athlete
- Educated at
- University of Cologne
- Languages spoken
- Finnish
- Participant in
- 34th Chess Olympiad
- Sport
- chess
- Country for sport
- Germany
- Image
- Dhr. Robert Hübner, Bestanddeelnr 932-7315.jpg
Show 9 more facts
- Commons category
- Robert Hübner (chess player)
- date of birth
- 1948-11-06
- Elo rating
- 2574
- member of
- Deutscher Schachbund
- Stack Exchange tag
- chess.stackexchange.com/tags/robert-hubner
- name in native language
- Robert Hübner
- date of death
- 2025-01-05
- cause of death
- stomach cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
Sources (7)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Hübner (6 November 1948 – 5 January 2025) was a German chess grandmaster, chess writer, and papyrologist. He was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Chess career
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