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Aug-01-05
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| Sneaky: Well, there are always tiny elements of luck inserted into the contests, but I understand your point--it should be minimized as much as possible. Here's some chess luck: me and my friend were both doing very well, with 2 out of 2 points in the open section. My opponent has a pressing engagement and forfeits at the last second, allowing me to rest up for the second game of the day. Meanwhile buddy was paired was Rashid Ziatdinov. Ouch!! |
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| Aug-02-05 |
| aw1988: Shrug. If that happens it happens, enjoy it. But to actually decide a tournament by closing your eyes and spinning around in a circle? |
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Aug-02-05
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| chancho: The match with Petrosian in 1971, Huebner quit due to the excessively loud noises outside the street, which carried over to the playing area. Petrosian, the wily Devil,had turned his hearing aid off, and since he was not hearing any noises he was pretty much having a jolly good time. |
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| Aug-05-05 |
| WTHarvey: Here are some critical positions from Huebner's games: http://www.wtharvey.com/hueb.html |
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Aug-08-05
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| RookFile: When you've got your excuse all ready, like Huebner did, then all you need to do is start feeling sorry for yourself. Bobby Fischer had the lights go out in his match with Petrosian; there was also a bomb scare. He also hated the conditions against Spassky. Nobody would ever accuse Fischer of being emotionally stable, but he was not afraid, like Huebner. He showed up, played, and WON. |
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Aug-08-05
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| Gregor Samsa Mendel: <He showed up, played, and WON.> Too bad he didn't try that strategy in '75. |
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Aug-09-05
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| Caissanist: Fischer was in fact very disturbed by the noise in the first game of the match with Spassky, and forefeited the second game because of it. He had a long history of refusing to play, or walking out in the middle of an event, when conditions were not exactly to his liking. |
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Aug-09-05
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| RookFile: Ah, but in 1975, Bobby had nothing left to prove. He had already climbed the mountain. Big difference between this and Huebner, who talks a good game, and is in fact a great analyst.... but... gave up halfway
up the slope. |
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Sep-11-05
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| Caissanist: A more amusing example of Huebner's nervousness is his game with Ken Rogoff in the 1972 World Student Team Championship. Here is the score of what must surely be the worst tournament game ever played between two titled opponents: [White Robert Huebner]
[Black Kenneth Rogoff]
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Ng1 Bg7 4. Qa4 O-O 5. Qxd7 Qxd7 6. g4 Qxd2+ 7. Kxd2 Nxg4
8. b4 a5 9. a4 Bxa1 10. Bb2 Nc6 11. Bh8 Bg7 12. h4 axb4 1/2-1/2 This game was the result of a dispute between Huebner and the tournament directors, who demanded that the game be replayed; when Huebner refused to do so it was scored as a forfeit for Rogoff. |
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| Jan-02-06 |
| Jim Bartle: No offense to players from the past, even the recent past, with the advent of databases and computer analysis, it seems to me that you can't spend enough time to be a topnotch player if you have another career. To play in the elite today, how many variations do players have to know into the 20s? Hundreds, I'd suppose, and then you have to search for improvements. Looks like a full-time job to me. |
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| Jan-02-06 |
| Jim Bartle: I looked at the book of the Informant's top 10 games from the first 64 volumes, and found that Hubner got no respect whatsoever from the panels of judges. His record in "top ten" games is 0 wins, 0 draws, 9 losses. Amazing for such a strong player, not a single win, or even draw over a fine career was deemed worthy of recognition. |
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| Mar-02-06 |
| BIDMONFA: Robert Huebner HUEBNER, Robert
http://www.bidmonfa.com/huebner_rob...
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Aug-25-06
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| ahmadov: "Those who say they understand chess, understand nothing." Well said, but to be more correct I would say "...understand nothing about chess" |
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| Dec-13-06 |
| Runemaster: In the photograph on this page, Hubner looks like he could have been in the band Kraftwerk. And he was born in the same area at about the same time; I wonder if they knew each other. If you listen carefully, you can hear Hubner spinning the roulette wheel on "The Robots" (1978), although he's buried deep in the mix. |
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Dec-13-06
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| Resignation Trap: Here's a more recent photo: http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/eve... . |
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| Dec-14-06 |
| Runemaster: Now he looks like Elton John. |
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| Feb-19-07 |
| fischerov: this guy sure draws a lot |
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| Mar-22-07 |
| hscer: aren't most notable games wins |
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Apr-14-07
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| whiteshark: Tkx cg.com providing us with the lastest picture available from Dr. Hübner.
This one was unknown to me so far. |
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Jun-27-07
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| Open Defence: I really like his games |
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Jun-27-07
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| IMlday: Huebner was in great form at the 1972 Skopje Olympiad. After about ten moves Gheorghui offers a draw. Hubner says "I think it is too early for a draw." The Romanian thought a while and moved. Hubner replied quickly. Georghui moved and offered another draw. Hubner says "I think it is too late for a draw." He goes on to win. |
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Jun-27-07
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| whiteshark: LOL
Even if it's the answer to my own posting....
<whiteshark: Tkx cg.com providing us with the lastest picture available from Dr. Hübner. This one was unknown to me so far.>
here is a more recent picture...
http://www.rochadekuppenheim.de/mek... |
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Aug-12-07
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| talisman: for some reason i always had huebner,larsen, and gligorich linked together as 3 who had a legitimate chance to win the WC w/ about the same chances.i really have a hard time understanding how you can put your chance at the title on the roulette wheel. |
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Aug-30-07
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| whiteshark: My last link didn't work anymore. Here are some other:
http://www.lasker-gesellschaft.de/b...
http://chesstigers.de/bilder/kenk/h...
http://www.rochadekuppenheim.de/mek... |
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Apr-13-08
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| Karpova: <"Chess is thriving. There are ever less round robin tournaments and ever more World Champions."> Robert Hübner, Schach, december 2000
http://www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/chess/q... |
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