Famous German chess player Robert Huebner dies at the age of 76. The German Chess Federation announced this on January 6. The cause of death was a long battle with cancer.. Hubner died in a hospital in Delbruck. As you know, Hubner received the title of grandmaster back in 1971. In 1981, he rose to third place in the world chess rankings, behind only Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi. Together with the German team, he won silver at the 2000 Chess Olympiad. In total, he played 249 games for the national team.. Hubner won 104 times, drew 126 times and was defeated only 19 times. During his life he published several books about chess and knew 22 languages. Let us remind you that the former Estonian President (2001-2006) Arnold Ruutel died at the age of 96 on the evening of Tuesday, December 31. Earlier it was reported that famous TV presenter Phil Donahue died in the United States at the age of 88.. News on Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels https://t. me/korrespondentnet and WhatsApp Author: 1.