Notes of an Overwhelmed Student – Remembering Robert Hübner

Dr Thorsten Heedt took chess lessons from Robert Hübner (1948–2025) for a long time and got to know the German Grandmaster very well. They became good friends and Heedt even asked Hübner to be best man at Heedt’s wedding. After Hübner’s death on 5 January 2025, Heedt shares some personal memories…