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Robert Hess
R Hess 
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons  

Number of games in database: 379
Years covered: 2001 to 2020
Highest rating achieved in database: 2635
Overall record: +131 -91 =125 (55.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 32 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (54) 
    B25 B22 B40 B23 B52
 French Defense (25) 
    C11 C01 C03 C19 C12
 Caro-Kann (20) 
    B18 B11 B10 B13 B16
 Ruy Lopez (18) 
    C77 C69 C65 C85 C67
 French (10) 
    C11 C12 C13
 Nimzo Indian (9) 
    E32 E37 E20
With the Black pieces:
 Ruy Lopez (39) 
    C67 C72 C75 C69 C71
 Nimzo Indian (26) 
    E21 E32 E20 E56 E42
 English (13) 
    A14 A17 A13 A15 A19
 Pirc (12) 
    B07 B09 B08
 Bogo Indian (10) 
    E11
 Queen's Pawn Game (10) 
    A46 A40 A45 A41 E00
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   R Hess vs Tiviakov, 2011 1-0
   R Hess vs F Perez, 2007 1-0
   R Hess vs K Odeh, 2009 1-0
   R Hess vs J Becerra Rivero, 2009 1-0
   R Hess vs L B Hansen, 2007 1/2-1/2
   R Hess vs E Romanov, 2011 1-0
   R Hess vs Negi, 2011 1-0
   R Hess vs Robson, 2007 1-0
   R Hess vs R Gonzalez, 2005 1-0
   J Ragnarsson vs R Hess, 2012 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Foxwoods Open (2008)
   US Championship (Group B) (2011)
   US Championship (2009)
   Groningen Open-A (2011)
   Reykjavik Open (2012)
   United States Championship (2010)
   38th World Open (2010)
   Foxwoods Open (2009)
   Paris Championship (2005)
   Zurich Chess Club 200th Anniversary (2009)
   36th World Open (2008)
   23rd Czech Open A (2012)
   Reykjavik Open (2011)
   Isle of Man Masters (2018)
   Isle of Man Grand Swiss (2019)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 ch-USA Online Q Final
   R Hess vs T Gareyev (Dec-17-20) 0-1
   Sasikiran vs R Hess (Oct-21-19) 1-0
   R Hess vs Lenderman (Oct-20-19) 1-0
   Shankland vs R Hess (Oct-19-19) 0-1
   R Hess vs T Nabaty (Oct-18-19) 0-1

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ROBERT HESS
(born Dec-19-1991, 33 years old) United States of America

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Grandmaster Robert Lee Hess won the 2006 U.S. Junior championship in chess at age 14, also winning his FM title in that year. An international master in 2007, he won his first GM norm at Foxwoods Open (2008), his second at the SPICE Spring Invitational, and was awarded his Grandmaster title after acquiring his 3rd GM norm at the Foxwoods Open (2009).

He tied for second with 6.5/9 at the US Championship (2009) with Alexander Onischuk behind winner Hikaru Nakamura, who was also the only player to whom he lost a game. In 2010, he came outright second at the Negroponte Open in Greece behind Suat Atalik. He represented the USA 2010 Olympiad team on the reserve board.

Hess was also a linebacker for the junior varsity football team at Stuyvesant High School in New York City.

References / Sources

(1) https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast... (2017 podcast interview with Ben Johnson of Perpetual Chess)

Wikipedia article: Robert Hess (chess player)

Last updated: 2023-05-27 08:13:00

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 page 1 of 16; games 1-25 of 386  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. F Roselli vs R Hess 0-1202001Guaymallen PanAM-chJ U10 AbsolutoC55 Two Knights Defense
2. R Hess vs T Teodorovicz  1-0662001Guaymallen PanAM-chJ U10 AbsolutoB22 Sicilian, Alapin
3. R Hess vs E Cordova 0-1692001Guaymallen PanAM-chJ U10 AbsolutoB22 Sicilian, Alapin
4. Caruana vs R Hess 1-0312001Guaymallen PanAM-chJ U10 AbsolutoC57 Two Knights
5. R Hess vs R Maidana  1-0802001Guaymallen PanAM-chJ U10 AbsolutoB22 Sicilian, Alapin
6. B Johnson vs R Hess 1-0412001Fall FuturityC77 Ruy Lopez
7. R Hess vs J C Fernandez  0-1622001Fall FuturityB22 Sicilian, Alapin
8. R Hess vs E Matthew  1-0372001Fall FuturityC28 Vienna Game
9. J Langreck vs R Hess 1-0322003World OpenB07 Pirc
10. S Weeramantry vs R Hess  ½-½56200331st World OpenB07 Pirc
11. A Stripunsky vs R Hess 1-0452003Marshall Chess Club ChampionshipB08 Pirc, Classical
12. Y Treger vs R Hess  1-0292003Marshall Chess Club ChampionshipB07 Pirc
13. R Hess vs J Sena  1-0442003Marshall Chess Club ChampionshipC13 French
14. R Hess vs J Simon  ½-½772003Marshall Chess Club ChampionshipB07 Pirc
15. S Agaian vs R Hess  ½-½192003Marshall Chess Club ChampionshipB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
16. R Hess vs D Shapiro  ½-½482003Marshall Chess Club ChampionshipB40 Sicilian
17. J Bonin vs R Hess  ½-½592003Marshall Chess Club ChampionshipA00 Uncommon Opening
18. R Hess vs Fedorowicz 0-1392003Marshall Chess Club ChampionshipB23 Sicilian, Closed
19. R Hess vs A Skripchenko  0-1402004101st New York MastersB40 Sicilian
20. A Wojtkiewicz vs R Hess  ½-½602004Vermont CCA/ICC opA04 Reti Opening
21. A Wojtkiewicz vs R Hess  1-040200432nd World OpenA04 Reti Opening
22. J Stocek vs R Hess  1-042200432nd World OpenC28 Vienna Game
23. R Hess vs A Feuerstein  1-0502004New York State-chB40 Sicilian
24. C Bean vs R Hess 0-1282004G30 Marshall C.CC45 Scotch Game
25. Nakamura vs R Hess 1-0432004New York Masters 127thC75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
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Kibitzer's Corner
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Aug-17-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: 2nd place and 2671 perf. in the 1st Negroponte Open (Greece) 9-17 August 2010:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr338...

Aug-26-10  rapidcitychess: Hess looks quite different in a football suit than a real suit...
Sep-23-10  SetNoEscapeOn: Congrats to GM Hess for winning his very first Olympiad game.
Nov-12-10  Xeroxx: His last name is just one letter from being Chess.
Feb-09-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: He is the Aeroflot Open. Nice to see a guy this young in a strong Euro tournament. Thats how you improve. Play stronger players; get a feel for what you need to do to improve.
Feb-10-11  swordfish: Nice victory today against the young Norwegian GM Hammer at Aeroflot.
Apr-20-11  wordfunph: so far so good, 5/6 in US Championship's Group B, hot Hess!
Apr-20-11  weisyschwarz: What became of the page picture of this kid in his high school football uniform?
Apr-26-11  Jafar219: I don`t understand, why this young and talanted American player has no profile picture?!
Apr-26-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Still jittery about finishing second in the Civil War?
Jul-01-11  laskersteinitz: Why is Hess not playing at the World Open?
Aug-03-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  ketchuplover: He's currently playing in a Politiken 2011 event. 5/6 so far avg opponent around 2300
Aug-12-11  dangerhump: He finished tied for 2nd with 8/10. Great tournament for Hess, considering there were over 20 GM's playing. Could be a bright future for this 19 year old if he keeps up this kind dedication and activity. I'll be rooting for him.
Aug-12-11  SimonWebbsTiger: @dangerhump

the problem (well, chesswise anyway) is Robert is set to start his freshman year at - I believe it is - Yale this fall. So he will be studying full time now. I haven't heard him talk at all about his intentions at the chessboard. He wasn't clear about this when he popped down to the press room at the recent US Chp. and talked with Jennifer Shahade.

Aug-27-11  laskersteinitz: Yes, Hess will be a freshman at Yale this fall. He was admitted last year but deferred entrance for a year because of the Samford scholarship. It's unclear whether he will take part in Yale's chess club and play for them at PanAms.
Aug-27-11  Strongest Force: Hess joins other NYC greats that have gone from NYC to Yale: Benjamin, Wilder, Litvinchuk, and Rohde. I once saw W and B at a Time Square movie watching The Mystery Of Chess Boxing.
Aug-27-11  Strongest Force: Wilder didn't live in NYC but he was in the Apple often because he could stay at his uncle's apartment.
Nov-30-11  feitang: Look what I found: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27nu...

Very cool video about GM Hess

Dec-23-11  waustad: He's presently playing in Groningen. Here is a link to the live games: http://www.schaakstadgroningen.nl/l...
Dec-23-11  Caissanist: Ah yes, nothing like traveling 4,000 miles so you could play Daniel Naroditsky, the only other American in your section, in the third round. Thanks, guys.
Dec-24-11  Knight13: What college does Hess attend?
Dec-26-11  heuristic: <knight13>
college=yale, major=finance
Dec-26-11  Shams: Great, another young talent going into Finance. Just what we need.
Dec-26-11  frogbert: it's probably more about what hess needs, i assume. ;o)
Dec-30-11  Knight13: <Shams> Well, what did you have in mind?
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