Robert Lee Hess
Number of games in database: 276
Years covered: 2001 to 2013
Last FIDE rating: 2595
Highest rating achieved in database: 2635
Overall record: +100 -69 =98 (55.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      9 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (49)      B25 B22 B23 B52 B40  French Defense (21)      C01 C11 C03 C19 C18  Caro-Kann (16)      B18 B10 B16 B13 B11  Ruy Lopez (15)      C69 C77 C65 C78 C70  Pirc (8)      B07  French (7)      C11 C13 C12	With the Black pieces:  Ruy Lopez (31)      C72 C75 C67 C71 C73  Nimzo Indian (22)      E21 E20 E32 E56 E42  Pirc (9)      B07 B08 B09  English (7)      A17 A14 A15 A19 A13  Bogo Indian (7)      E11  Queen's Pawn Game (6)      A46 A40 E00

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   R Hess vs J Becerra-Rivero, 2009 1-0
   Kaidanov vs R Hess, 2012 0-1
   R Hess vs A Ivanov, 2008 1-0
   R Hess vs Negi, 2011 1-0

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ROBERT LEE HESS (born Dec-19-1991) United States of America [what is this?] Grandmaster. Robert 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 represents the USA 2010 Olympiad team on the reserve board. Hess was also a linebacker for Stuyvesant High School's junior varsity team in New York City.

page 1 of 12; games 1-25 of 276  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. R Hess vs E Cordova 0-1 69 2001 Guaymallen PanAM-chJ U10 Absoluto B22 Sicilian, Alapin 2. R Hess vs T Teodorovicz   1-0 66 2001 Guaymallen PanAM-chJ U10 Absoluto B22 Sicilian, Alapin 3. Caruana vs R Hess 1-0 31 2001 Guaymallen PanAM-chJ U10 Absoluto C57 Two Knights 4. R Hess vs E Matthew   1-0 37 2001 Fall Futurity C28 Vienna Game 5. F Roselli vs R Hess 0-1 20 2001 Guaymallen PanAM-chJ U10 Absoluto C55 Two Knights Defense 6. R Hess vs J C Fernandez   0-1 62 2001 Fall Futurity B22 Sicilian, Alapin 7. R Hess vs R Maidana   1-0 80 2001 Guaymallen PanAM-chJ U10 Absoluto B22 Sicilian, Alapin 8. B Johnson vs R Hess 1-0 41 2001 Fall Futurity C77 Ruy Lopez 9. J Langreck vs R Hess   1-0 32 2003 World Open B07 Pirc 10. R Hess vs D Shapiro   ½-½ 48 2003 Marshall Chess Club Championship B22 Sicilian, Alapin 11. Stripunsky vs R Hess 1-0 45 2003 Marshall Chess Club Championship B08 Pirc, Classical 12. S Agaian vs R Hess   ½-½ 19 2003 Marshall Chess Club Championship B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack 13. R Hess vs J Simon   ½-½ 77 2003 Marshall Chess Club Championship B07 Pirc 14. R Hess vs Fedorowicz 0-1 39 2003 Marshall Chess Club Championship B23 Sicilian, Closed 15. R Hess vs J Sena   1-0 44 2003 Marshall Chess Club Championship C13 French 16. J Bonin vs R Hess   ½-½ 59 2003 Marshall Chess Club Championship A00 Uncommon Opening 17. E Treger vs R Hess   1-0 29 2003 Marshall Chess Club Championship B07 Pirc 18. J Stocek vs R Hess   1-0 42 2004 32nd World Open C28 Vienna Game 19. Wojtkiewicz vs R Hess   1-0 40 2004 32nd World Open A04 Reti Opening 20. C Bean vs R Hess 0-1 28 2004 G30 Marshall C.C C45 Scotch Game 21. R Hess vs A Skripchenko   0-1 40 2004 101st New York Masters B40 Sicilian 22. Nakamura vs R Hess 1-0 43 2004 New York Masters 127th C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 23. R Hess vs M Apicella   ½-½ 49 2005 Paris Championship C01 French, Exchange 24. R Hess vs I Foygel   0-1 33 2005 HB Global Chess Challenge B07 Pirc 25. I Chirila vs R Hess   ½-½ 37 2005 BELFORT YWCC BU14 C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange  page 1 of 12; games 1-25 of 276

< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 7 OF 7 ·  Later Kibitzing> Apr-26-11    Jafar219: I don`t understand, why this young and talanted American player has no profile picture?! Apr-26-11    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    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? Dec-30-11    Knight13: <heuristic> Yale is a perfect place to study finance. Jan-01-12    jsy: I believe Yale in fact does not have a finance major for undergrads. But it probably doesn't matter since "non-finance" majors are routinely hired into finance. Hess already has a highly valued GM "degree" in chess. Such a "degree" is highly valued by finance (and non-finance) employers (no kidding). Why else would promising American chess players just disappear in their late teens. Jan-02-12    Knight13: <jsy> My mistake. Now I'm beginning to wonder if he even goes to Yale. Jan-04-12    Caissanist: Good result at Groningen, tying for first with Ukraninan GM Alexander Kovchan: http://www.schaakstadgroningen.nl/f... . Mar-11-12    nolanryan: strong player for the US. awesome for us to have someone this strong on the reserve board at the olympiad. If only Caruana would represent his home country.... Apr-14-12    keypusher: Here's to the POTD! I've liked him ever since I came across this game. R Hess vs Y Shulman, 2009 Apr-15-12    BlackSheep: Robert Lee Hess , sounds like a Civil War Nazi . Oct-03-12    waustad: Somebody posted on another site that he'd retired from chess, but he's playing in the US Chess League now: http://uschessleague.com/results.ph... Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 7) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 7 OF 7 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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