GMRobert Hess
USA · FIDE ID 2022036 · 29 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2591
FIDE rating
Rapid
2617
#12 in USA (active)
Blitz
2526
FIDE rating
Score
45%
11 W · 4 D · 14 L
Opp. avg
2447
Last 29 games
Last game
2026-07-04
2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Blitz
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 40% of games (scores 67%), otherwise 1.c4 (27%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...g6 in 2 of 3 games (Modern Defense), scoring 0%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...g6 in 3 of 8 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 33%.
- By opponent strength: 38% against higher-rated players, 53% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 60% with White, 29% with Black.
Based on 29 over-the-board games (21 rapid · 8 blitz). 15 with White (60%), 14 with Black (29%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 6 | 67% |
| 1.c4 | 4 | 25% |
| 1.b3 | 3 | 67% |
| 1.d3 | 2 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Mieses Opening | 2 | 100% |
| King's Pawn Game: Leonardis Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Spielmann Attack | 2 | 50% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (3 games)
| 1...g6 Modern Defense | 2 | 0% |
| 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense | 1 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (8 games)
| 1...g6 Queen's Pawn Game | 3 | 33% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 3 | 17% |
| 1...f5 Dutch Defense | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense | 2 | 50% |
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | 2 | 0% |
| Modern Defense | 1 | 0% |
| Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotroc Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Dutch Defense | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-04 | Irine Kharisma Sukandar (2270) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2026-07-04 | Mark Heimann (2411) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2026-07-04 | Aman Hambleton (2511) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2026-07-04 | Robby Kevlishvili (2549) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Blitz · blitz | ½ |
| 2026-07-04 | Levy Rozman (2366) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Blitz · blitz | W |
| 2026-07-04 | Aydin Suleymanli (2559) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2026-07-04 | Shankar Gauri (2188) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Blitz · blitz | ½ |
| 2026-07-04 | Eric Rosen (2327) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Blitz · blitz | W |
| 2026-07-03 | Semen Khanin (2501) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2026-07-03 | Shankar Gauri (2382) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Rapid · rapid | W |
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