What is Robert Hess's FIDE rating?

Robert Hess's FIDE rating is 2591 standard, 2617 rapid, 2526 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Robert Hess's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Robert Hess played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 1,209 over-the-board games by Robert Hess (1,147 classical, 49 rapid, 13 blitz), with 50% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Robert Hess's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Robert Hess?

Open Robert Hess's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Robert Hess's style, before facing them.

Robert Hess

United Statesborn 1991FIDE ID 2022036

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2617Rapid

2591Classical

2526Blitz

2639peak, Jul 2012

1,209games

609wins, 50%

249draws, 21%

351losses, 29%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2639 · Jul 2012

Play style

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Elite accuracy: 91.5% average

Plays 2.1% better with black

Very consistent (91%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.b3 as

(76% in 178 games)

Vulnerable to 1.c4

(only 42%)

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Based on

1,209 games

Based on 1,209 games

Openings

1,209 gamesBased on 1,209 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

Vienna Game1.e4 e5 2.♞c3 ♞f611 games, last played 3 years ago45.5%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Nimzowitsch-Larsen1.b3 d5 2.♝b2 ♝f515 games, last played 4 years ago66.7%wins

Nimzo-Indian: Classical1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 e6 3.♞c3 ♝b4 4.♛c215 games, last played 6 years ago66.7%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 31 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 31 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

94.9%

Middlegame

92.1%

Endgame

93.9%

Clutch factor

+4%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

94%8g

EqualEqual position

93%6g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

90%17g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

27%

12 err

22%

10 err

18%

8 err

13%

6 err

11%

5 err

4 err

Critical moment

Move 53 avg

1-15

16-25

26-35

33%

36-45

67%

46+

67% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

22Errors mapped

c3 / e2Hotspot zone

Critical squares

33 err

22 err

c3/e2 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

some recent costly mistakes

Stockfish

Nakamura, Hikaru(2768)

Move 29 · Middlegame · OTB · 2022

−3.6a6??

Hambleton, Aman(2454)

Move 73 · Endgame · OTB · 2022

−7.3f6+??

Caruana, Fabiano(2792)

Move 30 · Middlegame · OTB · 2022

−2.5a1??

Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo(2598)

Move 41 · Endgame · OTB · 2022

−2.9a3??

Kosteniuk, Alexandra(2518)

Move 36 · Endgame · Blitz · 2021

−7.3a4??

Shimelkov, Vasiliy(2159)

Move 49 · Endgame · Blitz · 2021

−99.5d6??

Henderson de La Fuente, Lance(2491)

Move 61 · Endgame · Blitz · 2020

−4.3a7??

Selbes, Tamer Tarik(2235)

Move 31 · Endgame · Blitz · 2020

−3.8d6??

Lenderman, Aleksandr(2648)

Move 25 · Middlegame · Online · 2019

−2.9xc3??

Piorun, Kacper(2643)

Move 51 · Endgame · Online · 2019

−2.7b7+??