Hess, Robert

GM

USA USA·Born 1991·FIDE #2022036

2591Classical
2617Rapid
2526Blitz

Statistics

Total1,261
Wins633
Draws263
Losses365
50%21%29%

Play Style

before facing them
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 179 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♔ (only 44%)

Play against Hess's Twin

Uses their openings, level & style

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical · 31 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
94.9%
Middlegame
92.1%
Endgame
93.9%
Clutch Factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
93%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic Pieces
27%
12 err
22%
10 err
18%
8 err
13%
6 err
11%
5 err
9%
4 err
Critical Moment
Move 53 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
0%
26-35
33%
36-45
67%
46+
67% of blunders occur after move 46 — keep tension until then.
Error Heatmap
3
3
3
Few
Many
c3
3 err
e2
3 err
f6
3 err
a1
2 err
a3
2 err
c3/e2 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

1,261 games

Weaknesses

— exploit these
aswhite45.5%losses
Vienna Game — 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6
11 gamesPlay this line

No significant weaknesses detected as black

Strengths

— avoid these
aswhite66.7%wins
Nimzowitsch-Larsen — 1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bf515 g
aswhite66.7%wins
Nimzo-Indian: Classical — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc215 g
asblack69.1%wins
Modern Defense — 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg768 g
asblack58.3%wins
Sicilian: d6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d612 g

Critical Blunders

10 errors
Ba6??vs NakamuraOTB · 2022
Qf6+??vs HambletonOTB · 2022
Qa1??vs CaruanaOTB · 2022
Ra3??vs Martinez AlcantaraOTB · 2022
Qa4??vs KosteniukBlitz · 2021
d6??vs ShimelkovBlitz · 2021
Bd6??vs SelbesBlitz · 2020
Ra7??vs Henderson de La FuenteBlitz · 2020
Rxc3??vs LendermanOnline · 2019
Rb7+??vs PiorunOnline · 2019

Recent Games

Loss
Suleymanli, Aydin(2657)

Naroditsky Mem Blitz 2026 · 4 Jul 2026

1-0
Loss
Sukandar, Irine Kharisma(2330)

Naroditsky Mem Blitz 2026 · 4 Jul 2026

1-0
Win
Rozman, Levy(2318)

Naroditsky Mem Blitz 2026 · 4 Jul 2026

1-0
Loss
Heimann, Mark(2487)

Naroditsky Mem Blitz 2026 · 4 Jul 2026

0-1
Win
Rosen, Eric(2377)

Naroditsky Mem Blitz 2026 · 4 Jul 2026

0-1
Draw
Kevlishvili, Robby(2516)

Naroditsky Mem Blitz 2026 · 4 Jul 2026

½-½

Endgame Statistics

PRO

Repertoire

PRO
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1a
b
c
d
e
f
g
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Move arrowsmost-played moves
SF18
641 games
55%19%26%
MovegamesPerf%
1.e4
319
61%
1.b3Strong
179
76%
1.d4
89
60%
1.c4
27
44%
1.g3Strong
12
75%
1.Nf3
9
56%
1.d3Strong
2
100%
1.g4Strong
1
100%
1.e3Strong
1
100%
1.h4Strong
1
100%
1.Nc3Strong
1
100%

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