Hess, Robert

USA USA·Born 1991·FIDE #2022036·1,246 Games

Classical25911,193 Games

Rapid262148 Games

Blitz25575 Games

Statistics

1246

Total

626

Wins

261

Draws

359

Losses

50%21%29%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 91.3% average

Plays 3.2% better with black

Very consistent (90%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.b3 ♔ (76% in 179 games)

Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 45%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 23 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening95.2%

Middlegame92.6%

Endgame94.2%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+4%

Winning (+2 or more)94%

7 Games

Equal position93%

5 Games

Losing (-2 or more)90%

11 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♙

25%

6 errors

♖

25%

6 errors

♔

21%

5 errors

♕

17%

4 errors

♞

12%

3 errors

♗

0 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 42average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

50% of blunders occur between move 36-45. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

c32 err

d32 err

b11 err

b71 err

c61 err

c3/d3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

Szyszylo, Rafal2088

Titled Tue 16th Jul Late · 16 Jul 2024

1-0

Carnicelli, Valerio2387

Titled Tue 16th Jul Late · 16 Jul 2024

1-0

Chojnacki, Slawomir2201

Titled Tue 16th Jul Late · 16 Jul 2024

0-1

Plazuelo Pascual, Juan2420

Titled Tue 23rd Jan Late · 23 Jan 2024

1-0

Olsson, William2379

Titled Tue 23rd Jan Late · 23 Jan 2024

½-½

Hajiyev, Kanan2129

Titled Tue 23rd Jan Late · 23 Jan 2024

0-1

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID

White

1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bg4

81.8%

11 Games·Wins

1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bg4

1.b3 Nf6 2.Bb2 g6

70.0%

30 Games·Wins

1.b3 Nf6 2.Bb2 g6

Black

Sicilian: d6 Systems

58.3%

12 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6

Italian: Giuoco Piano

52.6%

19 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

7 errors

▶

#36Qa4??

Tactics

vs Kosteniuk

Blitz·2021

▶

#49d6??

Endgame

vs Shimelkov

Blitz·2021

▶

#61Ra7??

Endgame

vs Henderson de La Fuente

Blitz·2020

▶

#31Bd6??

Tactics

vs Selbes

Blitz·2020

▶

#25Rxc3??

Tactics

vs Lenderman

Online·2019

▶

#51Rb7+??

Endgame

vs Piorun

Online·2019

▶

#28Qxa2??

Tactics

vs Nakamura

OTB·2012

Endgame Statistics

16 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

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Starting Position

633 Games

55%19%26%

Move	Games	%
1.e4	317	61%
1.b3 Strong	179	76%
1.d4	89	60%
1.c4	23	48%
1.g3 Strong	12	75%
1.Nf3	9	56%
1.g4 Strong	1	100%
1.e3 Strong	1	100%
1.h4 Strong	1	100%
1.Nc3 Strong	1	100%

1.e4

61%

317

1.b3

76%

179

1.d4

60%

1.c4

48%

1.g3

75%

1.Nf3

56%

1.g4

100%

1.e3

100%

1.h4

100%

1.Nc3

100%

Hess, Robert

Play against Hess, Robert's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bg4

1.b3 Nf6 2.Bb2 g6

Sicilian: d6 Systems

Italian: Giuoco Piano

Critical Blunders