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Hess, Robert
GM🇺🇸INACTIVE · since November 2019FIDE 2022036· Male· United States of America· Born in 1991
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Robert Hess, a 35-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2591 and ranked 20th among American players, and 186th worldwide. He plays around 28 rated games per year and took a 12-month break between Jan 2014 and Feb 2015. His peak of 2635 was reached at age 21 (Mar 2012); he also reached World #126 in May 2012.
Awarded GM in 2009 (age 18), IM in 2007 (age 16), and FM in 2006 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #7 in U20, World #4 in U18, World #15 in U16, World #19 in U14 and World #33 in U12.
Current rating
2591
Standard
Rpd2621·Blz2557
All-time high
2635
−44 pts below
Mar 2012 · age 21
Mar 2012 · age 21
Activity
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classical only
Signature stat
#20
#20 · American players · of 4,932
Career timeline
22 entries2019
Inactive for 78 months
paused at 2591 → still inactive
Nov 2019
2014
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2573 → returned at 2571
Jan 2014
2012
Peak World rank: #126
at age 21 · rated 2635
May 2012
All-time peak 2635
at age 21 · −44 from today
Mar 2012
Peak American rank: #10
at age 21 · rated 2625
Jan 2012
2011
7th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2625
Nov 2011
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2591 → 2591
Most-Played Opponents
vsYury ShulmanGM
🇺🇸USA·2559
+1 −3 =5
9 games·last met May 2012
View head-to-head →
vsSam ShanklandGM
🇺🇸USA·2647
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsJay BoninIM
🇺🇸USA·2079
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2018
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vsIrina KrushGM
🇺🇸USA·2401
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2017
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vsAlejandro RamirezGM
NON·2571
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2017
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Rankings
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United States of America
#24
out of 5,411 players
Americas
#36
in continent
World
#263
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
United States of America
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