US Chess Championship 2012: Kick-Off!Posted on May 10, 2012 by William in All Articles w/ Videos, Strategy & Game Review, Tournament Updates The 2012 US Chess Championship kicked off with a bang yesterday with 5 out of 6 games...
Yale finished 3rd with Hess
Yale chess team ties for third in tourney10:13 p.m. | Apr. 16, 2012 | By Lorenzo Ligato Ivy League rivalries come in all shapes and sizes. This weekend, the battle for campus pride invaded the chess world, as two...
2 tie for 1st at Groningen
Final standings Nr Naam Score Federatie Rating TPR W-We WP SB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 GM Kovchan, Alexander 7.0 UKR 2573 2760 +1.89 51.0 40.0 = 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1...
Hess and Kovchan lead Groningen after 8
Standings prior to the final round Nr Naam Score Federatie Rating TPR W-We WP SB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 GM Hess, Robert 6.5 USA 2625 2721 +1.07 40.5 31.5 1 1 ½ 1 ½...
Schaakfestival Groningen 2011 Group A
Leaders after 2 rounds Nr Naam Score Federatie M/V Rating TPR W-We 1 GM Tiviakov, Sergei 2.0 NED M 2650 3079 +0.29 2 GM Hess, Robert L 2.0 USA M 2625 3046 +0.27 3 GM Zherebukh, Yaroslav 2.0 UKR...
Seirawan’s comeback at the World Team Championship
Here is the roster of team USA at the World Team Championship Kamsky, Gata 2741 GM Onischuk, Alexander 2675 GM Shulman, Yuri 2617 GM Seirawan, Yasser 2635 GM Hess, Robert 2609 GM Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Losing in a rapid game, it doesn’t feel so good
Yale-Bound Robert Hess Loses in U.S. Chess Championship Semifinals Playoff By Eben Novy-Williams – Apr 25, 2011 9:01 PM PT Robert Hess, a chess grandmaster who interned at a hedge fund in 2008 and will attend Yale University in...
Prodigy Alert
PRODIGY ALERT: This 19-Year Old Chess Star And Linebacker Interned At Fortress As A Junior In Highschool Courtney Comstock | Apr. 21, 2011, 9:21 AM Robert Hess is probably one of the most amazing 19-year olds out there. He’s...
Heading to Yale
Chess whiz heads to YaleBy James Lu Thursday, April 21, 2011 Yale is getting its own Bobby Fischer. Nineteen-year old chess grandmaster Robert Hess, who is heading to Yale come August, was the subject of a Bloomberg profile Thursday....
Interview with GM Hess
SOME INTERESTING STUFF ABOUT GM ROBERT HESSProvided by Anna MatnadzeFull Name: Robert Lee Hess IIAge: 18Profession/Occupation: StudentPreferred color: Generally red, black – in chessBest ever game: My best game: Hess-Spoelman (2004 WYCC U-14)… perhaps my favorite is Ivanchuk-Kasparov (Linares...