Fantastic Atalik Wins Negroponte Open9th to 17th August, in the city of Chalkis, GreeceReport by Chessdom The 1st international chess tournament “Negroponte 2010” was played from 9th to 17th August, 2010, at the beautiful city of Chalkis, Greece. The...
The World Championship View
Here are the 5 questions I asked a number of Grandmasters and International Masters: 1. Who do you think will win the match?2. What is your final score prediction?3. How would you describe the strengths and weaknesses of each...
2010 Samford Fellow
2009 Samford Fellow Ray Robson and 2010 Samford Fellow at the SPICE Spring Invitational GM Robert Hess is the 2010 Samford Fellow April 6, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Allen Kaufman(718) 544-5036 AllenKauf@aol.comNEW YORK-The twenty-fifth annual FRANK P. SAMFORD,...
Big names at St. Louis Open
GMs Nakamura, Hess and Finegold to play in Saint Louis Open SAINT LOUIS, February 15, 2010 — The 2009 U.S. Champion, Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, has agreed to participate in the Bill Wright Saint Louis Open, scheduled to be held...
Middlegame play
White to move. How should White proceed?3qkb1r/Q2b1p2/p2pp2p/1p1Np3/2r5/5N2/PPP2PPP/2KRR3 w k – 0 1 Hess – Huschenbeth, 2005 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
America’s future
Top Americans under 21: 13 Hess, Robert L g USA 2572 0 1991 14 Robson, Ray m USA 2567 27 1994 21 Lenderman, Alex m USA 2546 14 1989 November 2009 FIDE ratings (Ray has gained more points at...
The Chess and Checkers House in Central Park
CHESS SERIES (Sunday) The Chess and Checkers House in Central Park has been used for just about everything but chess and checkers — it’s been a visitors’ center and a card shop — but Renée Yarzig, who runs nonprofit...
GM Hess at Chess & Checkers House
FREE SUMMER CHESS LECTURE/SIMUL WITH SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD GRAND MASTER ROBERT HESS AT THE CHESS AND CHECKERS HOUSE IN CENTRAL PARK New York, NY – September 9, 2009 — The Central Park Conservancy, New York City Department of Parks...
4 way lead in Zurich, Hess 1/2 pt behind
Standings after 8 rounds: Rg. SNr Name Elo FED Herkunft Typ Pkt. 1 GM Morozevich Alexander 2751 RUS Russland 6½ 2 GM Areshchenko Alexander 2651 UKR Ukraine 6½ GM Kuzubov Yuriy 2635 UKR Kramatorsk U-20 6½ 4 GM Avrukh...
4 Americans earned FIDE titles
2022036 Hess, Robert L. USA 2560 = GM title 13601105 Goletiani, Rusudan USA 2403 = IM title2024322 Ludwig, Daniel USA 2461 = IM title4900251 Tegshsuren, Enkhbat USA 2420 = IM title Congratulations to all 4 players! Here is the...