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 tournament was managed by the Chess Academy Chalkis “Palamedes Evia”, and played as 9-round Swiss Open […]
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 player?4. Does playing in Sofia give Topalov an advantage (home crowd) or disadvantage (too much distraction […]
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, JR. CHESS FELLOWSHIP was won by Robert L. Hess II of New York City. Though only […]
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 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, April 10-11. 2009 U.S. Championship runner-up […]
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 World Junior Championship but it will not show up until the next list) Chess Daily […]
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 chess programs, is trying to return it to its original purpose. In her Summer Chess Lecture/Simul […]
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 &Recreation and Pegasus Media Productions announce the Final Free Summer Chess Lecture/Simul Series” on Sunday, September […]
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 Boris 2641 ISR Israel 6½ 5 GM Dreev Alexey 2660 RUS Moskau 6 6 GM Mikhalevski […]
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 full list. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar