Robert Hess's chess openings
GM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 25911,085 games
Robert Hess, Grandmaster from United States, has 1,085 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Robert Hess most often opens with 1.e4 (44% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...g6.
As White556 games · +305 =99 −152 · 64%
As Black529 games · +239 =112 −178 · 56%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening44%245 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 dxe4
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack33%186 games · scores 75% · main line 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening14%76 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game41%98 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense33%79 games · scores 68% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 a6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense12%28 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense51%105 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 d6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense39%80 games · scores 49% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game5%11 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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