Ray Robson

Ray Robson — Photo: Knight Tour, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

World rank: No. 55 (October 2026)
Rating: 2659
Peak rating: 2704 (April 2023)
Title: Grandmaster (2010)
Federation: United States
Born: October 25, 1994, Dededo, Guam (age 31)
FIDE ID: 2023970

An American grandmaster, born in Guam, who in 2010 became the youngest American ever to earn the title.

He finished second at the 2015 U.S. Championship and crossed 2700 for the first time in November 2022, reaching a peak of 2704 in April 2023.

He is also a six-time Chess.com Puzzle Battle World Champion, holding the title from 2020 to 2024 and winning it back in 2026.

Career highlights

Six-time Chess.com Puzzle Battle World Champion
Grandmaster in 2010, then the youngest American ever
Second at the 2015 U.S. Championship
Crossed 2700 in November 2022

Titles

Prague Chess Festival: 2023

From the winners lists on our event pages.

Ray Robson in The Chess Herald

Oct 21, 2026So Draws Niemann in Under an Hour, One Round From a Fourth Title
Oct 19, 2026So Beats Woodward in a Pawn Ending, Leads Caruana by a Point
Oct 18, 2026So Takes Sole Lead on 5/7 as Liang Falls in 27 Moves
Oct 18, 2026Weekly Recap: The U.S. Championship Tightens in Saint Louis While Youth Records and Upsets Pile Up
Oct 15, 2026Woodward Beats Caruana as Eight of 12 Games Are Decisive

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Oct 14, 2026Caruana Joins So in the Lead as Liang Falls to Xiong
Oct 13, 2026Woodward and Shankland Win as So and Liang Stay Level at 2.5
Oct 11, 2026So and Liang Lead Open at 2/2, Bottom Seeds Top the Women
Oct 10, 2026Caruana Chases a Fifth Straight US Title, and Reshevsky's Record
Oct 2, 2026Caruana Heads a 12-Player U.S. Championship Field in Saint Louis

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