Ray Robson

Ray Robson has been a mainstay of American chess for half his life, making his debut on  the national squad at the 2009 World Team Championship at the age of 15. This set a record (which still stands) as the youngest male player to represent the U.S. in such a competition. Ray was a member of the American Olympiads teams which won gold in 2016 and silver in 2018, 2021 and 2024, and bronze in 2020. Ray was also a member of the U.S. silver medal winner in the 2009 World Team Championship and a gold medal winner in the 2013 Pan American Team Championship.

Robson has consistently done well in the U.S. Championship. Starting with the 2010 tournament, Ray has played in 14 events in a row and only finished with a minus score twice!. He was second on three separate occasions (2015, 2022 and 2024) and third in another (2020).

Ray is a five-time Chess.Com Puzzle Battle World Champion, holding the title from 2020 to 2024