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GM Joel Benjamin

Full name

Joel Benjamin

Born

1/1/1964 (age 60)‎

Place of birth

Federation

United States

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense (17 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (15 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (15 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (14 games)

Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation (13 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (24 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (16 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation (15 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (15 games)

English Opening: Reversed Sicilian, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack (14 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Joel Benjamin (2490) Melikset Khachiyan (2414)	1-0	63	2024
Joel Benjamin (2490) Larry Christiansen (2579)	0-1	59	2024
Joel Benjamin (2490) Jesse Kraai (2356)	½-½	40	2024
Joel Benjamin (2490) Alexander Shabalov (2460)	½-½	60	2024
Joel Benjamin (2490) Igor Novikov (2509)	½-½	37	2024
Joel Benjamin (2500) Dmitry Gurevich (2364)	½-½	79	2023
Joel Benjamin (2500) Maxim Dlugy (2524)	½-½	42	2023
Joel Benjamin (2500) Douglas Root (2469)	½-½	57	2023
Joel Benjamin (2500) Patrick Wolff (2545)	½-½	92	2023
Joel Benjamin (2500) Vladimir Akopian (2612)	½-½	74	2023

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Live Chess Ratings

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