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Chess Games Database
GM
Joel Benjamin
Full name
Joel Benjamin
Born
Mar 11, 1964
(age 61)
Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Federation
United States
Profiles
Total Games
1897
42% Win
40% Draw
18% Loss
As White
958
49% Win
36% Draw
15% Loss
As Black
939
33% Win
44% Draw
23% Loss
Joel Benjamin Chess Games
Players
Result
Moves
Year
Joel Benjamin
(2473)
Igor Novikov
(2485)
1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5
Alapin Sicilian Defense
½-½
33
2025
Joel Benjamin
(2473)
Larry Christiansen
(2571)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation
½-½
21
2025
Joel Benjamin
(2473)
Alexander Goldin
(2541)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Tarrasch Variation
½-½
33
2025
Joel Benjamin
(2473)
Vladimir Akopian
(2586)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6
Petrov's Defense: Classical, Millennium Attack
½-½
45
2025
Alexander Fishbein
(2368)
Joel Benjamin
(2473)
1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. e4 Ne7
English Opening: Agincourt Defense
1-0
44
2025
Timothy Taylor
(2147)
Joel Benjamin
(2473)
1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7
Bird's Opening: Dutch Variation
0-1
54
2025
Gregory Kaidanov
(2505)
Joel Benjamin
(2473)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6
Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening
½-½
33
2025
Maxim Dlugy
(2514)
Joel Benjamin
(2473)
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c6 3. Nf3 Qb6
Indian Game
½-½
31
2025
Alexander Shabalov
(2478)
Joel Benjamin
(2473)
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 Nbd7
Trompowsky Attack
½-½
66
2025
Joel Benjamin
(2490)
Melikset Khachiyan
(2414)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5
Alapin Sicilian Defense
1-0
63
2024
Joel Benjamin
(2473)
Gabriel Gaehwiler
(2353)
1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Nf6
Alapin Sicilian Defense
1-0
44
2024
Joel Benjamin
(2561)
Shiyam Thavandiran
(2411)
1. e4 e6 2. d3 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6
Sicilian Defense: French Variation
1-0
39
2024
Joel Benjamin
(2561)
Gia Huy Banh
(2252)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6
French Defense: Classical, MacCutcheon, Advance, Janowski Variation
1-0
59
2024
Joel Benjamin
(2561)
Kai Jie Soo
(2111)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 a6
French Defense: Tarrasch, Open, Euwe-Keres Line
1-0
83
2024
Joel Benjamin
(2490)
Larry Christiansen
(2579)
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6
Alekhine's Defense: Exchange Variation
0-1
59
2024
Joel Benjamin
(2473)
Aldiyar Ansat
(2338)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack
0-1
58
2024
Joel Benjamin
(2473)
Harold Wanyama
(2191)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6
Sicilian Defense: French Variation
0-1
31
2024
Joel Benjamin
(2561)
Pablo Zarnicki
(2463)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack
0-1
27
2024
Joel Benjamin
(2561)
Semyon Lomasov
(2445)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 h6
French Defense: Normal Variation
0-1
71
2024
Joel Benjamin
(2561)
Vuk Damjanovic
(2447)
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5
Pirc Defense
0-1
81
2024
Joel Benjamin
(2490)
Jesse Kraai
(2356)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6
French Defense: Burn, Main Line
½-½
40
2024
Joel Benjamin
(2490)
Alexander Shabalov
(2460)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6
Three Knights Opening: Steinitz, Rosenthal Variation
½-½
60
2024
Joel Benjamin
(2490)
Igor Novikov
(2509)
1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5
Alapin Sicilian Defense
½-½
37
2024
Joel Benjamin
(2473)
Vidar Grahn
(2206)
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 c6
King's Indian Attack: Double Fianchetto Variation
½-½
67
2024
Joel Benjamin
(2473)
Karolis Juksta
(2309)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5
French Defense: Exchange, Monte Carlo Variation
½-½
56
2024
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