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GM Joel Benjamin

Full name

Joel Benjamin

Born

Jan 1, 1964 (age 59)‎

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 (2496) Nick de Firmian (2496)	1-0	49	2022
Joel Benjamin (2496) Gregory Kaidanov (2548)	½-½	27	2022
Joel Benjamin (2496) Larry Christiansen (2577)	½-½	36	2022
Joel Benjamin (2496) Alexander Shabalov (2510)	½-½	36	2022
Joel Benjamin (2496) Vladimir Akopian (2620)	½-½	96	2022
Joel Benjamin (2506) Leonid M Sokolin (2497)	1-0	34	2021
Joel Benjamin (2506) Alexander Fishbein (2417)	0-1	57	2021
Joel Benjamin (2506) Igor Novikov (2554)	½-½	38	2021
Joel Benjamin (2506) Alexander Shabalov (2521)	½-½	44	2021
Joel Benjamin (2544) John Fletcher (1977)	1-0	15	2020

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