GM Joel Benjamin

Joel Benjamin

Full name

Joel Benjamin

Born

Mar 11, 1964 (age 61)‎

Place of birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

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 (2473) Igor Novikov (2485)	½-½	33	2025
Joel Benjamin (2473) Larry Christiansen (2571)	½-½	21	2025
Joel Benjamin (2473) Alexander Goldin (2541)	½-½	33	2025
Joel Benjamin (2473) Vladimir Akopian (2586)	½-½	45	2025
Alexander Fishbein (2368) Joel Benjamin (2473)	1-0	44	2025
Timothy Taylor (2147) Joel Benjamin (2473)	0-1	54	2025
Gregory Kaidanov (2505) Joel Benjamin (2473)	½-½	33	2025
Maxim Dlugy (2514) Joel Benjamin (2473)	½-½	31	2025
Alexander Shabalov (2478) Joel Benjamin (2473)	½-½	66	2025
Joel Benjamin (2490) Melikset Khachiyan (2414)	1-0	63	2024