GM Joel Benjamin

Joel Benjamin

Full name

Joel Benjamin

Born

Mar 11, 1964 (age 62)‎

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 (2471) Vladimir Akopian (2551)	0-1	40	2026
Joel Benjamin (2471) Jesse Kraai (2375)	½-½	37	2026
Joel Benjamin (2471) Stuart Rachels (2431)	½-½	49	2026
Alexander Fishbein (2408) Joel Benjamin (2471)	1-0	68	2026
Alexander Onischuk (2640) Joel Benjamin (2471)	1-0	33	2026
Gregory Kaidanov (2492) Joel Benjamin (2471)	0-1	57	2026
Igor Novikov (2475) Joel Benjamin (2471)	0-1	26	2026
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