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GM Joel Benjamin

Full name

Joel Benjamin

Born

1/1/1964 (age 61)‎

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 (2473) Gabriel Gaehwiler (2353)	1-0	44	2024
Joel Benjamin (2561) Shiyam Thavandiran (2411)	1-0	39	2024
Joel Benjamin (2561) Gia Huy Banh (2252)	1-0	59	2024
Joel Benjamin (2561) Kai Jie Soo (2111)	1-0	83	2024
Joel Benjamin (2490) Larry Christiansen (2579)	0-1	59	2024
Joel Benjamin (2473) Aldiyar Ansat (2338)	0-1	58	2024
Joel Benjamin (2473) Harold Wanyama (2191)	0-1	31	2024
Joel Benjamin (2561) Pablo Zarnicki (2463)	0-1	27	2024
Joel Benjamin (2561) Semyon Lomasov (2445)	0-1	71	2024

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