GM Joel Benjamin Full name Joel Benjamin Born 1/1/1964 (age 60) Place of birth Federation United States Profiles #824 World Ranking 2473 Classical 2561 Blitz 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 (2490) Larry Christiansen (2579) 0-1 59 2024 Joel Benjamin (2490) Jesse Kraai (2356) ½-½ 40 2024 Joel Benjamin (2490) Alexander Shabalov (2460) ½-½ 60 2024 Joel Benjamin (2490) Igor Novikov (2509) ½-½ 37 2024 Joel Benjamin (2500) Dmitry Gurevich (2364) ½-½ 79 2023 Joel Benjamin (2500) Maxim Dlugy (2524) ½-½ 42 2023 Joel Benjamin (2500) Douglas Root (2469) ½-½ 57 2023 Joel Benjamin (2500) Patrick Wolff (2545) ½-½ 92 2023 Joel Benjamin (2500) Vladimir Akopian (2612) ½-½ 74 2023 Show All Games