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Benjamin, Joel

Total Games

72

Wins

9

Draws

27

Losses

36

12.5% wins37.5% draws50.0% losses

Most Played Openings

E15 - Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation4A30 - English Opening: Wing Gambit3E32 - Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation2C90 - Ruy Lopez: Closed2E12 - Queen's Indian Defense2B66 - Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations2B63 - Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Ivanov Variation2C78 - Ruy Lopez: Brix Variation2C68 - Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation2A48 - London System2

Most Faced Opponents

Short, Nigel D7 gamesJussupow, Artur7 gamesKamsky,G6 gamesNakamura,H6 gamesKamsky, Gata5 gamesKramnik, Vladimir3 gamesLarsen, Bent3 gamesAdams, Michael3 gamesGelfand, Boris3 gamesPolgar, Judit3 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Short, Nigel D vs Benjamin, Joel

Wch U20

1980

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FCGFCG
0-1

Jussupow, Artur vs Benjamin, Joel

WchT U26

1981

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FCGFCG
1-0

Adams, Michael vs Benjamin, Joel

WchT 4th

1997

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FCGFCG
0-1

Svidler, Peter vs Benjamin, Joel

WchT 4th

1997

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FCGFCG
1-0

Portisch, Lajos vs Benjamin, Joel

Szirak Interzonal

1987

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Games (72)

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Benjamin, Joel vs Kamsky, Gata
0-1
USA-ch m 1991 C89
Tal, Mihail vs Benjamin, Joel
1/2-1/2
San Francisco 1991 A30
Kamsky, Gata vs Benjamin, Joel
0-1
USA-ch m 1991 A48
Kamsky, Gata vs Benjamin, Joel
1/2-1/2
USA-ch m 1991 E94
Shirov, Alexei vs Benjamin, Joel
1/2-1/2
Stockholm 1990 A57
Anand, Viswanathan vs Benjamin, Joel
1-0
Hoogovens 1989 B63
Gelfand, Boris vs Benjamin, Joel
0-1
New York op 1989 E13
Jussupow, Artur vs Benjamin, Joel
1/2-1/2
Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1988 A30
Jussupow, Artur vs Benjamin, Joel
1/2-1/2
Saint John op-2 1988 E15
Short, Nigel D vs Benjamin, Joel
1-0
Hastings8788 1987 B66
Geller, Efim P vs Benjamin, Joel
1-0
Moscow-A 1987 B58
Benjamin, Joel vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2
Hastings8788 1987 C76
Benjamin, Joel vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2
Hastings8788 1987 A65
Larsen, Bent vs Benjamin, Joel
1-0
Hastings8788 1987 E62
Benjamin, Joel vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
0-1
Jerusalem 1986 E12
Benjamin, Joel vs Short, Nigel D
1-0
London m2 1983 A77
Short, Nigel D vs Benjamin, Joel
1/2-1/2
London m2 1983 B81
Benjamin, Joel vs Short, Nigel D
0-1
London m2 1983 C91
Short, Nigel D vs Benjamin, Joel
0-1
London m2 1983 B80
Benjamin, Joel vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1
USA-ch/zt 1981 C90
Benjamin, Joel vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
Lone Pine 1980 B23
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Benjamin, Joel
1-0
Lone Pine op 1979 E92
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