GMJoel Benjamin
USA · FIDE ID 2000091 · 78 tournament games since 2020
Standard
2468
#51 in USA (active)
Rapid
2428
#46 in USA (active)
Blitz
2520
#30 in USA (active)
Score
51%
23 W · 33 D · 22 L
Opp. avg
2369
Last 50 games
Last game
2024-12-30
FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2024 | Blitz Open 31+
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 64% of games (scores 54%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 5 of 8 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 20%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 19 of 19 games (Indian Defense), scoring 45%.
- Weak spot: Rapport-Jobava System as Black, only 33% in 3 games.
- Comfort zone: Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation as White, 83% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 30% against higher-rated players, 43% against lower-rated.
Based on 78 over-the-board games (22 rapid · 13 blitz · 7 classical). 39 with White (59%), 39 with Black (42%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 25 | 54% |
| 1.d4 | 7 | 64% |
| 1.Nf3 | 5 | 70% |
| 1.c4 | 2 | 75% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation | 3 | 83% |
| Sicilian Defense: French Variation | 2 | 0% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense | 2 | 75% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Euwe-Keres Line | 2 | 50% |
| Pirc Defense | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (8 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 5 | 20% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 2 | 25% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 1 | 100% |
Against 1.d4 (19 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 19 | 45% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | 3 | 67% |
| Rapport-Jobava System | 3 | 33% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred | 2 | 0% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation | 2 | 0% |
| King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense | 2 | 75% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-30 | Dambasuren Batsuren (2451) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2024 | Blitz Open 31+ · blitz | L |
| 2024-12-30 | Vuk Damjanovic (2447) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2024 | Blitz Open 31+ · blitz | L |
| 2024-12-30 | Ioan-Cristian Chirila (2445) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2024 | Blitz Open 31+ · blitz | W |
| 2024-12-30 | Kai Jie Soo (2111) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2024 | Blitz Open 31+ · blitz | W |
| 2024-12-30 | Ganzorig Amartuvshin (2324) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2024 | Blitz Open 31+ · blitz | L |
| 2024-12-30 | Pablo Zarnicki (2463) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2024 | Blitz Open 31+ · blitz | L |
| 2024-12-30 | Arystanbek Urazayev (2447) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2024 | Blitz Open 31+ · blitz | L |
| 2024-12-30 | Shiyam Thavandiran (2411) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2024 | Blitz Open 31+ · blitz | W |
| 2024-12-30 | Ilan Schnaider (2415) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2024 | Blitz Open 31+ · blitz | ½ |
| 2024-12-30 | Semyon Lomasov (2445) FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2024 | Blitz Open 31+ · blitz | L |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.