GMBenjamin Finegold
USA · FIDE ID 2000261 · 23 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2365
#117 in USA (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
2501
FIDE rating
Score
63%
10 W · 9 D · 4 L
Opp. avg
2093
Last 23 games
Last game
2025-04-27
ALTO 2025
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 100% of games (scores 60%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 3 of 4 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 67%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 6 of 8 games (Indian Defense), scoring 67%.
- Comfort zone: Benoni Defense: Czech Benoni Defense as Black, 75% in 4 games.
- Drawish: 39% of games end in a draw.
Based on 23 over-the-board games (13 classical). 10 with White (60%), 13 with Black (65%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 10 | 60% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Petrosian Attack | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Rubinstein Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Catalan Opening: Closed, Botvinnik Variation | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (4 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 3 | 67% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 1 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (8 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 6 | 67% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Benoni Defense: Czech Benoni Defense | 4 | 75% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 2 | 75% |
| Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense | 1 | 50% |
| Slav Defense: Modern Line | 1 | 0% |
| Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Modern Main Line | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-27 | Jonathan Kogen (2221) ALTO 2025 · classical | ½ |
| 2025-04-27 | Jeffrey Quirke (2036) ALTO 2025 · classical | W |
| 2025-04-26 | Dina Belenkaya (2173) ALTO 2025 · classical | L |
| 2025-04-26 | Miles Tisserand (1898) ALTO 2025 · classical | W |
| 2025-04-25 | Garret Allen (1766) ALTO 2025 · classical | W |
| 2025-01-20 | Samuel Copeland (2090) 2025 Charlotte Open · classical | ½ |
| 2025-01-20 | Beiyang Ni (1835) 2025 Charlotte Open · classical | ½ |
| 2025-01-19 | Vishnusankar Jonnalagadda (1997) 2025 Charlotte Open · classical | ½ |
| 2025-01-19 | Alonso Zapata (2295) 2025 Charlotte Open · classical | ½ |
| 2025-01-18 | Andrew Wu (2197) 2025 Charlotte Open · classical | ½ |
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.