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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. J Benjamin vs T Pirttimaki |
| 1-0 | 42 |
1975 |
Hallsberg - int'l jr | C00 French Defense |
| 2. J Benjamin vs Short |
| 0-1 | 54 |
1979 |
Belfort jr | C04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line |
| 3. J Benjamin vs Seirawan |
 | 1-0 | 35 |
1979 |
USA 28/222 | C05 French, Tarrasch |
| 4. J Benjamin vs A Lein |
| ½-½ | 60 |
1981 |
13, South Bend ch-USA | C04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line |
| 5. J Benjamin vs B Kogan |
| 1-0 | 28 |
1985 |
Hollywood | C16 French, Winawer |
| 6. J Benjamin vs Gulko |
| ½-½ | 87 |
1988 |
It (open) | C19 French, Winawer, Advance |
| 7. J Benjamin vs R Djurhuus |
| 1-0 | 46 |
1988 |
ol, Thessaloniki 46/377 | C18 French, Winawer |
| 8. J Benjamin vs Vaganian |
| 0-1 | 38 |
1989 |
It (cat.13) | C02 French, Advance |
| 9. J Benjamin vs M Apicella |
| 1-0 | 66 |
1989 |
Ch Paris (open) | C02 French, Advance |
| 10. J Benjamin vs D Levacic |
| 1-0 | 32 |
1989 |
Cannes (France) | C02 French, Advance |
| 11. J Benjamin vs L Karlsson |
| 1-0 | 36 |
1990 |
08, Stockholm | C18 French, Winawer |
| 12. J Benjamin vs Seirawan |
| ½-½ | 13 |
1991 |
Ch USA | C11 French |
| 13. J Benjamin vs Seirawan |
| 1-0 | 33 |
1991 |
05, USA-ch m2.3 ,CBM 25 | C13 French |
| 14. J Benjamin vs Gulko |
| 0-1 | 46 |
1992 |
ch, USA 56/286 | C02 French, Advance |
| 15. J Benjamin vs Psakhis |
| 1-0 | 62 |
1992 |
05, New York Reshevsky | C11 French |
| 16. J Benjamin vs D Edelman |
| 1-0 | 55 |
1992 |
02, New York MCC | C02 French, Advance |
| 17. J Benjamin vs R Marbot |
| 1-0 | 25 |
1992 |
It (open) | C18 French, Winawer |
| 18. J Benjamin vs G Alexopoulos |
| 1-0 | 32 |
1993 |
New York | C02 French, Advance |
| 19. J Benjamin vs J L Watson |
| 1-0 | 49 |
1993 |
It (open) | C02 French, Advance |
| 20. J Benjamin vs Gulko |
| ½-½ | 36 |
1993 |
Ch World (select) (PCA) | C02 French, Advance |
| 21. J Benjamin vs Mulyar |
| 1-0 | 31 |
1993 |
Philadelphia | C02 French, Advance |
| 22. J Benjamin vs H Stenzel |
| 1-0 | 35 |
1993 |
New York | C01 French, Exchange |
| 23. J Benjamin vs Korchnoi |
| ½-½ | 61 |
1994 |
It (cat.16) | C02 French, Advance |
| 24. J Benjamin vs M-Chess |
 | 1-0 | 63 |
1994 |
4, Fifth Harvard Cup | C02 French, Advance |
| 25. J Benjamin vs Gulko |
| ½-½ | 20 |
1994 |
13, U.S. Championships, Key West USA | C02 French, Advance |
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