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J Benjamin 
 
Joel Benjamin
Number of games in database: 1,294
Years covered: 1971 to 2009
Current FIDE rating: 2583
Highest rating achieved in database: 2662
Overall record: +515 -262 =502 (59.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      15 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (147) 
    B90 B50 B30 B40 B23
 Ruy Lopez (74) 
    C69 C78 C67 C60 C65
 French Defense (47) 
    C02 C05 C11 C00 C18
 King's Indian (35) 
    E94 E76 E97 E73 E90
 Caro-Kann (34) 
    B17 B12 B14 B13 B10
 Queen's Pawn Game (33) 
    A45 A46 A41 D00 A40
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (145) 
    B40 B47 B46 B22 B32
 Queen's Pawn Game (66) 
    A46 A41 A45 E00 A50
 King's Indian (50) 
    E62 E60 E92 E61 E67
 Nimzo Indian (37) 
    E32 E33 E30 E41 E47
 Queen's Indian (36) 
    E15 E12 E13 E17 E14
 Sicilian Taimanov (35) 
    B47 B46 B49 B48 B45
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   J Benjamin vs H Carter, 1982 1-0
   Socrates vs J Benjamin, 1995 0-1
   J Benjamin vs N Gamboa, 1995 1-0
   Junior vs J Benjamin, 1995 0-1
   HIARCS vs J Benjamin, 1994 0-1

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Joel Benjamin - Selected Games by Resignation Trap
   US Championship 1991 by suenteus po 147
   Pan-Pacific GM Tournament, San Francisco 1991 by wanabe2000
   New York 1996 (Chess-in-the-Schools Festival) by Phony Benoni

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JOEL BENJAMIN
(born Mar-11-1964) United States of America

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Joel Lawrence Benjamin was born on the 11th of March 1964 in New York, USA. He was awarded the IM title in 1980 and the GM title in 1986. At the World Junior Championship 1982 he finished 3rd=. In December 1983 in a match against Nigel Short he won decisively (+4, =3, -0) and finished 2nd= at Hastings 1984-85. In the US Championships he was 2nd in 1985, 2nd= in 1986, 1st= in 1987, 1st outright in 1997 and 1st= in 2000.

 page 1 of 52; games 1-25 of 1,294  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Uhlmann vs J Benjamin  1-032 1971 ENGA59 Benko Gambit
2. T Aperia vs J Benjamin ½-½25 1975 Hallsberg - int'l jrB22 Sicilian, Alapin
3. J Benjamin vs G Klinglesmith  ½-½50 1975 US OpenD87 Grunfeld, Exchange
4. J Benjamin vs M Welin  0-162 1975 Hallsberg - int'l jrB10 Caro-Kann
5. J Benjamin vs C Bjork  ½-½41 1975 Hallsberg - int'l jrE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
6. J Benjamin vs A Wengholm  0-136 1975 Hallsberg - int'l jrA36 English
7. J Benjamin vs T Pirttimaki  1-042 1975 Hallsberg - int'l jrC00 French Defense
8. M Bergstrom vs J Benjamin  0-131 1975 Hallsberg - int'l jrA01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
9. S Swanson vs J Benjamin  ½-½41 1975 Hallsberg - int'l jrB53 Sicilian
10. J Benjamin vs Barlov  0-124 1975 Hallsberg - int'l jrB03 Alekhine's Defense
11. B Adler vs J Benjamin  0-133 1975 Hallsberg - int'l jrB23 Sicilian, Closed
12. D E Rumens vs J Benjamin  1-027 1976 CharltonB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
13. Shamkovich vs J Benjamin 1-042 1976 USA 22/328C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed
14. J Benjamin vs Feuerstein 1-025 1976 New YorkA04 Reti Opening
15. J Benjamin vs B Taborov 1-046 1976 Schilde 22/433B89 Sicilian
16. Short vs J Benjamin 1-044 1976 London txB41 Sicilian, Kan
17. J Benjamin vs S Bernstein ½-½67 1976 New York opC50 Giuoco Piano
18. B M Amos vs J Benjamin 0-140 1976 Manhattan International TournamentC91 Ruy Lopez, Closed
19. Fedorowicz vs J Benjamin 1-042 1976 Fairfax USA opA00 Uncommon Opening
20. J Benjamin vs Rohde  ½-½27 1976 New YorkB06 Robatsch
21. J Benjamin vs T Throop  1-026 1976 Fairfax USA opE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
22. J Benjamin vs A Lein  0-161 1976 New YorkE54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System
23. Haas vs J Benjamin  1-050 1977 Columbus opB87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
24. J Benjamin vs Chandler 0-132 1977 London, EnglandB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
25. R Buchanan vs J Benjamin  ½-½52 1977 U.S opE15 Queen's Indian
 page 1 of 52; games 1-25 of 1,294  PGN Download
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Jan-03-08   minasina: 'Rybka (Computer) vs Joel Benjamin II - Match at Draw Odds' (Jan-03-08 ... Jan-06-08)? http://rybkaforum.net/cgi-bin/rybka...
Jan-04-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  timhortons: [Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.01.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "GM_Benjamin"]
[Black "Rybka(C)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[Opening "Philidor: exchange variation"]
[ECO "C41"]
[NIC "KP.08"]
[Time "11:02:03"]
[TimeControl "7200+0"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Re1 Be6 10. b3 a6 11. Bb2 Re8 12. Bf1 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Qxd5 Bxd5 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. a3 Kf8 18. Bd3 g6 19. Kf1 b5 20. c4 bxc4 21. Bxc4 Bxc4+ 22. bxc4 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rb8 24. Rd2 f6 25. Rc2 Kf7 26. Ke2 g5 27. h3 h5 28. Kd1 g4 29. hxg4 hxg4 30. Nh4 Bd6 31. Nf5 Be5 32. Kc1 Kg6 33. Ne3 Bf4 34. g3 Bxe3+ 35. fxe3 Ne5 36. Bxe5 fxe5 37. Rf2 Rb3 38. Kd2 Rxa3 39. Rf8 a5 40. Ke2 a4 41. Kf2 Black wins 0-1

Jan-04-08
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  timhortons:


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Jan-04-08   minasina: LIVE NOW! 'Rybka (Computer) vs Joel Benjamin II - Match at Draw Odds' (Jan-03-08 ... Jan-06-08) http://www.chessok.com/broadcast/li... Click on '2008', then 'Draw odd match' and 'Live' and 3rd game.
Jan-04-08   MichAdams: Not to be confused with Stuart Rachels.
Jan-04-08   Petrosianic: Not by anyone but you, apparently. (!?)
Jan-04-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  capatal: http://rybkaforum.net/cgi-bin/rybka...

Different version of Rybka will play starting in game #3.

Jan-05-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  timhortons:


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3rd game of benjamin versus rybka match...position after 26....d4 27.Nxh6 sacking rybkas kingside...lolz...no respect to rybka at all...these sac well go down to history...lolz

Jan-05-08
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  timhortons:


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<4th game benjamin versus rybka postion after 139 .Rb1 a draw here means won for benjamin...its a tie now for 2 loss and 2 draw...these game is a draw

Jan-06-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  timhortons: [Event "ICC 3 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2008.01.03"]
[Round "-"]
[White "timhortonsknigt"]
[Black "Great4Me"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ICCResult "Game drawn by repetition"]
[WhiteElo "1556"]
[BlackElo "2919"]
[Opening "Scotch game"]
[ECO "C45"]
[NIC "SO.05"]
[Time "05:36:30"]
[TimeControl "180+0"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. Re1 Ne5 10. Be2 Qg6 11. Bh5 Qf6 12. Be2 Qg6 13. Bh5 Qf6 14. Be2 Game drawn by repetition
1/2-1/2

<my drawn game with rybka at icc in 3 minute rated game..right in the opening she would lock in for a draw>

Jan-06-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  timhortons:


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instead of taking the pawn at e4 the queen shufflr back and forth at f6 and g6...considering benjamins role in fine tuning deep blue in his match with kasparov these machine hes dealing is better than the one he prepared for kasyparov...deep blue was made design special for kasparov..>

Jan-06-08   minasina: Rybka (Computer) vs Joel Benjamin II - Match at Draw Odds' (Jan-03-08 ... Jan-06-08)

L I V E

N O W !
http://www.chessok.com/broadcast/li... Click on '2008', then 'Draw odd match' and 'Live' and 7th game.

Jan-06-08   minasina: Rybka (Computer) vs Joel Benjamin II - Match at Draw Odds' (Jan-03-08 ... Jan-06-08)

STARTING L I V E

N O W !

http://www.chessok.com/broadcast/li... Click on '2008', then 'Draw odd match' and 'Live' and 8th game.

(More information: http://rybkaforum.net/cgi-bin/rybka... )

Feb-29-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Joel, (1) could you log in and leave us some thoughts about your auto bio "American Grandmaster", and (2) Does Kasparov get the "weanie award" for being a bad sport after being defeated by Deep Blue?
Mar-11-08   DarthStapler: I recently read part of this guy's autobiography, it was quite good.
Jun-04-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  ketchuplover: There's a review of American Grandmaster at chessville.com
Jun-19-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: I bought it, gonna donate it to the library. I hate it when a library doesn't have any chess books, so I give away some of my extra stuff.
Jun-19-08   Jim Bartle: Worse than no chess books in the library is having just a few ancient, dry, dull books with titles like "Chess Technique," which only drive newcomers away.
Jun-19-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Really, sometimes just some old Fred Reinfield stuff with food stains on the books, very depressing. I keep reference books, but give away biographies and stuff that seems repetitive.
Feb-04-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  whiteshark: Quote of the Day

" A few months after all the work I did on the Deep Blue project, at the US Championship, I thought <miserable Earthlings, you have no chance against me!> "

-- Joel Benjamin

Feb-04-09   Alphastar: Benjamin kidnapped Elvis?
Mar-11-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  blacksburg: oh jeez, is he really wearing a tie with chess pieces on it? i don't know how the ladies are going to feel about that, Joel.
Mar-11-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  sallom89: <oh jeez, is he really wearing a tie with chess pieces on it? i don't know how the ladies are going to feel about that, Joel.>

LOL, I just realised that!:D

Mar-11-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  wordfunph: Happy Birthday GM Joel Benjamin!!! I have your book "American Grandmaster"...a good read coz of funny anecdotes.
Apr-19-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Benjamin has had a long and interesting career. He coached Ireland's Olympiad team a few years ago. He's married to a girl from Ireland. I guess he no longer plays in the US closed championships.

In his book, I like the chapter where he mentions his first experience with Kasparov. He said that the teenage Kaspy was playing blitz for money at the Junior World Championships, I think at odds of 5 minutes to 3, and winning. Benjamin mentions a Wijk an Zee (CORUS) tournament, when Kasparov won every single game with white (except a game against Benjamin) and won the tournament. JB says he has the scoresheet framed, hanging on his living room wall.

Benjamin said that he (JB) wasn't winning enough games to get to play Kasparov. I didn't know Kaspy even played in the juniors. It seems like he went very quickly up to IM and GM status.

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