Matthew Bengtson
Number of games in database: 26
Years covered: 1996 to 2008
Last FIDE rating: 2250
Highest rating achieved in database: 2295
Overall record: +8 -11 =7 (44.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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B06		Robatsch (3 games)
B43		Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 (2 games)
A58		Benko Gambit (2 games)
D85		Grunfeld (2 games)

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MATTHEW BENGTSON (born 1974) United States of America [what is this?] FIDE Master

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 26  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Waitzkin vs M Bengtson 1-0 46 1996 Washington DC B07 Pirc 2. Fedorowicz vs M Bengtson 1-0 26 1997 Eastern Open D85 Grunfeld 3. M Bengtson vs A Ivanov 0-1 21 1998 Eastern Open B06 Robatsch 4. E Tate vs M Bengtson 1-0 40 1998 Washington Eastern op B41 Sicilian, Kan 5. Zaremba vs M Bengtson   ½-½ 31 2001 29th World Open B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 6. M Bengtson vs G Shahade   0-1 37 2001 US Open E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 7. D G Zupa vs M Bengtson   0-1 56 2001 US Open A04 Reti Opening 8. M Bengtson vs J Bonin   ½-½ 37 2001 29th World Open E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 9. E Yanayt vs M Bengtson 0-1 25 2001 US Open B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 10. M Bengtson vs J T Duncan   1-0 29 2001 US Open A87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation 11. M Bengtson vs G Zaitshik   1-0 47 2001 29th World Open B06 Robatsch 12. M Bengtson vs A Angel   0-1 60 2001 US Open A58 Benko Gambit 13. M Van Delft vs M Bengtson   0-1 49 2001 29th World Open B42 Sicilian, Kan 14. J Gonzales vs M Bengtson   ½-½ 26 2001 29th World Open A30 English, Symmetrical 15. Kudrin vs M Bengtson   1-0 54 2001 US Open B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 16. M Bengtson vs R Rubenchik   ½-½ 66 2001 29th World Open D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 17. M Bengtson vs R Rose   ½-½ 54 2001 US Amateur Team East D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst 18. M Bengtson vs M Garcia   1-0 48 2001 US Open E97 King's Indian 19. A Reeder vs M Bengtson   ½-½ 45 2003 World Open: Open Section A45 Queen's Pawn Game 20. Gulko vs M Bengtson   1-0 25 2003 World Open: Open Section A34 English, Symmetrical 21. M Bengtson vs G Braylovsky   1-0 64 2005 USCL Philadelphia vs New York D09 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3 22. M Bengtson vs C Jones   0-1 42 2005 USCL Philadelphia vs Carolina E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) 23. M Bengtson vs M Espino   ½-½ 59 2005 USCL Philadelphia vs Miami B06 Robatsch 24. I Krasik vs M Bengtson   1-0 35 2008 United States Chess League D85 Grunfeld 25. M Herman vs M Bengtson   1-0 23 2008 United States Chess League B12 Caro-Kann Defense  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 26

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