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Samson Benen

Number of games in database: 30
Years covered: 2000 to 2004
Last FIDE rating: 2326
Highest rating achieved in database: 2339
Overall record: +12 -9 =9 (55.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 King's Indian (5) 
    E60 E62 E61
With the Black pieces:
 Queen's Pawn Game (5) 
    A50 A46
 Sicilian (4) 
    B52 B76 B22 B72
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   S Benen vs S Basson, 2001 1-0
   J McCumiskey vs S Benen, 2001 0-1
   S Benen vs G Krauss, 2001 1-0
   S Benen vs E Yanayt, 2001 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Philadelphia NCC (2001)
   102nd US Open (2001)

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SAMSON BENEN
(born Feb-18-1985, 40 years old) United States of America

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FIDE Master

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 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 39  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. S Benen vs E Formanek  1-0351998Atlantic opC15 French, Winawer
2. D Edelman vs S Benen  1-0242000New York State-ch 122ndB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
3. S Benen vs M Knecht  1-038200028th World OpenC05 French, Tarrasch
4. S Benen vs J E Roush  ½-½24200028th World OpenB40 Sicilian
5. A Bisguier vs S Benen  1-0432001US Amateur Team EastA46 Queen's Pawn Game
6. A Stripunsky vs S Benen  ½-½562001Foxwoods OpenB76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
7. J Kleiman vs S Benen  0-1532001Foxwoods OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
8. S Benen vs P MacIntyre  ½-½402001Foxwoods OpenE61 King's Indian
9. S Benen vs S Basson  1-0242001102nd US OpenD06 Queen's Gambit Declined
10. J McCumiskey vs S Benen  0-1282001102nd US OpenB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
11. S Benen vs G Krauss  1-0352001102nd US OpenA90 Dutch
12. R Schmaltz vs S Benen  1-0272001102nd US OpenB72 Sicilian, Dragon
13. S Benen vs E Yanayt  1-0612001102nd US OpenE60 King's Indian Defense
14. S Benen vs A Kalinin  0-1232001102nd US OpenE15 Queen's Indian
15. S Barsky vs S Benen  0-1402001102nd US OpenA46 Queen's Pawn Game
16. S Benen vs W Paschall  0-1642001102nd US OpenE60 King's Indian Defense
17. S Benen vs E Vicary  ½-½212001Philadelphia NCCA04 Reti Opening
18. S Benen vs M Rohde 1-0262001Philadelphia NCCA13 English
19. L Pugh vs S Benen  0-1392001Philadelphia NCCA50 Queen's Pawn Game
20. S Benen vs D Strenzwilk  1-0612002Foxwoods opE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
21. E Formanek vs S Benen  0-1402003Philadelphia National op 34thC68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange
22. S Benen vs R Milovanovic  ½-½422003USA-chT Amateur EastE10 Queen's Pawn Game
23. S Benen vs Benjamin  0-1282003Foxwoods OpenE60 King's Indian Defense
24. W J Aramil vs S Benen  0-1252003Foxwoods OpenC51 Evans Gambit
25. R Hess vs S Benen  0-1302003Foxwoods OpenC28 Vienna Game
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Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-03-10  Jim Bartle: Benen was part of this Sports Illustrated story from 2004, as the Princeton chess master going to the Trenton prison to play the winner of a tournament among prisoners:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/va...

Apr-03-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: I remember reading that; I'm a subscriber. Good story. The kid was going to major in economics and try to get a job on Wall Street. i wonder how he did?
Jul-17-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: <HeMateMe>
The kid was going to major in economics and try to get a job on Wall Street. i wonder how he did?

<HeMateMe>
Pretty well - he set up his own investment advice company:

https://sjbenen.com/our-team

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