IMJoel Banawa

USA Born 1989 (Age ≈37) Male
FIDE ID
2024055
USCF ID
12922625

Player overview

Joel Banawa’s highest recorded classical FIDE rating is 2414 (September 2021).

Ratings

Classical

2372.9 -19.1

Live estimate

Rapid

2367

Published FIDE

Blitz

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Published FIDE

USCF Regular

2515

Published US Chess

Official classical ranks

Inactive on the latest FIDE classical list

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2414 Sep 2021
Recorded years
2005–2026
Archived games
157

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Live rankings

Rating history

USCF rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
1 2026-11-08 7th ASEAN Plus Ind 2026 Ozamiz PHI 9.12 Banawa,Joe Velarde,Jerish John Lost: 0-1 24 Open
2 2026-11-08 7th ASEAN Plus Ind 2026 Ozamiz PHI 8.6 Banawa,Joe Nguyen,Quoc Hy Lost: 0-1 27 Open
3 2026-11-08 7th Asenso ASEAN+ Individual Chess Championship | Open AMORAP, Misamis Occidental, Philippines 9.12 Banawa, Joel Velarde, Jerish John Lost: 0-1 24 Open
4 2026-11-07 7th Asenso ASEAN+ Individual Chess Championship | Open AMORAP, Misamis Occidental, Philippines 8.6 Banawa, Joel Nguyen, Quoc Hy Lost: 0-1 27 Open
5 2026-11-07 7th Asenso ASEAN+ Individual Chess Championship | Open AMORAP, Misamis Occidental, Philippines 7.7 Nouri, Alekhine Banawa, Joel Draw: 1/2-1/2 22 Open
6 2026-11-07 7th Asenso ASEAN+ Individual Chess Championship | Open AMORAP, Misamis Occidental, Philippines 6.11 Banawa, Joel Tenuunbold, Battulga Won: 1-0 48 Open
7 2026-11-07 7th ASEAN Plus Ind 2026 Ozamiz PHI 7.7 Nouri,Alekhine Banawa,Joe Draw: 1/2-1/2 22 Open
8 2026-11-07 7th ASEAN Plus Ind 2026 Ozamiz PHI 6.11 Banawa,Joe Tenuunbold,Battulga Won: 1-0 48 Open
9 2026-11-05 7th Asenso ASEAN+ Individual Chess Championship | Open AMORAP, Misamis Occidental, Philippines 5.11 Batbaatar, Baatar Banawa, Joel Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
10 2026-11-05 7th ASEAN Plus Ind 2026 Ozamiz PHI 4.9 Banawa,Joe Garcia,Jan Draw: 1/2-1/2 2 Open
11 2026-11-05 7th ASEAN Plus Ind 2026 Ozamiz PHI 5.11 Batbaatar,Baatar Banawa,Joe Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
12 2026-11-04 7th Asenso ASEAN+ Individual Chess Championship | Open AMORAP, Misamis Occidental, Philippines 3.12 Morado, Jeth Romy Banawa, Joel Draw: 1/2-1/2 53 Open
13 2026-11-04 7th ASEAN Plus Ind 2026 Ozamiz PHI 2.12 Banawa,Joe Vlasenko,M Draw: 1/2-1/2 53 Open
14 2026-11-04 7th Asenso ASEAN+ Individual Chess Championship | Open AMORAP, Misamis Occidental, Philippines 1.16 Bancod, Ronald Banawa, Joel Draw: 1/2-1/2 62 Open
15 2026-11-04 7th Asenso ASEAN+ Individual Chess Championship | Open AMORAP, Misamis Occidental, Philippines 4.9 Banawa, Joel Garcia, Jan Emmanuel Draw: 1/2-1/2 2 Open
16 2026-11-04 7th ASEAN Plus Ind 2026 Ozamiz PHI 3.12 Morado,Jeth Romy Banawa,Joe Draw: 1/2-1/2 53 Open
17 2026-11-04 7th Asenso ASEAN+ Individual Chess Championship | Open AMORAP, Misamis Occidental, Philippines 2.12 Banawa, Joel Vlasenko, Miroslav Draw: 1/2-1/2 53 Open
18 2026-11-03 7th ASEAN Plus Ind 2026 Ozamiz PHI 1.16 Bancod,Ron Banawa,Joe Draw: 1/2-1/2 62 Open
19 2023-12-16 Kamatyas Inv. GM 2023 Marikina City PHI 9.3 Paulo Bersamina Joel Banawa Draw: 1/2-1/2 35 Open
20 2023-12-15 Kamatyas Inv. GM 2023 Marikina City PHI 8.4 Joel Banawa John Paul Gomez Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
21 2023-12-14 Kamatyas Inv. GM 2023 Marikina City PHI 7.2 Rogelio Jr Antonio Joel Banawa Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
22 2023-12-13 Kamatyas Inv. GM 2023 Marikina City PHI 6.5 Joel Banawa Jan Emmanuel Garcia Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
23 2023-12-13 Kamatyas Inv. GM 2023 Marikina City PHI 5.1 Joel Banawa Tuan Minh Tran Lost: 0-1 50 Open
24 2023-12-12 Kamatyas Inv. GM 2023 Marikina City PHI 4.5 Daniel Quizon Joel Banawa Draw: 1/2-1/2 27 Open
25 2023-12-11 Kamatyas Inv. GM 2023 Marikina City PHI 3.2 Joel Banawa Susanto Megaranto Draw: 1/2-1/2 35 Open
26 2023-12-11 Kamatyas Inv. GM 2023 Marikina City PHI 2.4 Michael Jr. Concio Joel Banawa Won: 0-1 40 Open
27 2023-12-10 Kamatyas Inv. GM 2023 Marikina City PHI 1.3 Joel Banawa Miaoyi Lu Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
28 2021-08-01 CCCSA Summer GMA 2021 Charlotte USA 9.3 Joshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo Joel Banawa Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
29 2021-08-01 CCCSA Summer GMA 2021 Charlotte USA 8.4 Joel Banawa Luis Carlos Torres Rosas Draw: 1/2-1/2 8 Open
30 2021-07-31 CCCSA Summer GMA 2021 Charlotte USA 7.2 Shankar Gauri Joel Banawa Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
31 2021-07-31 CCCSA Summer GMA 2021 Charlotte USA 6.5 Joel Banawa Emilio Cordova Draw: 1/2-1/2 19 Open
32 2021-07-30 CCCSA Summer GMA 2021 Charlotte USA 5.1 Joel Banawa Joshua Sheng Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
33 2021-07-30 CCCSA Summer GMA 2021 Charlotte USA 4.5 Josiah Stearman Joel Banawa Won: 0-1 44 Open
34 2021-07-29 CCCSA Summer GMA 2021 Charlotte USA 3.2 Joel Banawa Magesh Chandran Panchanathan Draw: 1/2-1/2 8 Open
35 2021-07-29 CCCSA Summer GMA 2021 Charlotte USA 2.4 Liran Zhou Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 38 Open
36 2021-07-28 CCCSA Summer GMA 2021 Charlotte USA 1.3 Joel Banawa Justin Wang Won: 1-0 34 Open
37 2019-05-21 St Louis Norm Congress GM Saint Louis USA 9.1 Joel Banawa Kassa Korley Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
38 2019-05-20 St Louis Norm Congress GM Saint Louis USA 8.5 Brian Escalante Ramirez Joel Banawa Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
39 2019-05-19 St Louis Norm Congress GM Saint Louis USA 7.2 Joel Banawa Evgeny Shtembuliak Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
40 2019-05-19 St Louis Norm Congress GM Saint Louis USA 6.4 Justin Wang Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 47 Open
41 2019-05-18 St Louis Norm Congress GM Saint Louis USA 5.3 Joel Banawa Cemil Can Ali Marandi Draw: 1/2-1/2 27 Open
42 2019-05-18 St Louis Norm Congress GM Saint Louis USA 4.3 Denes Boros Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 49 Open
43 2019-05-17 St Louis Norm Congress GM Saint Louis USA 3.4 Joel Banawa Brandon Jacobson Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
44 2019-05-17 St Louis Norm Congress GM Saint Louis USA 2.2 Andrew Hong Joel Banawa Won: 0-1 53 Open
45 2019-05-16 St Louis Norm Congress GM Saint Louis USA 1.5 Joel Banawa Tatev Abrahamyan Won: 1-0 32 Open
46 2018-11-25 CCCSA Fall GM 2018 Charlotte USA 9.1 David Berczes Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 30 Open
47 2018-11-25 CCCSA Fall GM 2018 Charlotte USA 8.1 Joel Banawa Alexander Katz Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
48 2018-11-24 CCCSA Fall GM 2018 Charlotte USA 7.1 Nicolas Checa Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 42 Open
49 2018-11-24 CCCSA Fall GM 2018 Charlotte USA 6.1 Joel Banawa Tanguy Ringoir Draw: 1/2-1/2 14 Open
50 2018-11-23 CCCSA Fall GM 2018 Charlotte USA 5.1 Kevin Wang Joel Banawa Won: 0-1 25 Open
  1. vs Velarde,Jerish JohnLost · 0-1White · 2026-11-08 · Round 9.127th ASEAN Plus Ind 2026
  2. vs Nguyen,Quoc HyLost · 0-1White · 2026-11-08 · Round 8.67th ASEAN Plus Ind 2026
  3. vs Velarde, Jerish JohnLost · 0-1White · 2026-11-08 · Round 9.127th Asenso ASEAN+ Individual Chess Championship | Open
  4. vs Nguyen, Quoc HyLost · 0-1White · 2026-11-07 · Round 8.67th Asenso ASEAN+ Individual Chess Championship | Open
  5. vs Nouri, AlekhineDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-11-07 · Round 7.77th Asenso ASEAN+ Individual Chess Championship | Open
  6. vs Tenuunbold, BattulgaWon · 1-0White · 2026-11-07 · Round 6.117th Asenso ASEAN+ Individual Chess Championship | Open
  7. vs Nouri,AlekhineDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-11-07 · Round 7.77th ASEAN Plus Ind 2026
  8. vs Tenuunbold,BattulgaWon · 1-0White · 2026-11-07 · Round 6.117th ASEAN Plus Ind 2026
  9. vs Batbaatar, BaatarDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-11-05 · Round 5.117th Asenso ASEAN+ Individual Chess Championship | Open
  10. vs Garcia,JanDraw · ½–½White · 2026-11-05 · Round 4.97th ASEAN Plus Ind 2026
  11. vs Batbaatar,BaatarDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-11-05 · Round 5.117th ASEAN Plus Ind 2026
  12. vs Morado, Jeth RomyDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-11-04 · Round 3.127th Asenso ASEAN+ Individual Chess Championship | Open
  13. vs Vlasenko,MDraw · ½–½White · 2026-11-04 · Round 2.127th ASEAN Plus Ind 2026
  14. vs Bancod, RonaldDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-11-04 · Round 1.167th Asenso ASEAN+ Individual Chess Championship | Open
  15. vs Garcia, Jan EmmanuelDraw · ½–½White · 2026-11-04 · Round 4.97th Asenso ASEAN+ Individual Chess Championship | Open
  16. vs Morado,Jeth RomyDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-11-04 · Round 3.127th ASEAN Plus Ind 2026
  17. vs Vlasenko, MiroslavDraw · ½–½White · 2026-11-04 · Round 2.127th Asenso ASEAN+ Individual Chess Championship | Open
  18. vs Bancod,RonDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-11-03 · Round 1.167th ASEAN Plus Ind 2026
  19. vs Paulo BersaminaDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-12-16 · Round 9.3Kamatyas Inv. GM 2023
  20. vs John Paul GomezDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-15 · Round 8.4Kamatyas Inv. GM 2023
  21. vs Rogelio Jr AntonioDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-12-14 · Round 7.2Kamatyas Inv. GM 2023
  22. vs Jan Emmanuel GarciaDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-13 · Round 6.5Kamatyas Inv. GM 2023
  23. vs Tuan Minh TranLost · 0-1White · 2023-12-13 · Round 5.1Kamatyas Inv. GM 2023
  24. vs Daniel QuizonDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-12-12 · Round 4.5Kamatyas Inv. GM 2023
  25. vs Susanto MegarantoDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-11 · Round 3.2Kamatyas Inv. GM 2023
  26. vs Michael Jr. ConcioWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-11 · Round 2.4Kamatyas Inv. GM 2023
  27. vs Miaoyi LuDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-10 · Round 1.3Kamatyas Inv. GM 2023
  28. vs Joshua Daniel Ruiz CastilloDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-08-01 · Round 9.3CCCSA Summer GMA 2021
  29. vs Luis Carlos Torres RosasDraw · ½–½White · 2021-08-01 · Round 8.4CCCSA Summer GMA 2021
  30. vs Shankar GauriDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-07-31 · Round 7.2CCCSA Summer GMA 2021
  31. vs Emilio CordovaDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-31 · Round 6.5CCCSA Summer GMA 2021
  32. vs Joshua ShengDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-30 · Round 5.1CCCSA Summer GMA 2021
  33. vs Josiah StearmanWon · 0-1Black · 2021-07-30 · Round 4.5CCCSA Summer GMA 2021
  34. vs Magesh Chandran PanchanathanDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-29 · Round 3.2CCCSA Summer GMA 2021
  35. vs Liran ZhouLost · 1-0Black · 2021-07-29 · Round 2.4CCCSA Summer GMA 2021
  36. vs Justin WangWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-28 · Round 1.3CCCSA Summer GMA 2021
  37. vs Kassa KorleyDraw · ½–½White · 2019-05-21 · Round 9.1St Louis Norm Congress GM
  38. vs Brian Escalante RamirezDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-05-20 · Round 8.5St Louis Norm Congress GM
  39. vs Evgeny ShtembuliakDraw · ½–½White · 2019-05-19 · Round 7.2St Louis Norm Congress GM
  40. vs Justin WangLost · 1-0Black · 2019-05-19 · Round 6.4St Louis Norm Congress GM
  41. vs Cemil Can Ali MarandiDraw · ½–½White · 2019-05-18 · Round 5.3St Louis Norm Congress GM
  42. vs Denes BorosLost · 1-0Black · 2019-05-18 · Round 4.3St Louis Norm Congress GM
  43. vs Brandon JacobsonDraw · ½–½White · 2019-05-17 · Round 3.4St Louis Norm Congress GM
  44. vs Andrew HongWon · 0-1Black · 2019-05-17 · Round 2.2St Louis Norm Congress GM
  45. vs Tatev AbrahamyanWon · 1-0White · 2019-05-16 · Round 1.5St Louis Norm Congress GM
  46. vs David BerczesLost · 1-0Black · 2018-11-25 · Round 9.1CCCSA Fall GM 2018
  47. vs Alexander KatzDraw · ½–½White · 2018-11-25 · Round 8.1CCCSA Fall GM 2018
  48. vs Nicolas ChecaLost · 1-0Black · 2018-11-24 · Round 7.1CCCSA Fall GM 2018
  49. vs Tanguy RingoirDraw · ½–½White · 2018-11-24 · Round 6.1CCCSA Fall GM 2018
  50. vs Kevin WangWon · 0-1Black · 2018-11-23 · Round 5.1CCCSA Fall GM 2018