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
101 2015-10-21 SPICE Cup Open 2015 Saint Louis USA 7.4 Samuel Sevian Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 60 Open
102 2015-10-20 SPICE Cup Open 2015 Saint Louis USA 6.4 Joel Banawa Daniel Gurevich Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
103 2015-10-19 SPICE Cup Open 2015 Saint Louis USA 5.8 Ruifeng Li Joel Banawa Won: 0-1 26 Open
104 2015-10-19 SPICE Cup Open 2015 Saint Louis USA 4.9 Joel Banawa Denes Boros Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
105 2015-10-18 SPICE Cup Open 2015 Saint Louis USA 3.4 Quang Liem Le Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 41 Open
106 2015-10-18 SPICE Cup Open 2015 Saint Louis USA 2.6 Joel Banawa Jayaram Ashwin Won: 1-0 36 Open
107 2015-10-17 SPICE Cup Open 2015 Saint Louis USA 1.21 Thalia Cervantes Landeiro Joel Banawa Won: 0-1 59 Open
108 2015-10-07 US Chess League 2015 ICC INT 7 Joel Banawa Artur Safin Won: 1-0 40 Open
109 2015-09-30 US Chess League 2015 ICC INT 6 Joel Banawa David Pruess Won: 1-0 33 Open
110 2015-09-23 US Chess League 2015 ICC INT 5 Guillermo Vazquez Joel Banawa Draw: 1/2-1/2 71 Open
111 2015-09-08 US Chess League 2015 ICC INT 3 Joel Banawa Costin Cozianu Draw: 1/2-1/2 35 Open
112 2015-09-02 US Chess League 2015 ICC INT 2 Joel Banawa Luis Carlos Torres Rosas Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
113 2015-08-26 US Chess League 2015 ICC INT 1 Joel Banawa Albert Hernandez Won: 1-0 60 Open
114 2015-08-09 116th US Open 2015 Phoenix USA 9 Bartlomiej Macieja Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 40 Open
115 2015-08-08 116th US Open 2015 Phoenix USA 8 Joel Banawa Angel Hernandez-Camen Won: 1-0 56 Open
116 2015-08-07 116th US Open 2015 Phoenix USA 7 Anthony Quan Nguyen Joel Banawa Won: 0-1 55 Open
117 2014-12-28 24th North American Open Las Vegas USA 5.18 Robby Adamson Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 40 Open
118 2014-12-27 24th North American Open Las Vegas USA 4.24 Joel Banawa Doug Eckert Won: 1-0 40 Open
119 2014-12-27 24th North American Open Las Vegas USA 3.1 Joel Banawa Julio Becerra Rivero Lost: 0-1 66 Open
120 2014-12-26 24th North American Open Las Vegas USA 2.2 Varuzhan Akobian Joel Banawa Draw: 1/2-1/2 62 Open
121 2014-10-23 SPICE Cup Open 2014 Saint Louis USA 4.6 Joel Banawa Fidel Corrales Jimenez Lost: 0-1 61 Open
122 2014-10-22 SPICE Cup Open 2014 Saint Louis USA 2.6 Joel Banawa Kayden Troff Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
123 2014-09-30 US Chess League 2014 ICC INT 6 Joel Banawa Yian Liou Lost: 0-1 44 Open
124 2014-08-27 US Chess League 2014 ICC INT 1 Joel Banawa Emil Anka Won: 1-0 50 Open
125 2014-06-15 National Open 2014 Las Vegas USA 6.4 Aleksandr Lenderman Joel Banawa Draw: 1/2-1/2 92 Open
126 2014-06-15 National Open 2014 Las Vegas USA 5.6 Joel Banawa Ioan-Cristian Chirila Won: 1-0 35 Open
127 2014-06-14 National Open 2014 Las Vegas USA 4 Tibor Weinberger Joel Banawa Won: 0-1 25 Open
128 2014-06-14 National Open 2014 Las Vegas USA 3.9 Joel Banawa Joshua Sheng Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
129 2014-06-13 National Open 2014 Las Vegas USA 2.9 Allan Beilin Joel Banawa Draw: 1/2-1/2 107 Open
130 2014-06-13 National Open 2014 Las Vegas USA 1 Joel Banawa Scott Treiman Won: 1-0 22 Open
131 2013-12-28 23rd North American Open 2013 Las Vegas USA 6.21 Yuanling Yuan Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 38 Open
132 2013-12-28 23rd North American Open 2013 Las Vegas USA 5.15 Joel Banawa Rui Gao Lost: 0-1 25 Open
133 2013-12-27 23rd North American Open 2013 Las Vegas USA 4.11 Joel Banawa Raja Panjwani Draw: 1/2-1/2 91 Open
134 2013-12-27 23rd North American Open 2013 Las Vegas USA 3.11 Alexander Shabalov Joel Banawa Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
135 2013-12-26 23rd North American Open 2013 Las Vegas USA 2.1 Joel Banawa Darwin Yang Draw: 1/2-1/2 19 Open
136 2013-10-19 SPICE Cup Open 2013 St Louis USA 9.18 Hans Rudolf Jung Joel Banawa Won: 0-1 32 Open
137 2013-10-19 SPICE Cup Open 2013 St Louis USA 8.16 Joel Banawa Ruifeng Li Lost: 0-1 43 Open
138 2013-10-18 SPICE Cup Open 2013 St Louis USA 7.11 Anatoly Bykhovsky Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 41 Open
139 2013-10-18 SPICE Cup Open 2013 St Louis USA 6.6 Joel Banawa Aleksandr Rakhmanov Lost: 0-1 49 Open
140 2013-10-17 SPICE Cup Open 2013 St Louis USA 5.9 Leonid Gerzhoy Joel Banawa Draw: 1/2-1/2 35 Open
141 2013-10-17 SPICE Cup Open 2013 St Louis USA 4.4 Joel Banawa Mackenzie Molner Lost: 0-1 33 Open
142 2013-10-16 SPICE Cup Open 2013 St Louis USA 3.7 Andrew Tang Joel Banawa Won: 0-1 54 Open
143 2013-10-16 SPICE Cup Open 2013 St Louis USA 2.6 Joel Banawa Alex Yermolinsky Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
144 2013-10-15 SPICE Cup Open 2013 St Louis USA 1.21 Guillermo Luigui Ubaldo Nieto Joel Banawa Won: 0-1 40 Open
145 2013-08-18 28th Metropolitan GM Los Angeles USA 9 Joel Banawa Zhanibek Amanov Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
146 2013-08-17 28th Metropolitan GM Los Angeles USA 8 Melikset Khachiyan Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 54 Open
147 2013-08-17 28th Metropolitan GM Los Angeles USA 7 Joel Banawa Victor Shen Won: 1-0 42 Open
148 2013-08-16 28th Metropolitan GM Los Angeles USA 6 Elshan Moradiabadi Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 40 Open
149 2013-08-16 28th Metropolitan GM Los Angeles USA 5 Joel Banawa Raja Panjwani Won: 1-0 41 Open
150 2013-08-15 28th Metropolitan GM Los Angeles USA 4 Yian Liou Joel Banawa Draw: 1/2-1/2 55 Open
  1. vs Samuel SevianLost · 1-0Black · 2015-10-21 · Round 7.4SPICE Cup Open 2015
  2. vs Daniel GurevichDraw · ½–½White · 2015-10-20 · Round 6.4SPICE Cup Open 2015
  3. vs Ruifeng LiWon · 0-1Black · 2015-10-19 · Round 5.8SPICE Cup Open 2015
  4. vs Denes BorosDraw · ½–½White · 2015-10-19 · Round 4.9SPICE Cup Open 2015
  5. vs Quang Liem LeLost · 1-0Black · 2015-10-18 · Round 3.4SPICE Cup Open 2015
  6. vs Jayaram AshwinWon · 1-0White · 2015-10-18 · Round 2.6SPICE Cup Open 2015
  7. vs Thalia Cervantes LandeiroWon · 0-1Black · 2015-10-17 · Round 1.21SPICE Cup Open 2015
  8. vs Artur SafinWon · 1-0White · 2015-10-07 · Round 7US Chess League 2015
  9. vs David PruessWon · 1-0White · 2015-09-30 · Round 6US Chess League 2015
  10. vs Guillermo VazquezDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-09-23 · Round 5US Chess League 2015
  11. vs Costin CozianuDraw · ½–½White · 2015-09-08 · Round 3US Chess League 2015
  12. vs Luis Carlos Torres RosasDraw · ½–½White · 2015-09-02 · Round 2US Chess League 2015
  13. vs Albert HernandezWon · 1-0White · 2015-08-26 · Round 1US Chess League 2015
  14. vs Bartlomiej MaciejaLost · 1-0Black · 2015-08-09 · Round 9116th US Open 2015
  15. vs Angel Hernandez-CamenWon · 1-0White · 2015-08-08 · Round 8116th US Open 2015
  16. vs Anthony Quan NguyenWon · 0-1Black · 2015-08-07 · Round 7116th US Open 2015
  17. vs Robby AdamsonLost · 1-0Black · 2014-12-28 · Round 5.1824th North American Open
  18. vs Doug EckertWon · 1-0White · 2014-12-27 · Round 4.2424th North American Open
  19. vs Julio Becerra RiveroLost · 0-1White · 2014-12-27 · Round 3.124th North American Open
  20. vs Varuzhan AkobianDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-12-26 · Round 2.224th North American Open
  21. vs Fidel Corrales JimenezLost · 0-1White · 2014-10-23 · Round 4.6SPICE Cup Open 2014
  22. vs Kayden TroffDraw · ½–½White · 2014-10-22 · Round 2.6SPICE Cup Open 2014
  23. vs Yian LiouLost · 0-1White · 2014-09-30 · Round 6US Chess League 2014
  24. vs Emil AnkaWon · 1-0White · 2014-08-27 · Round 1US Chess League 2014
  25. vs Aleksandr LendermanDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-06-15 · Round 6.4National Open 2014
  26. vs Ioan-Cristian ChirilaWon · 1-0White · 2014-06-15 · Round 5.6National Open 2014
  27. vs Tibor WeinbergerWon · 0-1Black · 2014-06-14 · Round 4National Open 2014
  28. vs Joshua ShengDraw · ½–½White · 2014-06-14 · Round 3.9National Open 2014
  29. vs Allan BeilinDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-06-13 · Round 2.9National Open 2014
  30. vs Scott TreimanWon · 1-0White · 2014-06-13 · Round 1National Open 2014
  31. vs Yuanling YuanLost · 1-0Black · 2013-12-28 · Round 6.2123rd North American Open 2013
  32. vs Rui GaoLost · 0-1White · 2013-12-28 · Round 5.1523rd North American Open 2013
  33. vs Raja PanjwaniDraw · ½–½White · 2013-12-27 · Round 4.1123rd North American Open 2013
  34. vs Alexander ShabalovDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-12-27 · Round 3.1123rd North American Open 2013
  35. vs Darwin YangDraw · ½–½White · 2013-12-26 · Round 2.123rd North American Open 2013
  36. vs Hans Rudolf JungWon · 0-1Black · 2013-10-19 · Round 9.18SPICE Cup Open 2013
  37. vs Ruifeng LiLost · 0-1White · 2013-10-19 · Round 8.16SPICE Cup Open 2013
  38. vs Anatoly BykhovskyLost · 1-0Black · 2013-10-18 · Round 7.11SPICE Cup Open 2013
  39. vs Aleksandr RakhmanovLost · 0-1White · 2013-10-18 · Round 6.6SPICE Cup Open 2013
  40. vs Leonid GerzhoyDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-10-17 · Round 5.9SPICE Cup Open 2013
  41. vs Mackenzie MolnerLost · 0-1White · 2013-10-17 · Round 4.4SPICE Cup Open 2013
  42. vs Andrew TangWon · 0-1Black · 2013-10-16 · Round 3.7SPICE Cup Open 2013
  43. vs Alex YermolinskyDraw · ½–½White · 2013-10-16 · Round 2.6SPICE Cup Open 2013
  44. vs Guillermo Luigui Ubaldo NietoWon · 0-1Black · 2013-10-15 · Round 1.21SPICE Cup Open 2013
  45. vs Zhanibek AmanovDraw · ½–½White · 2013-08-18 · Round 928th Metropolitan GM
  46. vs Melikset KhachiyanLost · 1-0Black · 2013-08-17 · Round 828th Metropolitan GM
  47. vs Victor ShenWon · 1-0White · 2013-08-17 · Round 728th Metropolitan GM
  48. vs Elshan MoradiabadiLost · 1-0Black · 2013-08-16 · Round 628th Metropolitan GM
  49. vs Raja PanjwaniWon · 1-0White · 2013-08-16 · Round 528th Metropolitan GM
  50. vs Yian LiouDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-08-15 · Round 428th Metropolitan GM