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
278

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
151 2019-05-18 St Louis Norm Congress GM Saint Louis USA 4.3 Denes Boros Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 49 Open
152 2019-05-17 St Louis Norm Congress GM Saint Louis USA 3.4 Joel Banawa Brandon Jacobson Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
153 2019-05-17 St Louis Norm Congress GM Saint Louis USA 2.2 Andrew Hong Joel Banawa Won: 0-1 53 Open
154 2019-05-16 St Louis Norm Congress GM Saint Louis USA 1.5 Joel Banawa Tatev Abrahamyan Won: 1-0 32 Open
155 2018-11-25 CCCSA Fall GM 2018 Charlotte USA 9.1 David Berczes Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 30 Open
156 2018-11-25 CCCSA Fall GM 2018 Charlotte USA 8.1 Joel Banawa Alexander Katz Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
157 2018-11-24 CCCSA Fall GM 2018 Charlotte USA 7.1 Nicolas Checa Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 42 Open
158 2018-11-24 CCCSA Fall GM 2018 Charlotte USA 6.1 Joel Banawa Tanguy Ringoir Draw: 1/2-1/2 14 Open
159 2018-11-23 CCCSA Fall GM 2018 Charlotte USA 5.1 Kevin Wang Joel Banawa Won: 0-1 25 Open
160 2018-11-23 CCCSA Fall GM 2018 Charlotte USA 4.1 Joel Banawa Tianqi Wang Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
161 2018-11-22 CCCSA Fall GM 2018 Charlotte USA 3.1 Kassa Korley Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 43 Open
162 2018-11-22 CCCSA Fall GM 2018 Charlotte USA 2.1 Joel Banawa Angel Arribas Lopez Won: 1-0 42 Open
163 2018-11-21 CCCSA Fall GM 2018 Charlotte USA 1.1 Brandon Jacobson Joel Banawa Won: 0-1 49 Open
164 2018-09-03 CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018 Charlotte USA 9.5 Joel Banawa Alexander Katz Draw: 1/2-1/2 3 Open
165 2018-09-03 CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018 Charlotte USA 8.1 Vladimir Belous Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 32 Open
166 2018-09-02 CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018 Charlotte USA 7.5 Jayaram Ashwin Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 28 Open
167 2018-09-02 CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018 Charlotte USA 6.2 Joel Banawa Kevin Wang Lost: 0-1 71 Open
168 2018-09-01 CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018 Charlotte USA 5.4 Tianqi Wang Joel Banawa Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
169 2018-09-01 CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018 Charlotte USA 4.3 Joel Banawa Andrey Gorovets Draw: 1/2-1/2 9 Open
170 2018-08-31 CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018 Charlotte USA 3.3 Brandon Jacobson Joel Banawa Won: 0-1 40 Open
171 2018-08-31 CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018 Charlotte USA 2.4 Joel Banawa Farai Mandizha Lost: 0-1 51 Open
172 2018-08-30 CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018 Charlotte USA 1.2 Kassa Korley Joel Banawa Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
173 2018-02-28 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 8 Joshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo Joel Banawa Won: 0-1 66 Open
174 2018-02-28 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 8 Joel Banawa Felix Jose Ynojosa Aponte Lost: 0-1 60 Open
175 2018-02-28 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 8 Joel Banawa Andrey Stukopin Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
176 2018-02-28 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 8 Olexandr Bortnyk Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 72 Open
177 2018-02-24 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 7 Sander Kukk Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 56 Open
178 2018-02-24 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 7 Aaron P Summerscale Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 67 Open
179 2018-02-24 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 7 Vojtech Zwardon Joel Banawa Won: 0-1 38 Open
180 2018-02-24 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 7 Joel Banawa Lawrence H Cooper Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
181 2018-02-24 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 7 Joel Banawa Francisco Silva Gonzalez Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
182 2018-02-24 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 7 Joel Banawa Kjetil Stokke Lost: 0-1 63 Open
183 2018-02-24 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 7 Joel Banawa Miguoel Admiraal Lost: 0-1 53 Open
184 2018-02-24 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 7 Inna Agrest Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 54 Open
185 2018-02-13 Saint Louis Norm IM 2018 Saint Louis USA 9.3 Joel Banawa Qiyu Zhou Won: 1-0 37 Open
186 2018-02-12 Saint Louis Norm IM 2018 Saint Louis USA 8.3 Justin Wang Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 39 Open
187 2018-02-11 Saint Louis Norm IM 2018 Saint Louis USA 7.4 Joel Banawa Josiah Stearman Lost: 0-1 29 Open
188 2018-02-11 Saint Louis Norm IM 2018 Saint Louis USA 6.2 Luis Carlos Torres Rosas Joel Banawa Won: 0-1 27 Open
189 2018-02-10 Saint Louis Norm IM 2018 Saint Louis USA 5.3 Joel Banawa Sergei Matsenko Lost: 0-1 59 Open
190 2018-02-10 Saint Louis Norm IM 2018 Saint Louis USA 4.1 Aaron Grabinsky Joel Banawa Won: 0-1 60 Open
191 2018-02-09 Saint Louis Norm IM 2018 Saint Louis USA 3.4 Brandon Jacobson Joel Banawa Won: 0-1 78 Open
192 2018-02-09 Saint Louis Norm IM 2018 Saint Louis USA 2.5 Joel Banawa Tansel Turgut Won: 1-0 41 Open
193 2018-02-08 Saint Louis Norm IM 2018 Saint Louis USA 1.4 Joshua Colas Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 52 Open
194 2017-12-28 27th North American Open Las Vegas USA 6 Joel Banawa Arthur Guo Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
195 2017-12-28 27th North American Open Las Vegas USA 5 Ehsan Ghaem Maghami Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 42 Open
196 2017-12-27 27th North American Open Las Vegas USA 4 Joel Banawa Nicolas Checa Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
197 2017-12-27 27th North American Open Las Vegas USA 3 Joel Banawa Mark Paragua Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
198 2017-12-26 27th North American Open Las Vegas USA 2 Arshak Ramazian Joel Banawa Won: 0-1 45 Open
199 2017-02-21 St Louis Winter IM 2017 Saint Louis USA 9.1 Aaron Grabinsky Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 37 Open
200 2017-02-20 St Louis Winter IM 2017 Saint Louis USA 8.1 Joel Banawa Michael Brooks Won: 1-0 39 Open
  1. vs Denes BorosLost · 1-0Black · 2019-05-18 · Round 4.3St Louis Norm Congress GM
  2. vs Brandon JacobsonDraw · ½–½White · 2019-05-17 · Round 3.4St Louis Norm Congress GM
  3. vs Andrew HongWon · 0-1Black · 2019-05-17 · Round 2.2St Louis Norm Congress GM
  4. vs Tatev AbrahamyanWon · 1-0White · 2019-05-16 · Round 1.5St Louis Norm Congress GM
  5. vs David BerczesLost · 1-0Black · 2018-11-25 · Round 9.1CCCSA Fall GM 2018
  6. vs Alexander KatzDraw · ½–½White · 2018-11-25 · Round 8.1CCCSA Fall GM 2018
  7. vs Nicolas ChecaLost · 1-0Black · 2018-11-24 · Round 7.1CCCSA Fall GM 2018
  8. vs Tanguy RingoirDraw · ½–½White · 2018-11-24 · Round 6.1CCCSA Fall GM 2018
  9. vs Kevin WangWon · 0-1Black · 2018-11-23 · Round 5.1CCCSA Fall GM 2018
  10. vs Tianqi WangDraw · ½–½White · 2018-11-23 · Round 4.1CCCSA Fall GM 2018
  11. vs Kassa KorleyLost · 1-0Black · 2018-11-22 · Round 3.1CCCSA Fall GM 2018
  12. vs Angel Arribas LopezWon · 1-0White · 2018-11-22 · Round 2.1CCCSA Fall GM 2018
  13. vs Brandon JacobsonWon · 0-1Black · 2018-11-21 · Round 1.1CCCSA Fall GM 2018
  14. vs Alexander KatzDraw · ½–½White · 2018-09-03 · Round 9.5CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018
  15. vs Vladimir BelousLost · 1-0Black · 2018-09-03 · Round 8.1CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018
  16. vs Jayaram AshwinLost · 1-0Black · 2018-09-02 · Round 7.5CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018
  17. vs Kevin WangLost · 0-1White · 2018-09-02 · Round 6.2CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018
  18. vs Tianqi WangDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-09-01 · Round 5.4CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018
  19. vs Andrey GorovetsDraw · ½–½White · 2018-09-01 · Round 4.3CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018
  20. vs Brandon JacobsonWon · 0-1Black · 2018-08-31 · Round 3.3CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018
  21. vs Farai MandizhaLost · 0-1White · 2018-08-31 · Round 2.4CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018
  22. vs Kassa KorleyDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-08-30 · Round 1.2CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018
  23. vs Joshua Daniel Ruiz CastilloWon · 0-1Black · 2018-02-28 · Round 8PRO League Group Stage
  24. vs Felix Jose Ynojosa AponteLost · 0-1White · 2018-02-28 · Round 8PRO League Group Stage
  25. vs Andrey StukopinDraw · ½–½White · 2018-02-28 · Round 8PRO League Group Stage
  26. vs Olexandr BortnykLost · 1-0Black · 2018-02-28 · Round 8PRO League Group Stage
  27. vs Sander KukkLost · 1-0Black · 2018-02-24 · Round 7PRO League Group Stage
  28. vs Aaron P SummerscaleLost · 1-0Black · 2018-02-24 · Round 7PRO League Group Stage
  29. vs Vojtech ZwardonWon · 0-1Black · 2018-02-24 · Round 7PRO League Group Stage
  30. vs Lawrence H CooperDraw · ½–½White · 2018-02-24 · Round 7PRO League Group Stage
  31. vs Francisco Silva GonzalezDraw · ½–½White · 2018-02-24 · Round 7PRO League Group Stage
  32. vs Kjetil StokkeLost · 0-1White · 2018-02-24 · Round 7PRO League Group Stage
  33. vs Miguoel AdmiraalLost · 0-1White · 2018-02-24 · Round 7PRO League Group Stage
  34. vs Inna AgrestLost · 1-0Black · 2018-02-24 · Round 7PRO League Group Stage
  35. vs Qiyu ZhouWon · 1-0White · 2018-02-13 · Round 9.3Saint Louis Norm IM 2018
  36. vs Justin WangLost · 1-0Black · 2018-02-12 · Round 8.3Saint Louis Norm IM 2018
  37. vs Josiah StearmanLost · 0-1White · 2018-02-11 · Round 7.4Saint Louis Norm IM 2018
  38. vs Luis Carlos Torres RosasWon · 0-1Black · 2018-02-11 · Round 6.2Saint Louis Norm IM 2018
  39. vs Sergei MatsenkoLost · 0-1White · 2018-02-10 · Round 5.3Saint Louis Norm IM 2018
  40. vs Aaron GrabinskyWon · 0-1Black · 2018-02-10 · Round 4.1Saint Louis Norm IM 2018
  41. vs Brandon JacobsonWon · 0-1Black · 2018-02-09 · Round 3.4Saint Louis Norm IM 2018
  42. vs Tansel TurgutWon · 1-0White · 2018-02-09 · Round 2.5Saint Louis Norm IM 2018
  43. vs Joshua ColasLost · 1-0Black · 2018-02-08 · Round 1.4Saint Louis Norm IM 2018
  44. vs Arthur GuoDraw · ½–½White · 2017-12-28 · Round 627th North American Open
  45. vs Ehsan Ghaem MaghamiLost · 1-0Black · 2017-12-28 · Round 527th North American Open
  46. vs Nicolas ChecaDraw · ½–½White · 2017-12-27 · Round 427th North American Open
  47. vs Mark ParaguaDraw · ½–½White · 2017-12-27 · Round 327th North American Open
  48. vs Arshak RamazianWon · 0-1Black · 2017-12-26 · Round 227th North American Open
  49. vs Aaron GrabinskyLost · 1-0Black · 2017-02-21 · Round 9.1St Louis Winter IM 2017
  50. vs Michael BrooksWon · 1-0White · 2017-02-20 · Round 8.1St Louis Winter IM 2017