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
251 2014-06-13 National Open 2014 Las Vegas USA 1 Joel Banawa Scott Treiman Won: 1-0 22 Open
252 2013-12-28 23rd North American Open 2013 Las Vegas USA 6.21 Yuanling Yuan Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 38 Open
253 2013-12-28 23rd North American Open 2013 Las Vegas USA 5.15 Joel Banawa Rui Gao Lost: 0-1 25 Open
254 2013-12-27 23rd North American Open 2013 Las Vegas USA 4.11 Joel Banawa Raja Panjwani Draw: 1/2-1/2 91 Open
255 2013-12-27 23rd North American Open 2013 Las Vegas USA 3.11 Alexander Shabalov Joel Banawa Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
256 2013-12-26 23rd North American Open 2013 Las Vegas USA 2.1 Joel Banawa Darwin Yang Draw: 1/2-1/2 19 Open
257 2013-10-19 SPICE Cup Open 2013 St Louis USA 9.18 Hans Rudolf Jung Joel Banawa Won: 0-1 32 Open
258 2013-10-19 SPICE Cup Open 2013 St Louis USA 8.16 Joel Banawa Ruifeng Li Lost: 0-1 43 Open
259 2013-10-18 SPICE Cup Open 2013 St Louis USA 7.11 Anatoly Bykhovsky Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 41 Open
260 2013-10-18 SPICE Cup Open 2013 St Louis USA 6.6 Joel Banawa Aleksandr Rakhmanov Lost: 0-1 49 Open
261 2013-10-17 SPICE Cup Open 2013 St Louis USA 5.9 Leonid Gerzhoy Joel Banawa Draw: 1/2-1/2 35 Open
262 2013-10-17 SPICE Cup Open 2013 St Louis USA 4.4 Joel Banawa Mackenzie Molner Lost: 0-1 33 Open
263 2013-10-16 SPICE Cup Open 2013 St Louis USA 3.7 Andrew Tang Joel Banawa Won: 0-1 54 Open
264 2013-10-16 SPICE Cup Open 2013 St Louis USA 2.6 Joel Banawa Alex Yermolinsky Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
265 2013-10-15 SPICE Cup Open 2013 St Louis USA 1.21 Guillermo Luigui Ubaldo Nieto Joel Banawa Won: 0-1 40 Open
266 2013-08-18 28th Metropolitan GM Los Angeles USA 9 Joel Banawa Zhanibek Amanov Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
267 2013-08-17 28th Metropolitan GM Los Angeles USA 8 Melikset Khachiyan Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 54 Open
268 2013-08-17 28th Metropolitan GM Los Angeles USA 7 Joel Banawa Victor Shen Won: 1-0 42 Open
269 2013-08-16 28th Metropolitan GM Los Angeles USA 6 Elshan Moradiabadi Joel Banawa Lost: 1-0 40 Open
270 2013-08-16 28th Metropolitan GM Los Angeles USA 5 Joel Banawa Raja Panjwani Won: 1-0 41 Open
271 2013-08-15 28th Metropolitan GM Los Angeles USA 4 Yian Liou Joel Banawa Draw: 1/2-1/2 55 Open
272 2013-08-14 28th Metropolitan GM Los Angeles USA 3 Enrico Sevillano Joel Banawa Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
273 2013-08-14 28th Metropolitan GM Los Angeles USA 2 Joel Banawa Darwin Yang Lost: 0-1 39 Open
274 2013-08-13 28th Metropolitan GM Los Angeles USA 1 Andranik Matikozian Joel Banawa Won: 0-1 43 Open
275 2013-07-06 Pacific Southwest Op Los Angeles USA 4 Joel Banawa Niccolo' Ronchetti Draw: 1/2-1/2 22 Open
276 2013-06-09 National Open 2013 Las Vegas USA 6 Kesav Viswanadha Joel Banawa Won: 0-1 49 Open
277 2013-06-09 National Open 2013 Las Vegas USA 5 Joel Banawa Shijie Chen Won: 1-0 31 Open
278 2012-11-23 48th American Open Anaheim USA 4 Joel Banawa Andranik Matikozian Draw: 1/2-1/2 8 Open
  1. vs Scott TreimanWon · 1-0White · 2014-06-13 · Round 1National Open 2014
  2. vs Yuanling YuanLost · 1-0Black · 2013-12-28 · Round 6.2123rd North American Open 2013
  3. vs Rui GaoLost · 0-1White · 2013-12-28 · Round 5.1523rd North American Open 2013
  4. vs Raja PanjwaniDraw · ½–½White · 2013-12-27 · Round 4.1123rd North American Open 2013
  5. vs Alexander ShabalovDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-12-27 · Round 3.1123rd North American Open 2013
  6. vs Darwin YangDraw · ½–½White · 2013-12-26 · Round 2.123rd North American Open 2013
  7. vs Hans Rudolf JungWon · 0-1Black · 2013-10-19 · Round 9.18SPICE Cup Open 2013
  8. vs Ruifeng LiLost · 0-1White · 2013-10-19 · Round 8.16SPICE Cup Open 2013
  9. vs Anatoly BykhovskyLost · 1-0Black · 2013-10-18 · Round 7.11SPICE Cup Open 2013
  10. vs Aleksandr RakhmanovLost · 0-1White · 2013-10-18 · Round 6.6SPICE Cup Open 2013
  11. vs Leonid GerzhoyDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-10-17 · Round 5.9SPICE Cup Open 2013
  12. vs Mackenzie MolnerLost · 0-1White · 2013-10-17 · Round 4.4SPICE Cup Open 2013
  13. vs Andrew TangWon · 0-1Black · 2013-10-16 · Round 3.7SPICE Cup Open 2013
  14. vs Alex YermolinskyDraw · ½–½White · 2013-10-16 · Round 2.6SPICE Cup Open 2013
  15. vs Guillermo Luigui Ubaldo NietoWon · 0-1Black · 2013-10-15 · Round 1.21SPICE Cup Open 2013
  16. vs Zhanibek AmanovDraw · ½–½White · 2013-08-18 · Round 928th Metropolitan GM
  17. vs Melikset KhachiyanLost · 1-0Black · 2013-08-17 · Round 828th Metropolitan GM
  18. vs Victor ShenWon · 1-0White · 2013-08-17 · Round 728th Metropolitan GM
  19. vs Elshan MoradiabadiLost · 1-0Black · 2013-08-16 · Round 628th Metropolitan GM
  20. vs Raja PanjwaniWon · 1-0White · 2013-08-16 · Round 528th Metropolitan GM
  21. vs Yian LiouDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-08-15 · Round 428th Metropolitan GM
  22. vs Enrico SevillanoDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-08-14 · Round 328th Metropolitan GM
  23. vs Darwin YangLost · 0-1White · 2013-08-14 · Round 228th Metropolitan GM
  24. vs Andranik MatikozianWon · 0-1Black · 2013-08-13 · Round 128th Metropolitan GM
  25. vs Niccolo' RonchettiDraw · ½–½White · 2013-07-06 · Round 4Pacific Southwest Op
  26. vs Kesav ViswanadhaWon · 0-1Black · 2013-06-09 · Round 6National Open 2013
  27. vs Shijie ChenWon · 1-0White · 2013-06-09 · Round 5National Open 2013
  28. vs Andranik MatikozianDraw · ½–½White · 2012-11-23 · Round 448th American Open