Joel Benjamin

Country

USA

Birth Year

1964

Gender

M

Title

Grandmaster

FIDE ID

2000091

USCF ID

10102511

USCF Rating

2539

FIDE ratings

2468

Classical

Published FIDE

2428

Rapid

Published FIDE

2520

Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#839
National rank · USA
#51

Active players · Oct 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating history

Highest recorded rating
2609 Oct 2002
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
285

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Oct 2026.

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USCF rating history

Published rating lists through Oct 2026.

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Available Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-10-06 (UTC).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
51 2024-07-18 ch-USA Seniors 2024 Saint Louis USA 3.3 Joel Benjamin Jesse Kraai 1/2-1/2 40 Open
52 2024-07-17 ch-USA Seniors 2024 Saint Louis USA 2.3 Gregory Kaidanov Joel Benjamin 1/2-1/2 33 Open
53 2024-07-16 ch-USA Seniors 2024 Saint Louis USA 1.4 Joel Benjamin Larry Christiansen 0-1 59 Open
54 2023-07-24 ch-USA Seniors 2023 Saint Louis USA 9.4 Igor Novikov Joel Benjamin 1/2-1/2 68 Open
55 2023-07-23 ch-USA Seniors 2023 Saint Louis USA 8.5 Joel Benjamin Vladimir Akopian 1/2-1/2 74 Open
56 2023-07-22 ch-USA Seniors 2023 Saint Louis USA 7.1 Alexander Shabalov Joel Benjamin 1-0 47 Open
57 2023-07-21 ch-USA Seniors 2023 Saint Louis USA 6.1 Joel Benjamin Patrick G Wolff 1/2-1/2 92 Open
58 2023-07-19 ch-USA Seniors 2023 Saint Louis USA 5.3 Gregory Kaidanov Joel Benjamin 1/2-1/2 45 Open
59 2023-07-18 ch-USA Seniors 2023 Saint Louis USA 4.3 Joel Benjamin Douglas Root 1/2-1/2 57 Open
60 2023-07-17 ch-USA Seniors 2023 Saint Louis USA 3.4 Melikset Khachiyan Joel Benjamin 1/2-1/2 24 Open
61 2023-07-16 ch-USA Seniors 2023 Saint Louis USA 2.4 Joel Benjamin Dmitry Gurevich 1/2-1/2 79 Open
62 2023-07-15 ch-USA Seniors 2023 Saint Louis USA 1.1 Joel Benjamin Maxim Dlugy 1/2-1/2 42 Open
63 2023-04-09 15th Foxwoods Open Ledyard USA 9 Joel Benjamin Jianchao Zhou 1/2-1/2 19 Open
64 2023-04-09 15th Foxwoods Open Ledyard USA 8 Bartlomiej Macieja Joel Benjamin 1/2-1/2 57 Open
65 2023-04-08 15th Foxwoods Open Ledyard USA 7 Sudarshan Sriniaiyer Joel Benjamin 0-1 70 Open
66 2023-04-08 15th Foxwoods Open Ledyard USA 6 Joel Benjamin Brewington Hardaway 1/2-1/2 41 Open
67 2023-04-07 15th Foxwoods Open Ledyard USA 5 Tyrell Harriott Joel Benjamin 0-1 72 Open
68 2023-04-07 15th Foxwoods Open Ledyard USA 4 Joel Benjamin Ramon Jr. Manon-og 1-0 34 Open
69 2023-04-06 15th Foxwoods Open Ledyard USA 3 Lawyer Times Joel Benjamin 0-1 41 Open
70 2022-07-16 ch-USA Seniors 2022 Saint Louis USA 9.4 Igor Novikov Joel Benjamin 0-1 44 Open
71 2022-07-15 ch-USA Seniors 2022 Saint Louis USA 8.2 Joel Benjamin Vladimir Akopian 1/2-1/2 96 Open
72 2022-07-14 ch-USA Seniors 2022 Saint Louis USA 7.3 Joel Benjamin Nick De Firmian 1-0 49 Open
73 2022-07-13 ch-USA Seniors 2022 Saint Louis USA 6.4 Maxim Dlugy Joel Benjamin 1-0 62 Open
74 2022-07-11 ch-USA Seniors 2022 Saint Louis USA 5.3 Joel Benjamin Larry Christiansen 1/2-1/2 36 Open
75 2022-07-10 ch-USA Seniors 2022 Saint Louis USA 4.5 Igor Khmelnitsky Joel Benjamin 1-0 68 Open
76 2022-07-09 ch-USA Seniors 2022 Saint Louis USA 3.3 Joel Benjamin Gregory Kaidanov 1/2-1/2 27 Open
77 2022-07-08 ch-USA Seniors 2022 Saint Louis USA 2.5 Dmitry Gurevich Joel Benjamin 1/2-1/2 31 Open
78 2022-07-07 ch-USA Seniors 2022 Saint Louis USA 1.4 Joel Benjamin Alexander Shabalov 1/2-1/2 36 Open
79 2021-11-14 Banff Open 2021 Banff CAN 6.2 David Miller Joel Benjamin 0-1 58 Open
80 2021-11-14 Banff Open 2021 Banff CAN 5.4 Joel Benjamin Paul Wang 1-0 25 Open
81 2021-11-13 Banff Open 2021 Banff CAN 4.3 Max Gedajlovic Joel Benjamin 1/2-1/2 19 Open
82 2021-11-13 Banff Open 2021 Banff CAN 3.6 Joel Benjamin Leo Lin 1-0 36 Open
83 2021-11-12 Banff Open 2021 Banff CAN 2.1 Paris Dorn Joel Benjamin 1/2-1/2 42 Open
84 2021-11-12 Banff Open 2021 Banff CAN 1.1 Joel Benjamin Douglas Egidio Gomes Nechio 1-0 25 Open
85 2021-08-07 121st US Open 2021 Cherry Hill USA 8.11 Vishnu Vanapalli Joel Benjamin 1-0 50 Open
86 2021-08-05 121st US Open 2021 Cherry Hill USA 6.3 Seth Homa Joel Benjamin 1-0 63 Open
87 2021-08-04 121st US Open 2021 Cherry Hill USA 5.1 Joel Benjamin Illya Nyzhnyk 1/2-1/2 30 Open
88 2021-08-03 121st US Open 2021 Cherry Hill USA 4.4 Vyom Vidyarthi Joel Benjamin 0-1 41 Open
89 2021-08-03 121st US Open 2021 Cherry Hill USA 4.4 Joel Benjamin Lilian Wang 1-0 28 Open
90 2021-08-02 121st US Open 2021 Cherry Hill USA 3.3 Joel Benjamin Eshan Guha 1-0 32 Open
91 2021-08-01 121st US Open 2021 Cherry Hill USA 2.8 Eric Starkman Joel Benjamin 0-1 23 Open
92 2021-07-25 ch-USA Seniors 2021 Saint Louis USA 9.1 Joel Benjamin Alexander Shabalov 1/2-1/2 44 Open
93 2021-07-24 ch-USA Seniors 2021 Saint Louis USA 8.2 Melikset Khachiyan Joel Benjamin 0-1 27 Open
94 2021-07-23 ch-USA Seniors 2021 Saint Louis USA 7.5 Joel Benjamin Leonid Sokolin 1-0 34 Open
95 2021-07-22 ch-USA Seniors 2021 Saint Louis USA 6.2 Alex Yermolinsky Joel Benjamin 1/2-1/2 41 Open
96 2021-07-20 ch-USA Seniors 2021 Saint Louis USA 5.5 Joel Benjamin Alexander Fishbein 0-1 57 Open
97 2021-07-19 ch-USA Seniors 2021 Saint Louis USA 4.3 Gregory Kaidanov Joel Benjamin 1-0 30 Open
98 2021-07-18 ch-USA Seniors 2021 Saint Louis USA 3.5 James Tarjan Joel Benjamin 1/2-1/2 34 Open
99 2021-07-17 ch-USA Seniors 2021 Saint Louis USA 2.1 Joel Benjamin Igor Novikov 1/2-1/2 38 Open
100 2021-07-16 ch-USA Seniors 2021 Saint Louis USA 1.4 Larry Christiansen Joel Benjamin 1-0 28 Open

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