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
101 2021-02-20 Bunratty 2021 Online chess.com INT 9 Simon K Williams Joel Benjamin 1-0 24 Open
102 2021-02-20 Bunratty 2021 Online chess.com INT 8 Joel Benjamin David W L Howell 0-1 67 Open
103 2021-02-20 Bunratty 2021 Online chess.com INT 7 Joel Benjamin Gawain C B Maroroa Jones 1-0 64 Open
104 2021-02-20 Bunratty 2021 Online chess.com INT 6 Thomas E Rendle Joel Benjamin 0-1 40 Open
105 2021-02-20 Bunratty 2021 Online chess.com INT 5 Blair N Connell Joel Benjamin 0-1 29 Open
106 2021-02-20 Bunratty 2021 Online chess.com INT 3 Joel Benjamin Oisin O`cuilleanain 1-0 57 Open
107 2020-12-29 Rilton Winners Cup 2020 chess.com INT 2.5 Joel Benjamin Tamir Nabaty 0-1 40 Open
108 2020-12-29 Rilton Winners Cup 2020 chess.com INT 2.4 Joel Benjamin Tamir Nabaty 1-0 47 Open
109 2020-12-29 Rilton Winners Cup 2020 chess.com INT 2.3 Tamir Nabaty Joel Benjamin 1-0 40 Open
110 2020-12-29 Rilton Winners Cup 2020 chess.com INT 2.2 Tamir Nabaty Joel Benjamin 1-0 40 Open
111 2020-12-29 Rilton Winners Cup 2020 chess.com INT 2.1 Joel Benjamin Tamir Nabaty 1-0 33 Open
112 2020-12-28 Rilton Winners Cup 2020 chess.com INT 1.2 Joel Benjamin Harry Schussler 1-0 47 Open
113 2020-12-27 Rilton Winners Cup 2020 chess.com INT 1.1 Harry Schussler Joel Benjamin 1/2-1/2 53 Open
114 2020-10-19 ch-USA Senior 2020 lichess.org INT 9.3 Shelby Getz Joel Benjamin 0-1 32 Open
115 2020-10-19 ch-USA Senior 2020 lichess.org INT 8.4 Joel Benjamin Larry Christiansen 1/2-1/2 32 Open
116 2020-10-19 ch-USA Senior 2020 lichess.org INT 7.2 Igor Novikov Joel Benjamin 1/2-1/2 37 Open
117 2020-10-18 ch-USA Senior 2020 lichess.org INT 6.3 Joel Benjamin Alex Yermolinsky 1-0 62 Open
118 2020-10-18 ch-USA Senior 2020 lichess.org INT 5.1 Joel Benjamin Patrick G Wolff 1-0 48 Open
119 2020-10-18 ch-USA Senior 2020 lichess.org INT 4.5 Dmitry Gurevich Joel Benjamin 1-0 44 Open
120 2020-10-17 ch-USA Senior 2020 lichess.org INT 3.2 Joel Benjamin Gregory Kaidanov 1/2-1/2 49 Open
121 2020-10-17 ch-USA Senior 2020 lichess.org INT 2.4 Alexander Goldin Joel Benjamin 0-1 33 Open
122 2020-10-17 ch-USA Senior 2020 lichess.org INT 1.3 Joel Benjamin Alexander Shabalov 1-0 31 Open
123 2020-05-31 New York vs. Singapore chess24.com INT 2.1 Joel Benjamin Andrey Kvon 1-0 33 Open
124 2020-05-31 New York vs. Singapore chess24.com INT 1.1 Andrey Kvon Joel Benjamin 0-1 73 Open
125 2020-03-12 World Senior Teams +50 Prague CZE 7.1 Joel Benjamin Bjorgvin Jonsson 1/2-1/2 6 Open
126 2020-03-11 World Senior Teams +50 Prague CZE 6.1 Felix Levin Joel Benjamin 1/2-1/2 35 Open
127 2020-03-10 World Senior Teams +50 Prague CZE 5.1 Petr Haba Joel Benjamin 1/2-1/2 46 Open
128 2020-03-09 World Senior Teams +50 Prague CZE 4.1 Joel Benjamin Mark L Hebden 1/2-1/2 34 Open
129 2020-03-07 World Senior Teams +50 Prague CZE 2.1 Elena Fatalibekova Joel Benjamin 0-1 33 Open
130 2020-03-06 World Senior Teams +50 Prague CZE 1.1 Joel Benjamin John Fletcher 1-0 15 Open
131 2019-08-23 US Chess Masters 2019 Greensboro USA 4 David Brodsky Joel Benjamin 1/2-1/2 29 Open
132 2019-08-22 US Chess Masters 2019 Greensboro USA 2 David Vigorito Joel Benjamin 1/2-1/2 32 Open
133 2019-08-21 US Chess Masters 2019 Greensboro USA 1 Joel Benjamin Jason P Morefield 1-0 57 Open
134 2019-07-20 ch-USA Senior 2019 Saint Louis USA 9.5 Joel Benjamin Larry Christiansen 0-1 79 Open
135 2019-07-19 ch-USA Senior 2019 Saint Louis USA 8.1 Jaan Ehlvest Joel Benjamin 1/2-1/2 30 Open
136 2019-07-18 ch-USA Senior 2019 Saint Louis USA 7.5 Igor Novikov Joel Benjamin 1/2-1/2 30 Open
137 2019-07-17 ch-USA Senior 2019 Saint Louis USA 6.2 Joel Benjamin Maxim Dlugy 1-0 40 Open
138 2019-07-15 ch-USA Senior 2019 Saint Louis USA 5.4 Gregory Kaidanov Joel Benjamin 1/2-1/2 45 Open
139 2019-07-14 ch-USA Senior 2019 Saint Louis USA 4.3 Joel Benjamin Alexander Shabalov 1/2-1/2 55 Open
140 2019-07-13 ch-USA Senior 2019 Saint Louis USA 3.3 Alexander Fishbein Joel Benjamin 1/2-1/2 69 Open
141 2019-07-12 ch-USA Senior 2019 Saint Louis USA 2.4 Joel Benjamin Alex Yermolinsky 1-0 31 Open
142 2019-07-11 ch-USA Senior 2019 Saint Louis USA 1.2 Alexander Goldin Joel Benjamin 1-0 48 Open
143 2019-04-24 World Senior Teams +50 Rhodes GRE 9.1 Gustavo Mahia Joel Benjamin 0-1 40 Open
144 2019-04-23 World Senior Teams +50 Rhodes GRE 8.1 Adolf Denk Joel Benjamin 0-1 34 Open
145 2019-04-22 World Senior Teams +50 Rhodes GRE 7.1 Joel Benjamin Ilan Manor 1/2-1/2 34 Open
146 2019-04-21 World Senior Teams +50 Rhodes GRE 6.1 Joel Benjamin Helgi Olafsson 1/2-1/2 54 Open
147 2019-04-20 World Senior Teams +50 Rhodes GRE 5.1 Joel Benjamin Carlos Horacio Garcia Palermo 1-0 82 Open
148 2019-04-19 World Senior Teams +50 Rhodes GRE 4.1 Artashes Minasian Joel Benjamin 1/2-1/2 20 Open
149 2019-04-17 World Senior Teams +50 Rhodes GRE 2.2 4600274 Joel Benjamin 1/2-1/2 20 Open
150 2019-04-16 World Senior Teams +50 Rhodes GRE 1.1 Joel Benjamin Neil Farrell 1/2-1/2 49 Open

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