CMSavio Joseph Benher
- FIDE ID
- 2629453
About Savio Joseph Benher
Savio Joseph Benher combines competitive chess and coaching with an interest in software development. Based in the Windsor area of Ontario, he studied at the University of Waterloo. He earned the American national-master title in 2024 and the Canadian national-master title in 2025. Show more
Savio Joseph Benher combines competitive chess and coaching with an interest in software development. Based in the Windsor area of Ontario, he studied at the University of Waterloo. He earned the American national-master title in 2024 and the Canadian national-master title in 2025. He won the 2024 Michigan Open and the 2025 Michigan Master/Expert tournament. He has also taught chess, describing five years of coaching experience in his Chess.com profile. Beyond the board, he co-founded CodeQuest, a programming camp where younger students learned Python and built their own games.
FIDE ratings
Rapid
2071Published FIDE
Blitz
2088Published FIDE
Official classical ranks
- World rank
- #7338
- National rank · CAN
- #62
Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ
Rating milestones
- Highest recorded rating
- 2218 Nov 2026
- Recorded years
- 2017–2026
- Archived games
- 64
Based on available monthly lists and saved games.
Rating history
CFC ratings
Canadian rankingsCFC ID 161296 · LaSalle ON
CFC rating history
Official CFC ratings after each rated event.
Rated events
| Date | Event | Type | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-08 | NCC Qualifier 1 2026 | Quick | 2156 |
| 2026-10-18 | Silent Storm Thanksgiving Open | Regular | 2383 |
| 2026-07-17 | 2026 Canadian Open O2100 | Regular | 2358 |
| 2026-06-21 | Silent Storm Disha Classical Open | Regular | 2388 |
| 2026-05-18 | 2026 Ontario Open - Crown | Regular | 2357 |
| 2026-05-03 | Collingwood Somborac Festival Crown | Regular | 2300 |
| 2025-12-21 | Hart House Holidays Open Crown | Regular | 2311 |
| 2025-10-13 | Silent Storm Thanksgiving Open | Regular | 2295 |
| 2025-09-27 | 2nd Steinitz Memorial Crown | Quick | 2137 |
| 2025-05-19 | 2025 Ontario Open Over 2000 | Regular | 2277 |
| 2025-04-22 | 2025 Canadian Closed | Regular | 2234 |
| 2025-03-30 | UToronto vs UWaterloo Rapid Pool A | Quick | 2115 |
| 2025-03-29 | UToronto vs UWaterloo Blitz Pool A | Quick | 2171 |
| 2025-03-16 | SCC & Chess4win March Break O1900 | Regular | 2224 |
| 2024-05-25 | 2024 OHSCC Championship | Regular | 2225 |
| 2024-05-20 | 2024 Ontario Open Crown | Regular | 2234 |
| 2024-02-19 | Reading Week Open 2024 - Crown | Regular | 2164 |
| 2023-04-11 | 2023 Canadian Closed Championship | Regular | 2090 |
| 2023-02-05 | 2023 Excelsior February Top | Regular | 2120 |
| 2023-01-08 | Excelsior January Open | Regular | 2138 |
| 2022-11-14 | City of Mississauga Nov Over 2000 | Regular | 2117 |
| 2022-10-09 | Mississauga Fall Open Championship | Regular | 2112 |
| 2022-07-17 | 2022 Canadian Open | Regular | 2142 |
| 2022-07-11 | 2022 CYCC U16 Open | Regular | 2152 |
| 2022-07-03 | Mississauga Summer Championship | Regular | 2207 |
| 2022-04-18 | 2022 KEC U2200 | Regular | 2213 |
| 2022-04-03 | Golden Horseshoe Championship | Regular | 2170 |
| 2022-03-13 | Mississauga Winter Open | Regular | 2185 |
| 2021-11-07 | 2021 National Capital Open | Regular | 2040 |
| 2021-09-26 | 2021 RA Fall Open | Regular | 2019 |
| 2021-07-03 | CYCC 2021 Online U16 OPEN | Quick | 2032 |
| 2020-02-17 | Hart House Reading Week Crown | Regular | 2001 |
| 2019-11-10 | 2019 National Capital Open | Regular | 2020 |
| 2019-08-20 | NAYCC 2019 U14 Open | Regular | 1966 |
| 2019-08-11 | 2019 CJCC Open | Regular | 2033 |
| 2019-08-06 | rating adjustment handbook 436 | Regular | 2044 |
| 2019-06-09 | Golden Horseshoe CC U2000 | Regular | 1884 |
| 2019-05-12 | OYCC 2019 U14 Open | Regular | 1830 |
| 2019-04-22 | 2019 Canada Zonal & Easter U2200 | Regular | 1794 |
| 2019-04-22 | 2019 Canada Zonal Easter Extras | Regular | 1744 |
| 2019-03-31 | 2019 Aurora Spring Open U2100 | Regular | 1746 |
| 2018-12-16 | Hart House Holidays Open - U2200 | Regular | 1724 |
| 2018-10-07 | 2018 Markham U2200 | Regular | 1733 |
| 2018-07-05 | 2018 CYCC U12 Open | Regular | 1735 |
| 2018-06-03 | 2018 Golden Horseshoe U2000 | Regular | 1746 |
| 2018-05-13 | 2018 OYCC U12 | Regular | 1722 |
| 2018-04-29 | Guelph Spring ProAm U2000 | Regular | 1726 |
| 2018-03-25 | 2018 Aurora Spring Open U2000 | Regular | 1719 |
| 2017-11-12 | 2017 National Capital U1900 | Regular | 1743 |
| 2017-10-15 | 2017 Aurora Fall Open - U2000 | Regular | 1756 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-07-17 | Canadian Open 2026 | Nepean, ON CAN | 9.11 | Joseph Benher,Savio | Lattafi,Youcef | Lost: 0-1 | 49 | Open |
| 2 | 2026-07-16 | Canadian Open 2026 | Nepean, ON CAN | 8.14 | Yin,Zeming | Joseph Benher,Savio | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 29 | Open |
| 3 | 2026-07-15 | Canadian Open 2026 | Nepean, ON CAN | 7.13 | Joseph Benher,Savio | Lu,Tony | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Open |
| 4 | 2026-07-14 | Canadian Open 2026 | Nepean, ON CAN | 6.12 | Liu,Zachary Hankun | Joseph Benher,Savio | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 25 | Open |
| 5 | 2026-07-13 | Canadian Open 2026 | Nepean, ON CAN | 5.19 | Joseph Benher,Savio | Yu,Jonathan | Won: 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 6 | 2026-07-12 | Canadian Open 2026 | Nepean, ON CAN | 3.37 | Li,Adam | Joseph Benher,Savio | Won: 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 7 | 2026-07-12 | Canadian Open 2026 | Nepean, ON CAN | 4.25 | Joseph Benher,Savio | Berube,Maximilien | Won: 1-0 | 45 | Open |
| 8 | 2026-07-11 | Canadian Open 2026 | Nepean, ON CAN | 2.26 | Joseph Benher,Savio | Huang,Justin | Lost: 0-1 | 56 | Open |
| 9 | 2026-07-11 | Canadian Open 2026 | Nepean, ON CAN | 1.17 | Tran,Tri | Joseph Benher,Savio | Lost: 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 10 | 2026-07-05 | 54th Annual World Open | Washington DC USA | 9.21 | Joseph Benher,Savio | Padhya,S | Won: 1-0 | 56 | Open |
| 11 | 2026-07-02 | 54th Annual World Open | Washington DC USA | 3.16 | Matviishen,Viktor | Joseph Benher,Savio | Lost: 1-0 | 59 | Open |
| 12 | 2025-04-22 | Canadian Closed 2025 | Toronto CAN | 9.1 | Roman Gavrilin | Savio Joseph Benher | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 32 | Open |
| 13 | 2025-04-21 | Canadian Closed 2025 | Toronto CAN | 8.13 | Savio Joseph Benher | James Windram | Won: 1-0 | 51 | Open |
| 14 | 2025-04-21 | Canadian Closed 2025 | Toronto CAN | 7.18 | Brian Zhang | Savio Joseph Benher | Won: 0-1 | 46 | Open |
| 15 | 2025-04-20 | Canadian Closed 2025 | Toronto CAN | 6.15 | Savio Joseph Benher | Larry Yang | Lost: 0-1 | 53 | Open |
| 16 | 2025-04-19 | Canadian Closed 2025 | Toronto CAN | 5.15 | Sean Fangxiao Liu | Savio Joseph Benher | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 29 | Open |
| 17 | 2025-04-19 | Canadian Closed 2025 | Toronto CAN | 4.9 | Savio Joseph Benher | Raymond Kaufman | Lost: 0-1 | 54 | Open |
| 18 | 2025-04-18 | Canadian Closed 2025 | Toronto CAN | 3.4 | Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux | Savio Joseph Benher | Lost: 1-0 | 79 | Open |
| 19 | 2025-04-18 | Canadian Closed 2025 | Toronto CAN | 2.7 | Savio Joseph Benher | Eduardo Teodoro | Won: 1-0 | 42 | Open |
| 20 | 2025-04-17 | Canadian Closed 2025 | Toronto CAN | 1.24 | Daniel Zhang | Savio Joseph Benher | Won: 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 21 | 2024-06-04 | 52nd Annual World Open | Philadelphia USA | 3.106 | Nabil Feliachi | Savio Joseph Benher | Won: 0-1 | 32 | Open |
| 22 | 2024-06-03 | 52nd Annual World Open | Philadelphia USA | 1.2 | Vasif Durarbayli | Savio Joseph Benher | Lost: 1-0 | 48 | Open |
| 23 | 2024-05-20 | Ontario Open 2024 | Toronto CAN | 6.3 | Nikolay Noritsyn | Savio Joseph Benher | Lost: 1-0 | 50 | Open |
| 24 | 2024-05-20 | Ontario Open 2024 | Toronto CAN | 5.2 | Savio Joseph Benher | Nicholas Vettese | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 68 | Open |
| 25 | 2024-05-19 | Ontario Open 2024 | Toronto CAN | 4.5 | Savio Joseph Benher | Thanh Nha Duong | Won: 1-0 | 83 | Open |
| 26 | 2024-05-19 | Ontario Open 2024 | Toronto CAN | 3.1 | Serghii Ivanchuk | Savio Joseph Benher | Won: 0-1 | 53 | Open |
| 27 | 2024-05-18 | Ontario Open 2024 | Toronto CAN | 1.8 | Christian Stevens | Savio Joseph Benher | Lost: 1-0 | 56 | Open |
| 28 | 2023-04-11 | Canadian Closed 2023 | Toronto CAN | 9.22 | Savio Joseph Benher | Nicolae Oancea | Lost: 0-1 | 32 | Open |
| 29 | 2023-04-10 | Canadian Closed 2023 | Toronto CAN | 8.24 | Lefan Yang | Savio Joseph Benher | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 36 | Open |
| 30 | 2023-04-10 | Canadian Closed 2023 | Toronto CAN | 7.24 | Savio Joseph Benher | Henry Liu | Won: 1-0 | 53 | Open |
| 31 | 2023-04-09 | Canadian Closed 2023 | Toronto CAN | 6.13 | Matthew Zhu | Savio Joseph Benher | Lost: 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 32 | 2023-04-08 | Canadian Closed 2023 | Toronto CAN | 5.12 | Eric Ning | Savio Joseph Benher | Lost: 1-0 | 21 | Open |
| 33 | 2023-04-08 | Canadian Closed 2023 | Toronto CAN | 4.13 | Savio Joseph Benher | Richard Chen | Won: 1-0 | 55 | Open |
| 34 | 2023-04-07 | Canadian Closed 2023 | Toronto CAN | 3.12 | Max Chen | Savio Joseph Benher | Lost: 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 35 | 2023-04-07 | Canadian Closed 2023 | Toronto CAN | 2.13 | Savio Joseph Benher | Jingyun (ryan) Yang | Lost: 0-1 | 59 | Open |
| 36 | 2022-07-14 | Canadian Open 2022 | Hamilton, ON CAN | 5.7 | Artiom Samsonkin | Savio Joseph Benher | Lost: 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 37 | 2022-07-12 | Canadian Open 2022 | Hamilton, ON CAN | 2.5 | Savio Joseph Benher | Nikolay Noritsyn | Lost: 0-1 | 27 | Open |
| 38 | 2020-12-29 | 30th North American Open | ICC INT | 8 | Savio Joseph Benher | Harshid Kunka | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 39 | Open |
| 39 | 2020-12-29 | 30th North American Open | ICC INT | 7 | Savio Joseph Benher | Elbert Zeng | Won: 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 40 | 2020-12-28 | 30th North American Open | ICC INT | 6 | Savio Joseph Benher | Sultan Chubakov | Won: 1-0 | 102 | Open |
| 41 | 2020-12-28 | 30th North American Open | ICC INT | 5 | Christian Thornton | Savio Joseph Benher | Won: 0-1 | 30 | Open |
| 42 | 2020-12-26 | 30th North American Open | ICC INT | 2 | Savio Joseph Benher | Sriram Krishnakumar | Lost: 0-1 | 51 | Open |
| 43 | 2020-12-26 | 30th North American Open | ICC INT | 1 | Ian Zhao | Savio Joseph Benher | Lost: 1-0 | 46 | Open |
| 44 | 2020-11-29 | 51st National Congress | ICC INT | 9 | Savio Joseph Benher | Ruiyang Yan | Lost: 0-1 | 52 | Open |
| 45 | 2020-11-29 | 51st National Congress | ICC INT | 8 | Savio Joseph Benher | Ronald Burnett | Lost: 0-1 | 68 | Open |
| 46 | 2020-11-29 | 51st National Congress | ICC INT | 7 | Terry Luo | Savio Joseph Benher | Lost: 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 47 | 2020-11-28 | 51st National Congress | ICC INT | 6 | Savio Joseph Benher | Yassamin Ehsani | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 35 | Open |
| 48 | 2020-11-28 | 51st National Congress | ICC INT | 5 | Enamul Hossain | Savio Joseph Benher | Lost: 1-0 | 72 | Open |
| 49 | 2020-11-28 | 51st National Congress | ICC INT | 4 | Savio Joseph Benher | Samuel Zhang | Won: 1-0 | 36 | Open |
| 50 | 2020-11-27 | 51st National Congress | ICC INT | 3 | Eugene Hua | Savio Joseph Benher | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 129 | Open |
- vs Lattafi,YoucefLost · 0-1White · 2026-07-17 · Round 9.11Canadian Open 2026
- vs Yin,ZemingDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-07-16 · Round 8.14Canadian Open 2026
- vs Lu,TonyDraw · ½–½White · 2026-07-15 · Round 7.13Canadian Open 2026
- vs Liu,Zachary HankunDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-07-14 · Round 6.12Canadian Open 2026
- vs Yu,JonathanWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-13 · Round 5.19Canadian Open 2026
- vs Li,AdamWon · 0-1Black · 2026-07-12 · Round 3.37Canadian Open 2026
- vs Berube,MaximilienWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-12 · Round 4.25Canadian Open 2026
- vs Huang,JustinLost · 0-1White · 2026-07-11 · Round 2.26Canadian Open 2026
- vs Tran,TriLost · 1-0Black · 2026-07-11 · Round 1.17Canadian Open 2026
- vs Padhya,SWon · 1-0White · 2026-07-05 · Round 9.2154th Annual World Open
- vs Matviishen,ViktorLost · 1-0Black · 2026-07-02 · Round 3.1654th Annual World Open
- vs Roman GavrilinDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-04-22 · Round 9.1Canadian Closed 2025
- vs James WindramWon · 1-0White · 2025-04-21 · Round 8.13Canadian Closed 2025
- vs Brian ZhangWon · 0-1Black · 2025-04-21 · Round 7.18Canadian Closed 2025
- vs Larry YangLost · 0-1White · 2025-04-20 · Round 6.15Canadian Closed 2025
- vs Sean Fangxiao LiuDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-04-19 · Round 5.15Canadian Closed 2025
- vs Raymond KaufmanLost · 0-1White · 2025-04-19 · Round 4.9Canadian Closed 2025
- vs Shawn Rodrigue-LemieuxLost · 1-0Black · 2025-04-18 · Round 3.4Canadian Closed 2025
- vs Eduardo TeodoroWon · 1-0White · 2025-04-18 · Round 2.7Canadian Closed 2025
- vs Daniel ZhangWon · 0-1Black · 2025-04-17 · Round 1.24Canadian Closed 2025
- vs Nabil FeliachiWon · 0-1Black · 2024-06-04 · Round 3.10652nd Annual World Open
- vs Vasif DurarbayliLost · 1-0Black · 2024-06-03 · Round 1.252nd Annual World Open
- vs Nikolay NoritsynLost · 1-0Black · 2024-05-20 · Round 6.3Ontario Open 2024
- vs Nicholas VetteseDraw · ½–½White · 2024-05-20 · Round 5.2Ontario Open 2024
- vs Thanh Nha DuongWon · 1-0White · 2024-05-19 · Round 4.5Ontario Open 2024
- vs Serghii IvanchukWon · 0-1Black · 2024-05-19 · Round 3.1Ontario Open 2024
- vs Christian StevensLost · 1-0Black · 2024-05-18 · Round 1.8Ontario Open 2024
- vs Nicolae OanceaLost · 0-1White · 2023-04-11 · Round 9.22Canadian Closed 2023
- vs Lefan YangDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-04-10 · Round 8.24Canadian Closed 2023
- vs Henry LiuWon · 1-0White · 2023-04-10 · Round 7.24Canadian Closed 2023
- vs Matthew ZhuLost · 1-0Black · 2023-04-09 · Round 6.13Canadian Closed 2023
- vs Eric NingLost · 1-0Black · 2023-04-08 · Round 5.12Canadian Closed 2023
- vs Richard ChenWon · 1-0White · 2023-04-08 · Round 4.13Canadian Closed 2023
- vs Max ChenLost · 1-0Black · 2023-04-07 · Round 3.12Canadian Closed 2023
- vs Jingyun (ryan) YangLost · 0-1White · 2023-04-07 · Round 2.13Canadian Closed 2023
- vs Artiom SamsonkinLost · 1-0Black · 2022-07-14 · Round 5.7Canadian Open 2022
- vs Nikolay NoritsynLost · 0-1White · 2022-07-12 · Round 2.5Canadian Open 2022
- vs Harshid KunkaDraw · ½–½White · 2020-12-29 · Round 830th North American Open
- vs Elbert ZengWon · 1-0White · 2020-12-29 · Round 730th North American Open
- vs Sultan ChubakovWon · 1-0White · 2020-12-28 · Round 630th North American Open
- vs Christian ThorntonWon · 0-1Black · 2020-12-28 · Round 530th North American Open
- vs Sriram KrishnakumarLost · 0-1White · 2020-12-26 · Round 230th North American Open
- vs Ian ZhaoLost · 1-0Black · 2020-12-26 · Round 130th North American Open
- vs Ruiyang YanLost · 0-1White · 2020-11-29 · Round 951st National Congress
- vs Ronald BurnettLost · 0-1White · 2020-11-29 · Round 851st National Congress
- vs Terry LuoLost · 1-0Black · 2020-11-29 · Round 751st National Congress
- vs Yassamin EhsaniDraw · ½–½White · 2020-11-28 · Round 651st National Congress
- vs Enamul HossainLost · 1-0Black · 2020-11-28 · Round 551st National Congress
- vs Samuel ZhangWon · 1-0White · 2020-11-28 · Round 451st National Congress
- vs Eugene HuaDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-11-27 · Round 351st National Congress
FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | 2026 Silent Storm Thanksgiving Classical Open | Classical | 4½ |
| 2026-09-04 | 2026 Michigan Open | Classical | 5½ |