Benjamin, Joel

USA USA·Born 1964·FIDE #2000091·2,269 Games

Classical24712,204 Games

Rapid242849 Games

Blitz252042 Games

Statistics

2269

Total

979

Wins

867

Draws

423

Losses

43%38%19%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.1% average

Very consistent (87%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 ♔ (70% in 312 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 153 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening96.3%

Middlegame93.2%

Endgame95.3%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+4%

Winning (+2 or more)94%

42 Games

Equal position94%

77 Games

Losing (-2 or more)90%

34 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♙

23%

25 errors

♖

23%

25 errors

♕

17%

18 errors

♞

16%

17 errors

♗

11%

12 errors

♔

10 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 34average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

30% of blunders occur between move 16-25. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

e58 err

d85 err

e45 err

h55 err

b44 err

e5/d8 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

Fishbein, Alexander2368

ch-USA Seniors 2025 · 24 Jul 2025

1-0

Fishbein, A.2368

USA Ch Seniors 2025 · 24 Jul 2025

1-0

Akopian, Vladimir2586

USA Ch Seniors 2025 · 23 Jul 2025

½-½

Taylor, T.2147

USA Ch Seniors 2025 · 22 Jul 2025

0-1

Taylor, Timothy2147

ch-USA Seniors 2025 · 22 Jul 2025

0-1

Christiansen, Larry2571

ch-USA Seniors 2025 · 21 Jul 2025

½-½

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID

White

Queen's Gambit Declined

66.7%

24 Games·Wins

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6

Caro-Kann: Main Line

66.7%

15 Games·Wins

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4

Black

Sicilian: Closed

90.0%

10 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6

English vs 1...e5

70.6%

17 Games·Wins

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors

▶

#41Kd8??

Endgame

vs Fishbein

OTB·2025

▶

#29Qe2??

Tactics

vs Batsuren

Blitz·2024

▶

#55Ng6+??

Endgame

vs Damjanovic

Blitz·2024

▶

#26Rh4??

Tactics

vs Zarnicki

Blitz·2024

▶

#18d5??

Tactics

vs Schnaider

Blitz·2024

▶

#39Bc5??

Tactics

vs Banh Gia Huy

Blitz·2024

▶

#51Qf5+??

Endgame

vs Escobar Forero

Blitz·2024

▶

#19Qxa8??

Tactics

vs Wanyama

Blitz·2024

▶

#19Bc6??

Tactics

vs Hungaski

Blitz·2024

▶

#43Rxc5??

Endgame

vs Damjanovic

Blitz·2024

Endgame Statistics

20 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

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Starting Position

1142 Games

51%35%14%

Move	Games	%
1.e4	694	68%
1.d4	312	70%
1.Nf3	67	68%
1.c4	59	62%
1.g3	6	33%
1.Nc3 Strong	2	75%
1.c3	1	50%
1.f4	1	50%

1.e4

68%

694

1.d4

70%

312

1.Nf3

68%

1.c4

62%

1.g3

33%

1.Nc3

75%

1.c3

50%

1.f4

50%

Benjamin, Joel

Play against Benjamin, Joel's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

Queen's Gambit Declined

Caro-Kann: Main Line

Sicilian: Closed

English vs 1...e5

Critical Blunders