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GM

Benjamin, Joel

USA USA·Born 1964

FIDE OTB · #2000091 · 2,278 Games

Classical24672,213 g
Rapid242849 g
Blitz252042 g

Play against Benjamin's Twin

PRO

Uses their openings, level & style

Statistics

Total

2278

Wins

982

Draws

869

Losses

427
43%38%19%

Play Style

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
Opening
96.3%
Middlegame
93.2%
Endgame
95.3%
Clutch Factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
94%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic Pieces
23%
25 err
23%
25 err
17%
18 err
16%
17 err
11%
12 err
9%
10 err
Critical Moment
Move 34 avg
10%
1-15
30%
16-25
10%
26-35
30%
36-45
20%
46+
30% of blunders after move 16-25 — keep the tension until then.
Error Heatmap
8
Few
Many
e5
8 err
d8
5 err
e4
5 err
h5
5 err
b4
4 err
e5/d8 account for most of the errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

2,278 Games

Weaknesses

— exploit these

No significant weaknesses detected as white

No significant weaknesses detected as black

Strengths

— avoid these
aswhite66.7%Wins
Queen's Gambit Declined — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6
24 Games · last played 5 years ago
aswhite66.7%Wins
Caro-Kann: Main Line — 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
15 Games · last played 22 years ago
asblack90.0%Wins
Sicilian: Closed — 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6
10 Games · last played 5 years ago
asblack70.6%Wins
English vs 1...e5 — 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4
17 Games · last played 8 years ago

Critical Blunders

10 errors
Kd8??vs FishbeinOTB · 2025
Qe2??vs BatsurenBlitz · 2024
Ng6+??vs DamjanovicBlitz · 2024
Rh4??vs ZarnickiBlitz · 2024
d5??vs SchnaiderBlitz · 2024
Bc5??vs Banh Gia HuyBlitz · 2024
Qf5+??vs Escobar ForeroBlitz · 2024
Qxa8??vs WanyamaBlitz · 2024
Bc6??vs HungaskiBlitz · 2024
Rxc5??vs DamjanovicBlitz · 2024

Recent Games

Win
Goldin, Alexander(2537)

ch-USA Seniors 2026 · 23 Jul 2026

1-0
Loss
Shabalov, Alexander(2428)

ch-USA Seniors 2026 · 22 Jul 2026

1-0
Draw
Rachels, Stuart(2431)

ch-USA Seniors 2026 · 21 Jul 2026

½-½
Loss
Onischuk, Alexander(2640)

ch-USA Seniors 2026 · 20 Jul 2026

1-0
Win
Novikov,I(2475)

ch-USA Seniors 2026 · 18 Jul 2026

0-1
Draw
Kraai, Jesse(2375)

ch-USA Seniors 2026 · 17 Jul 2026

½-½

Endgame Statistics

PRO

Repertoire

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Move arrowsmost-played moves
Stockfish
1146 Games
50%35%15%
MoveGamesPerformance%
1.e4
698
68%
1.d4
312
70%
1.Nf3
67
68%
1.c4
59
62%
1.g3
6
33%
1.Nc3Strong
2
75%
1.c3
1
50%
1.f4
1
50%

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