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ID: 2013541

Richard Benjamin

FIDE ratings

2,228Classical

Performance

46 games
26% Win
22% Draw
52% Loss

Richard Benjamin's playing style

Overall score:37%12W 10D 24L over 46 games
Best with 1.e4 as White:35%in 26 games
Struggles in the Sicilian Defense as White:24%in 17 games
Steady recent form:35%4W 6D 10L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line has the largest White sample, with 3 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line
33%
67%
3g
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Open
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov Variation has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov Variation
50%
50%
4g
Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Central Variation
100%
2g
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Nimzowitsch-Marshall Countergambit
100%
2g
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid
100%
2g
Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Modern Main Line
100%
2g

Repertoire

26 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

26 games in this line · White to move

Results for Benjamin, Richard as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
27%
15%
58%
Move
26 · 100%
27%
15%
58%

Game History

(46 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Jan 1, 1997
OTB - MillionBase2.9
IMKrayz, Alexander(2375)
L—
Jan 1, 1997
OTB - MillionBase2.9
Fleet, Eric
W—
Jan 1, 1996
OTB - Codekiddy
Umezinwa, George(2290)
L—
Jan 1, 1996
OTB - Codekiddy
Tyehimba, Bem(2230)
D—
Jan 1, 1996
OTB - Codekiddy
Umezinwa, George(2290)
L—
Jan 1, 1996
OTB - Codekiddy
FMCastaneda, Nelson(2305)
L—
Jan 1, 1996
OTB - Codekiddy
FMCastaneda, Nelson(2305)
L—
Jan 1, 1996
OTB - Codekiddy
FMAnderson, Renard(2270)
W—
Jan 1, 1996
OTB - Codekiddy
Potter, John Russell(2296)
L—
Jan 1, 1996
OTB - Codekiddy
Gunnarsson, Arinbjorn(2220)
D—

Research Richard Benjamin’s games and opening repertoire

Richard Benjamin is rated 2228 in standard by FIDE. Richard Benjamin plays for United States.

Richard Benjamin has FIDE ID 2013541.

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