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ID: 4305965

James Benson

FIDE ratings

1,720Classical
1,765Rapid
1,882Blitz

Performance

18 games
22% Win
11% Draw
67% Loss

James Benson's playing style

Overall score:28%4W 2D 12L over 18 games
Steady recent form:28%4W 2D 12L in last 18 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Anti-Colle has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Anti-Colle
100%
4g
Indian Defense: Knights Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation
100%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Closed
50%
50%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Alapin Formation
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

8 games in this line · White to move

Results for Benson, James as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
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Game History

(18 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Feb 15, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Wright, Caleb(1777)
L—
Feb 15, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Wright, Caleb(1777)
L—
Feb 15, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Wright, Caleb
L—
Feb 15, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Wright, Caleb(1777)
L—
Feb 8, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Ashton, Matthew(1844)
L—
Feb 8, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Ashton, Matthew(1844)
L—
Feb 8, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Ashton, Matthew(1844)
L—
Feb 8, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Ashton, Matthew
L—
Oct 15, 2017
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Lynn, K William(1817)
W—
Oct 15, 2017
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Lynn, K William(1817)
W—

Research James Benson’s games and opening repertoire

James Benson is rated 1720 in standard, 1765 in rapid, 1882 in blitz by FIDE. James Benson plays for New Zealand.

James Benson has FIDE ID 4305965.

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