EnglandENG
ID: 454818

Sammy Benzaira

FIDE ratings

1,840Rapid
1,861Blitz

Performance

50 games
42% Win
8% Draw
50% Loss

Sammy Benzaira's playing style

Overall score:46%21W 4D 25L over 50 games
Best with 1.e4 as White:54%in 25 games
Struggles in the Sicilian Defense as Black:29%in 17 games
Strongest in classical:48%in 31 games
Steady recent form:40%8W 0D 12L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation has the largest White sample, with 6 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation
100%
6g
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation
80%
20%
5g
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation
80%
20%
5g
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
100%
3g
Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Larsen-Haakert Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional has the largest Black sample, with 8 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional
25%
75%
8g
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind
100%
4g
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Alapin Formation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation
50%
50%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

25 games in this line · White to move

Results for Benzaira, Sammy as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
52%
4%
44%
Move
25 · 100%
52%
4%
44%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Feb 21, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
CMShah Rishab(2239)
L—
Feb 21, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Waterfield, Mark(1890)
W—
Feb 21, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
CMShah Rishab
L—
Feb 21, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Waterfield, Mark
W—
Feb 21, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
CMShah Rishab(2239)
L—
Feb 21, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Waterfield, Mark(1868)
W—
Feb 21, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
CMShah Rishab(2239)
L—
Feb 21, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Waterfield, Mark(1868)
W—
Feb 19, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
FMCarroll, Peter(2215)
L—
Feb 19, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Kovalskyi, Roman(2195)
L—

Research Sammy Benzaira’s games and opening repertoire

Sammy Benzaira is rated 1840 in rapid, 1861 in blitz by FIDE. Sammy Benzaira plays for England.

Sammy Benzaira has FIDE ID 454818.

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