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Benen, Samson



FIDE:	FIDE Card
Title:	FM
Years:	1995-2021
Number of games:	114
Number of wins:	43
Number of draws:	32
Number of losses:	39
White score:	34/62 (54.84% - Average Elo: 2355.8)
Black score:	25/52 (48.08% - Average Elo: 2349.38)

Rating progression

Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses

Top wins

Benen, Samson (2225) - Rohde, Michael A (2523), Philadelphia National op 32nd, Philadelphia (A13) - 2001

Benen, Samson (2210) - Lapshun, Yury (2384), New York Masters 03rd, New York (E11) - 2002

Benen, Samson (2303) - Rogers, Norman (2299), Philadelphia National op 34th, Philadelphia (E61) - 2003

Nakamura, Hikaru (2561) - Benen, Samson (2251), World op 31st, Philadelphia (E10) - 2003

Lopez, Bruci (2400) - Benen, Samson (2323), USA-ch U18, Lindsborg (C51) - 2004

Rensch, Daniel (2384) - Benen, Samson (2323), USA-ch U18, Lindsborg (C45) - 2004

Benen, Samson - ? (60)

Schmaltz, Roland (0/2)

Vayserberg, Tatiana (2/2)

Basson, Stephen (1/1)

Becerra Rivero, Julio (0/1)

Belcher, Noah (1/1)

Benjamin, Joel (0/1)

Boekhoff, Andrew (½/1)

Fernandez, Daniel (½/1)

Fernandez, John C (½/1)

Fernandez, Lautaro (0/1)

Formanek, Edward W (1/1)

Friedel, Joshua E (0/1)

Furdzik, Rafal (1/1)

Garcia, Gildardo (½/1)

Hanken, Jerome B (1/1)

Harris, Frederic K (½/1)

Hoekstra, Matthew (½/1)

Johnson, Ben (1/1)

Jonkman, Harmen (0/1)

Kalinin, Alexander (0/1)

Kamsky, Gata (0/1)

Karklins, Andrew (0/1)

Knecht, Mark E (1/1)

Krauss, George (1/1)

Kreiman, Boris (½/1)

Krzywda, Andrzej (1/1)

Lapshun, Yury (1/1)

Lein, Anatoly (0/1)

Leitao, Rafael Duailibe (0/1)

Lewis, James E (½/1)

Mac Intyre, Paul (½/1)

Matjushin, Gennady (0/1)

Milman, Lev (½/1)

Milovanovic, Rade (½/1)

Morrison, William (½/1)

Mulyar, Michael A (½/1)

Nakamura, Hikaru (0/1)

Nunez, Omar (1/1)

Onischuk, Alexander (½/1)

Paschall, William M (0/1)

Roach, Justin P (1/1)

Rogers, Norman (1/1)

Rohde, Michael A (1/1)

Roush, John (½/1)

Schneider, Igor (1/1)

Seguin, Rene (½/1)

Shapiro, Daniel E (½/1)

Shulman, Yuri (½/1)

Small, Gregg (1/1)

Smith Soto, Mark (½/1)

Strenzwilk, Denis (1/1)

Tsyhanchuk, Stanislav (1/1)

Vicary, Elizabeth (½/1)

Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander (0/1)

Yanayt, Eugene (1/1)

Zivanic, Marko (1/1)

? - Benen, Samson (48)

Stripunsky, Alexander (1/3)

Furdzik, Rafal (1½/2)

Schmaltz, Roland (0/2)

Aramil, William J (1/1)

Ashley, Maurice (0/1)

Barsky, Sam (1/1)

Becerra Rivero, Julio (½/1)

Bercys, Salvijus (0/1)

Bhat, Vinay S (0/1)

Bierkens, Pieter (1/1)

Bisguier, Arthur Bernard (0/1)

Cherniack, Alex (½/1)

Chernin, Oliver (½/1)

Chow, Vincent (0/1)

Dean Kawamura, Ben (0/1)

Dean, Jim H (½/1)

Diamond, David (1/1)

Donaldson, John W (½/1)

Dubuc, Gabriel (1/1)

Edelman, Daniel (0/1)

Formanek, Edward W (1/1)

Free, Graham (1/1)

Harris, Ian (0/1)

Hess, Robert L (1/1)

Ibrahim, Anthony (0/1)

Itkis, Boris (0/1)

Ivanov, Alexander (½/1)

Lazarev, Vladimir (0/1)

Lopez, Bruci (1/1)

Matthew, Ervin (1/1)

McCumiskey, John P (1/1)

Miton, Kamil (0/1)

Nakamura, Hikaru (1/1)

Pugh, Larry (1/1)

Rensch, Daniel (1/1)

Rohde, Michael A (0/1)

Sadhwani, Raunak (0/1)

Schneider, Dmitry (0/1)

Sena, Juan Oscar (½/1)

Shabalov, Alexander (0/1)

Sloan Aravena, Peter (0/1)

Vifleemskaia, Svetlana (1/1)

Williams, Lee V (1/1)

Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander (0/1)

Openings played as White (42)

E61 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2461.14
Result: 3/8 = 37.5%

E15 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3)
Average Elo: 2431.75
Result: 1/5 = 20%

A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

E02 Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Qa4+)
Average Elo: 2198
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.Bg5 dxc4)
Average Elo: 2337.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2209
Result: 2/2 = 100%

B19 Caro-Kann, Classical (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/2 = 50%

D26 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6)
Average Elo: 2431
Result: 1/2 = 50%

A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo: 2413.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+)
Average Elo: 2393.5
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6)
Average Elo: 2270
Result: 1/2 = 50%

E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C08 French, Tarrasch, Open, 4.ed ed (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 exd5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E16 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Bb4+)
Average Elo: 2198
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A88 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 c6)
Average Elo: 2263
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6)
Average Elo: 2138
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C15 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4)
Average Elo: 2295
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo: 2433
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B38 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy Bind, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3)
Average Elo: 2063
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C06 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4)
Average Elo: 2170
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A94 Dutch, Stonewall with Ba3 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.b3 c6 8.Ba3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D93 Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3)
Average Elo: 2481
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A57 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5)
Average Elo: 2123
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2416
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A65 Benoni, 6.e4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4)
Average Elo: 2592
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4)
Average Elo: 2246
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D23 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2428
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C54 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4)
Average Elo: 2390
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4)
Average Elo: 2427
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo: 2466
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2661
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A14 English (1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O)
Average Elo: 2529
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D30 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6)
Average Elo: 2237
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E01 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3 d5 6.Bd3 b6)
Average Elo: 2284
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E09 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Qc2 c6 8.Nbd2)
Average Elo: 2227
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2283
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A80 Dutch (1.d4 f5)
Average Elo: 1905
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3)
Average Elo: 2551
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

Openings played as Black (41)

C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo: 2255.5
Result: 2½/4 = 62.5%

C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.c3 Bd7)
Average Elo: 2500.5
Result: 1½/3 = 50%

E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+)
Average Elo: 2442.5
Result: 0/2 = 0%

C51 Evans Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 )
Average Elo: 2312.5
Result: 2/2 = 100%

E10 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2243.5
Result: 2/2 = 100%

E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2497
Result: ½/2 = 25%

C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6)
Average Elo: 2368.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

A50 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4)
Average Elo: 2312
Result: ½/2 = 25%

B15 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D35 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2220
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ gxf6)
Average Elo: 2520
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6)
Average Elo: 2515
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E35 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 5.cd ed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 exd5)
Average Elo: 2478
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo: 2482
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo: 2374
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D94 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3)
Average Elo: 2331
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O)
Average Elo: 2497
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6)
Average Elo: 2528
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A47 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3)
Average Elo: 2059
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.Bxc6+ bxc6 6.d4)
Average Elo: 2542
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C47 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2559
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C34 King's Gambit Accepted (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 Nc6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.O-O)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A43 Old Benoni (1.d4 c5)
Average Elo: 2235
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C71 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6)
Average Elo: 2250
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A10 English (1.c4)
Average Elo: 2207
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C54 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4)
Average Elo: 2142
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6)
Average Elo: 2145
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C28 Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2163
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D30 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6)
Average Elo: 2504
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C44 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2197
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E01 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2)
Average Elo: 2232
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo: 2609
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A15 English (1.c4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2333
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C50 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5)
Average Elo: 2177
Result: 0/1 = 0%