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Player:
(Eg:
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Benson, Paul J
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
1981-2019
Number of games
:
219
Number of wins
:
75
Number of draws
:
47
Number of losses
:
97
White score
:
56½/105 (53.81% - Average Elo: 2073.39)
Black score
:
42/114 (36.84% - Average Elo: 2063.86)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Benson, Paul J - Palacios Perez, Manuel (2250), Reggio Emilia-C 9192 34th, Reggio Emilia (C12) - 1991
Benson, Paul J - Riegler, Dieter (2235), IBCA-ol blind 09th, Can Picafort (D01) - 1992
Benson, Paul J (2044) - Wheeler, John Francis (2231), Paignton op, Paignton (D01) - 2005
Martinez Garcia, Jose (2305) - Benson, Paul J, Reggio Emilia-C 9192 34th, Reggio Emilia (C02) - 1991
Durban Piera, Joan (2265) - Benson, Paul J, IBCA WorldCup 2nd, Ustron (C11) - 1994
Goldberg, Menashe (2155) - Benson, Paul J (2010), Jersey op, St Helier (C01) - 1999
Benson, Paul J - ? (98)
Antonini, Franco (2/2)
Barton, R Alan (½/2)
Berlinsky, Vladimir (0/2)
Jones, Steven (0/2)
Nicholson, John (1/2)
Rev, Miklos (1/2)
Whitehead, Mark A (1½/2)
Akeya Price, Robert A (½/1)
Allen, Keith (0/1)
Alon, Levi (1/1)
Atanasov, Venko G (1/1)
Baretic, Dragoljub (½/1)
Bass, John W (½/1)
Bibas, David (1/1)
Botham, Christopher Paul (½/1)
Brameld, Arthur F (0/1)
Cabarkapa, Milenko (0/1)
Cajzler, Hinko (0/1)
Carroll, Thomas (0/1)
Davies, Sam (½/1)
Dearing, Eddie (1/1)
Demian, Valer Eugen (0/1)
Di Vetta, Andrew (0/1)
Dodgson, John A (0/1)
Doyle, Philip P (1/1)
Ellison, Derek George (0/1)
Eros, Pal (0/1)
Farrar, Gordon (½/1)
Florian, Jaromir (1/1)
Gardiner, Eric D (1/1)
Gimadeev, Anatoli (0/1)
Goodger, Martyn (0/1)
Grant, Jonathan (½/1)
Hank, Holger (0/1)
Hickman, John (0/1)
Hodgson, John H (½/1)
Hodgson, Julian M (0/1)
Holestak, Jan (0/1)
Howell, David (0/1)
Hughes, Andrew (0/1)
Isherwood, Paul (1/1)
Jagdhuber, Hans (1/1)
Januszewski, Jerzy (1/1)
Jukes, Sam (½/1)
Karlsson, Ingemar (1/1)
Kilshaw, Joe (½/1)
Kitchlew, Andrew (0/1)
Kopernicky, Martin (1/1)
Kozan, Piotr (1/1)
Krupenko, Peter (1/1)
Krylov, Sergey (½/1)
Lember, Leino (1/1)
Loftus, Sean (1/1)
Longson, Alexander (1/1)
Ludgate, Alan Templeton (0/1)
Maher, Frank (1/1)
Marsh, Roger DW (½/1)
Mather, Walter (½/1)
Milushev, Mitko B (1/1)
Mlacnik, Franc (1/1)
Moskovic, David M (1/1)
Neatherway, A Philip (½/1)
Norinkeviciute, Rasa (½/1)
Nyman, John CH (1/1)
O'Donovan, Richard (0/1)
O'Shaughnessy, Conor (0/1)
Palacios Perez, Manuel (1/1)
Palliser, Richard (0/1)
Potter, Steven (1/1)
Puchala, Jozef (0/1)
Quillan, Gary (0/1)
Rajagopal, Juan (1/1)
Regis, David (1/1)
Ribeiro, Pedro (1/1)
Riegler, Dieter (1/1)
Rudenskij, Nikolai (0/1)
Sahl, Bjarke (0/1)
Sakic, Milutin (½/1)
Sandrin, Albert (0/1)
Schellmann, Frank (½/1)
Seymour, Timothy P (1/1)
Spanton, Timothy (0/1)
Stoykov, Stoyan (1/1)
Tarlton, N (1/1)
Tonteri, Ari (1/1)
Torrance, John (½/1)
Torres de Jesus, Saulo (1/1)
Towers, Nigel S (½/1)
Van Gelder, Jan (1/1)
Waddington, Mike P (0/1)
Waugh, Jonathan C (1/1)
Wendt, Horst (1/1)
Wheeler, John Francis (1/1)
Wikman, Bengt Ingemar (0/1)
Williams, Duncan (1/1)
Wojciechowski, Paul (1/1)
Zeitler, Hans (1/1)
Zipko, Gerhard (1/1)
? - Benson, Paul J (104)
Wassin, Sergej (1/3)
Brown, Alan M (0/2)
Dossett, Christopher S (½/2)
Ellison, Derek George (0/2)
Krylov, Sergey (0/2)
Millboyer, Gregory (½/2)
Peltonen, Seppo (2/2)
Van Gelder, Jan (2/2)
Yoon, Jacob D (0/2)
Akman, Alter Adi (0/1)
Almond, Richard (½/1)
Atanasov, Venko G (0/1)
Avram, Sretko (½/1)
Bass, John W (0/1)
Berlinsky, Vladimir (0/1)
Bibas, David (0/1)
Bolt, Graham (0/1)
Bourne, James (0/1)
Bull, David (0/1)
Bush, Ian (½/1)
Carlin, Geoffrey (½/1)
Carrujo, L (1/1)
Clegg, Robert (1/1)
Coathup, Roger (0/1)
Cohen, Aron (0/1)
Cohn, Hans (1/1)
Davies, Paul S (1/1)
Dobierzin, Olaf (½/1)
Doherty, Paul D (1/1)
Dougherty, Thomas (½/1)
Dukaczewski, Piotr (0/1)
Dunn, Alan M (0/1)
Durban Piera, Joan (1/1)
Dyce, Andrew (0/1)
French, Max (½/1)
Fuglerud, Sverre (1/1)
Gaertner, Frank (½/1)
Garces, Diego (½/1)
Gill, Neville BK (½/1)
Gogia, Armaan (0/1)
Goldberg, Menashe (1/1)
Gorgun, Aliriza Atif (0/1)
Groenberg, Erik (1/1)
Gunter, David WW (0/1)
Halmkin, Peter E (½/1)
Ingham, H William (0/1)
Johnson, P (0/1)
Johnson, Paul A (0/1)
Komovec, Ivan (½/1)
Komzak, Frantisek (1/1)
Kramaley, David (½/1)
Ledger, Andrew (0/1)
Lewis, David (½/1)
Lunn, Timothy (0/1)
Maki Uuro, Miika (0/1)
Makkar, Rajat (0/1)
Martinez Garcia, Jose (1/1)
May, Frank (½/1)
McElroy, Ernest (1/1)
Melle, Ezio (1/1)
Naes, Flovin Tor (0/1)
Nemes, Gyorgy (1/1)
Nicholson, John (½/1)
O'Siochru, Mairead Maura (1/1)
Queree, Steve (1/1)
Rendle, Thomas (1/1)
Richardson, John R (0/1)
Riegler, Dieter (0/1)
Roberts, David Llewelyn (0/1)
Rosen, Daniel B (0/1)
Rubio Mancebon, Pedro Jose (0/1)
Rudenskij, Nikolai (0/1)
Rutkauskas, Gediminas (0/1)
Ryan, Joseph (0/1)
Sajdych, Wlodzimierz (1/1)
Sakic, Milutin (0/1)
Salcedo Jamarillo, Mauricio (1/1)
Sedgwick, David (0/1)
Selkovski, Zarko (½/1)
Shaw, Peter (0/1)
Shepherd, Michael (0/1)
Smith, Andrew Philip (0/1)
Spanton, Timothy (0/1)
Staples, Maurice J (0/1)
Strizhnev, Piotr (½/1)
Summerscale, Aaron (0/1)
Suslov, Evgeniy (0/1)
Swanson, V (0/1)
Thomson, Alexander Aird (0/1)
Tiefenbacher, Walter (1/1)
Tonteri, Ari (1/1)
Uren, Jim (½/1)
Van Kemenade, Rudy (0/1)
Vassiliou, Chris (½/1)
Vitale, Giacomo (1/1)
Walley, A Clive (0/1)
Ward, Andrew (½/1)
White, Ernest Michael (1/1)
Whitehead, Mark A (0/1)
Wilson, Matthew R (½/1)
Wolstencroft, Darryl (0/1)
Woods, Phillip L (1/1)
Wuensche, Klaus Peter (0/1)
Young, Craig A (1/1)
Openings played as White (41)
D01 Richter-Veresov Attack (1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2160.23
Result:
12½/23 = 54.35%
C13 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7)
Average Elo:
2047
Result:
6/9 = 66.67%
A43 Old Benoni (1.d4 c5)
Average Elo:
2172.8
Result:
½/7 = 7.14%
C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
1984.5
Result:
5/6 = 83.33%
A80 Dutch (1.d4 f5)
Average Elo:
2282.5
Result:
1½/4 = 37.5%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2204
Result:
2/4 = 50%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
2067.5
Result:
1/4 = 25%
C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2172
Result:
3/3 = 100%
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo:
1915
Result:
0/3 = 0%
B18 Caro-Kann, Classical (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5)
Average Elo:
1680
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2115.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
2037.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C12 French, McCutcheon (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4)
Average Elo:
2156.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1716
Result:
2/2 = 100%
C14 French, Classical (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7)
Average Elo:
2135
Result:
2/2 = 100%
B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4)
Average Elo:
2275
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1852.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
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:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2 a6 7.O-O Qc7 8.f4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C03 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2079
Result:
½/1 = 50%
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:
2205
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C11 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1693
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A84 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
2100
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C28 Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1750
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A82 Dutch, Staunton Gambit (1.d4 f5 2.e4)
Average Elo:
2185
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
2225
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C80 Ruy Lopez, Open (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Be2 Nc6 8.O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A83 Dutch, Staunton Gambit (1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1910
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7)
Average Elo:
2165
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
1785
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2360
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
2080
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
1514
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C40 King's Knight Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2101
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (48)
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
2115.43
Result:
9/13 = 69.23%
A84 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
2170
Result:
4/9 = 44.44%
A80 Dutch (1.d4 f5)
Average Elo:
1892.67
Result:
4½/7 = 64.29%
A87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2015.14
Result:
2½/7 = 35.71%
C11 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2229
Result:
1/6 = 16.67%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1865
Result:
4/5 = 80%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2157
Result:
2/4 = 50%
C03 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2)
Average Elo:
2158.5
Result:
1/4 = 25%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/3 = 0%
A40 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4)
Average Elo:
2155
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2159
Result:
½/3 = 16.67%
A83 Dutch, Staunton Gambit (1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1899.33
Result:
0/3 = 0%
B27 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1792.33
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
A90 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
2174
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2200
Result:
0/2 = 0%
C08 French, Tarrasch, Open, 4.ed ed (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 exd5)
Average Elo:
2125
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2220
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2290
Result:
1/2 = 50%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
2173
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1996
Result:
0/2 = 0%
A81 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.g3)
Average Elo:
2251
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
1791
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C47 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C32 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3 Nf6 )
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A22 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1735
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C88 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3)
Average Elo:
1900
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A21 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A20 English (1.c4 e5)
Average Elo:
2245
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3)
Average Elo:
2295
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A68 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Nf3 O-O)
Average Elo:
2060
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4)
Average Elo:
2210
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C12 French, McCutcheon (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2415
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A14 English (1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A26 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
2147
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
2104
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B98 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7)
Average Elo:
1603
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo:
2028
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B24 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
1913
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2070
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C40 King's Knight Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2011
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nxc6)
Average Elo:
2003
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:
1846
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%