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Benson, Paul J



FIDE:	FIDE Card
Years:	1981-2019
Number of games:	223
Number of wins:	76
Number of draws:	48
Number of losses:	99
White score:	57/106 (53.77% - Average Elo: 2069.97)
Black score:	43/117 (36.75% - Average Elo: 2052.89)

Rating progression

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White losses
Black wins
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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 - ? (99)

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)

Gogia, Armaan (½/1)

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 (106)

Wassin, Sergej (1/3)

Brown, Alan M (0/2)

Doherty, Paul D (1/2)

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)

Carlin, Geoffrey (½/1)

Carroll, Thomas (0/1)

Dobierzin, Olaf (½/1)

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 E (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, Dmitry (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)

Waterfield, Mark (1/1)

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%

B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo: 1896.5
Result: ½/4 = 12.5%

C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2172
Result: 3/3 = 100%

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: 1897.75
Result: 4½/8 = 56.25%

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%

B27 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1787.25
Result: 2½/4 = 62.5%

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%

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%

B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1882.5
Result: 0/2 = 0%

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%

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%