New Jersey Knockouts
GM Joel Benjamin 

Stats as of Aug 2011
Rating
 2640
MVP Pts
 34
Lifetime Score
 26.0/46 (57%)
Performance Rating
 2644
Date of Birth 1964

Awards/Records
2007 2nd Team All Star, Board 1

2007 Profile at New Jersey Knockouts Blog
Profile at USCF website
Wikipedia Page
2011 Games: (4.5/8)

Week 3: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs GM Sergey Erenburg (PHI)  1/2-1/2
Week 4: GM Alex Stripunsky (MAN) vs GM Joel Benjamin (NJ)  1/2-1/2
Week 5: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs IM Jonathan Schroer (CAR)  1-0
Week 6: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs GM Melikset Khachiyan (LA)  1-0
Week 7: GM Giorgi Kacheishvili (NY) vs GM Joel Benjamin (NJ)  1-0
Week 8: IM Robert Hungaski (NE) vs GM Joel Benjamin (NJ)  1/2-1/2
Week 9: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs GM Giorgi Kacheishvili (NY)  0-1
Week 10: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs GM Eugene Perelshteyn (BOS)  1-0
2011 MVP Points: 6
2011 Performance Rating: 2661


2010 Games: (5.0/8)

Week 1: IM Bryan Smith (PHI) vs GM Joel Benjamin (NJ)  0-1
Week 3: IM Sam Shankland (NE) vs GM Joel Benjamin (NJ)  0-1
Week 4: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs IM Jonathan Schroer (CAR)  1-0
Week 5: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  1/2-1/2
Week 6: FM Costin Cozianu (SEA) vs GM Joel Benjamin (NJ)  1-0
Week 7: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs GM Joel Benjamin (NJ)  1/2-1/2
Week 8: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs IM Lev Milman (MAN)  1-0
Week 10: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs GM Sergey Erenburg (BAL)  0-1
2010 MVP Points: 11
2010 Performance Rating: 2676


2009 Games: (6.5/11)

Week 1: GM Giorgi Kacheishvili (NY) vs GM Joel Benjamin (NJ)  1/2-1/2
Week 2: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs GM Sergey Kudrin (PHI)  1-0
Week 3: IM Jonathan Schroer (CAR) vs GM Joel Benjamin (NJ)  0-1
Week 4: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs GM Giorgi Kacheishvili (NY)  1/2-1/2
Week 5: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs IM Jan van de Mortel (CHC)  1-0
Week 6: GM Alejandro Ramirez (ARZ) vs GM Joel Benjamin (NJ)  1-0  (Game of the Week!)     article 
Week 7: IM Tegshsuren Enkhbat (BAL) vs GM Joel Benjamin (NJ)  1/2-1/2
Week 9: GM Sergey Kudrin (PHI) vs GM Joel Benjamin (NJ)  1/2-1/2
Week 10: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs GM Alex Stripunsky (QNS)  0-1
Quarterfinals: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs GM Sergey Erenburg (BAL)  1-0
Semifinals: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs GM Giorgi Kacheishvili (NY)  1/2-1/2
2009 MVP Points: 8
2009 Performance Rating: 2651


2008 Games: (4.0/10)

Week 1: GM Sergey Erenburg (BAL) vs GM Joel Benjamin (NJ)  1-0
Week 2: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs IM Dmitry Schneider (QNS)  1-0
Week 3: GM Hikaru Nakamura (SEA) vs GM Joel Benjamin (NJ)  1-0
Week 4: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  1-0
Week 5: GM Sergey Kudrin (PHI) vs GM Joel Benjamin (NJ)  1/2-1/2
Week 6: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs GM Sergey Erenburg (BAL)  0-1
Week 7: GM Alex Stripunsky (QNS) vs GM Joel Benjamin (NJ)  1/2-1/2
Week 8: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs IM Lev Milman (CAR)  1-0
Week 9: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs GM Julio Becerra (MIA)  0-1
Week 10: GM Pascal Charbonneau (NY) vs GM Joel Benjamin (NJ)  1-0
2008 MVP Points: (-6)
2008 Performance Rating: 2517


2007 Games: (6.0/9)

 Week 1: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs GM Alex Stripunsky (QNS)  1-0
Week 3: GM Pawel Blehm (BAL) vs GM Joel Benjamin (NJ)  1/2-1/2
Week 4: GM Alex Stripunsky (QNS) vs GM Joel Benjamin (NJ)  1-0
Week 5: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs GM Pascal Charbonneau (NY)  1-0
Week 6: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs IM Lev Milman (CAR)  1/2-1/2
Week 7: GM Sergey Kudrin (PHI) vs GM Joel Benjamin (NJ)  1/2-1/2
Week 8: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  1/2-1/2
Week 9: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs GM Pawel Blehm (BAL)  1-0
Week 10: GM Pascal Charbonneau (NY) vs GM Joel Benjamin (NJ)  0-1
2007 MVP Points: 15
2007 Performance Rating: 2734

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