
Name:	Samson Benen
Federation:	United States
Sex:	Male
Born:	1985
FIDE ID:	2014238 FIDE Profile
Title:	FIDE Master
ELO Classic:	2326
Years:	1996 - 2006
Total Games:	105
Wins:	40 (38.1 %)
Draws:	32 (30.48 %)
Losses:	33 (31.43 %)
Score:	53.33 %

Repertoire with
black pieces

Samson Benen

Last tournaments played

Tournament	Date	Elo Avg.	Country
USA-chT Amateur East	02/18/2006	633	United States
USA-chT Amateur East	03/19/2005	768	United States
New York Masters 127th	12/21/2004	2474	United States
USA-ch U18	07/20/2004	2381	United States

Samson Benen Repertoire with White pieces (most played)

ECO	Opening	Games
E61	King's Indian defence, 3.Nc3	8 games
E15	Queen's Indian, 4.g3	6 games
A30	English, symmetrical variation	2 games
B31	Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (with ...g6, without ...d6)	2 games

Samson Benen Repertoire with Black pieces (most played)

ECO	Opening	Games
C45	Scotch game	4 games
C75	Ruy Lopez, modern Steinitz defence	3 games
E10	Queen's pawn game	3 games
E04	Catalan, open, 5.Nf3	2 games

Games played by Samson Benen

Download games

White	ELO W	Black	ELO B	Result	Moves	ECO	Date	Tournament	View
Diamond, D		Benen, S	2339	0-1	67	C75	2006	USA-chT Amateur East
Benen, S	2339	Roach, J		1-0	29	B07	2006	USA-chT Amateur East
Cherniack, A	2238	Benen, S	2339	½-½	44	A50	2005	USA-chT Amateur East
Benen, S	2323	Kamsky, G	2717	0-1	51	E15	2004	New York Masters 127th
Schneider, D	2454	Benen, S	2323	1-0	22	C75	2004	USA-ch U18
Rensch, D	2384	Benen, S	2323	0-1	23	C45	2004	USA-ch U18
Benen, S	2323	Hoekstra, M	2358	½-½	42	D44	2004	USA-ch U18
Benen, S	2323	Fernandez, D	2317	½-½	27	D44	2004	USA-ch U18
Bhat, V	2431	Benen, S	2323	1-0	32	C68	2004	USA-ch U18
Lopez, B	2400	Benen, S	2323	0-1	33	C51	2004	USA-ch U18
Benen, S	2323	Milman, L	2428	½-½	15	D23	2004	USA-ch U18
Bercys, S	2279	Benen, S	2323	1-0	46	E11	2004	USA-ch U18
Benen, S	2323	Friedel, J	2433	0-1	50	A48	2004	USA-ch U18
Benen, S	2323	Boekhoff, A		½-½	42	E15	2004	World op 32nd
Benen, S	2360	Coleman, T	2198	0-1	59	E16	2004	World op 32nd
Dean, J	2232	Benen, S	2360	½-½	16	E01	2004	World op 32nd
Benen, S	2323	Dunne, A	2198	½-½	22	E02	2004	World op 32nd
Benen, S	2323	Wojtkiewicz, A	2551	0-1	28	E62	2004	World op 32nd
Becerra Rivero, J	2547	Benen, S	2303	½-½	44	C75	2004	Chicago op 13th
Benen, S	2303	Vayserberg, T	1905	1-0	27	A80	2004	Chicago op 13th
Benen, S	2303	Becerra Rivero, J	2569	0-1	53	E61	2004	New York Masters 95th
Benen, S	2303	Shulman, Y	2564	½-½	33	E61	2003	Philadelphia NCC 34th
Formanek, E	2306	Benen, S	2303	0-1	40	C68	2003	Philadelphia NCC 34th
Benen, S	2303	Rogers, N	2299	1-0	29	E61	2003	Philadelphia NCC 34th
Benen, S	2303	Onischuk, A	2661	½-½	51	A87	2003	Philadelphia NCC 34th
Ju, E	2197	Benen, S	2303	0-1	26	C44	2003	Philadelphia NCC 34th
Furdzik, R	2254	Benen, S	2271	0-1	21	C45	2003	New York Masters 70th
Donaldson, J	2428	Benen, S	2251	½-½	13	E04	2003	World op 31st
Benen, S	2251	Kreiman, B	2481	½-½	41	D93	2003	World op 31st
Wojtkiewicz, A	2566	Benen, S	2251	1-0	30	E04	2003	World op 31st
Benen, S	2251	Jonkman, H	2431	0-1	38	D26	2003	World op 31st
Nakamura, H	2561	Benen, S	2251	0-1	70	E10	2003	World op 31st
Benen, S	2251	Lein, A	2416	0-1	40	E18	2003	Foxwoods op
Aramil, W	2225	Benen, S	2251	0-1	25	C51	2003	Foxwoods op
Rohde, M	2504	Benen, S	2251	1-0	28	D30	2003	Foxwoods op
Benen, S	2251	Hanken, J	2063	1-0	45	B38	2003	Foxwoods op
Benen, S	2251	Garcia, G	2473	½-½	38	E15	2003	Foxwoods op
Hess, R	2163	Benen, S	2251	0-1	30	C28	2003	Foxwoods op
Benen, S	2251	Benjamin, J	2589	0-1	28	E61	2003	Foxwoods op
Matthew, E	2145	Benen, S	2251	0-1	38	D43	2003	New York Masters Int 1st