Name: Samson Benen
Federation:  United States
Sex:  Male
Born: 1985
 FIDE ID: 2014238 FIDE Profile
Title: FIDE Master
ELO Classic: 2339
Years: 1996 - 2006
Total Games: 105
Wins: 40 (38.1 %)
Draws: 32 (30.48 %)
Losses: 33 (31.43 %)
Score: 53.33 %

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

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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
Sena, J 2142 Benen, S 2251 ½-½ 57 C54 2003 New York Masters Int 1st
Sena, J 2142 Benen, S 2251 ½-½ 57 C54 2003 New York Masters Int 1st
Bierkens, P 2250 Benen, S 2251 0-1 61 C71 2003 New York Masters Int 1st
Furdzik, R 2282 Benen, S 2273 ½-½ 25 C45 2003 New York Masters 44th
Benen, S 2273 Schmaltz, R 2628 0-1 36 E15 2003 New York Masters 44th
Benen, S 2251 Lewis, J 2246 ½-½ 44 A31 2003 New York Masters Int 1st
Benen, S 2251 Milovanovic, R 2403 ½-½ 42 E11 2003 USA-chT Amateur East
Benen, S 2251 Cohen, H 1-0 43 A30 2003 USA-chT Amateur East
Chernin, O 2207 Benen, S 2251 ½-½ 42 A10 2003 New York Masters Int 1st
Benen, S 2251 Johnson, B 2178 1-0 56 E04 2003 New York Masters Int 1st
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